Lares: Roman Household Gods That Protected Home And Family
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Many ancient cultures worldwide believed in someone protecting the home and looking after the entire household and the family members. In some ancient cultures, the people had a domestic or hearth goddess. Brownies were household spirits from Scottish folklore and ancient Egypt. Taweret was considered a guardian of the house and a guardian of sleep, […]
2,000-Year Old Engraved Kurdistan Tablet Referring To A Hellenistic Ruler Demetrius – Analyzed
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – An ancient tablet dated back over 2,000 years was unearthed in Duhok province in northern Kurdistan in March this year, and recently, the artifact was carefully studied by experts. Stone tablet engraved with Hellenistic script – Image source Ahmed said that “an excavation team from Duhok Museum and Kurdistan Archaeology […]
Hatra: Ancient Powerful Caravan City That Could Withstand Invading Roman Armies
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Hatra called the “City of the Sun” (139 BC – 226 AD) stands in the flat area of southern Jazirah, on the west bank of Wadi Tharthar and in the desert between the middle Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in Iraq. The city of Hatra played an important role in the […]
Rare Lost Pictish Stone With Strange Mythical Beasts Goes On Display For The First Time
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – For the first time ever we get the chance to see the Conan Stone, a rare Pictish stone decorated with strange, mᴀssive mythical beasts. Known as the Conan Stone, the Pictish symbol stone was accidentally discovered last year when a member of NOSAS (North of Scotland Archaeological Society), Anne MacInnes, […]
Bronze Celtic Figurine Of Man With Golden Eyes Found In Slovakia
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A Celtic bronze statue of a naked man was unearthed in the village of Jánovce in northern Slovakia. In spring and autumn of this year, archaeological excavations were carried out at the site of Pod Hradiskom (Under the Hillfort). The site – known to the Spiš Museum in Spišská Nová […]
Ancient History Of The Christmas Tree And Its Pagan Roots – How The ‘Forbidden’ Tree Survived Against All Odds
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – It isn’t easy to imagine a Christmas celebration without a beautifully decorated Christmas tree at home. In the United States alone, more than 40 million real or specially grown trees are sold during the Christmas period each year. You can find a Christmas tree in most Christan homes. Credit: Vladislav FotOf […]
Never-Before-Seen Structures Of King Herod’s Magnificent Palace Herodium Unveiled
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – We will now have the possibility to explore King Herod’s magnificent palace as never before. Israeli authorities are set to unveil previously off-limits structures within King Herod’s palace-fortress Herodium and rest ᴀssured this is certainly no ordinary ancient place. The Herodium fortress, with King Herod’s tomb site and the theatre […]
Relics From Day-To-Day Life At Shakespeare’s Home – Now Shown In New Virtual Exhibition
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A new, free to access virtual exhibition of archaeological discoveries will now shed light on the life and times of William Shakespeare. Artifacts in the exhibition were recovered from the former site of William Shakespeare’s home New Place in Stratford-Upon-Avon. Credit: Centre of Archaeology 3-D-scanned artifacts recovered from the site […]
Isaac Newton Believed Egyptian Pyramids Held Key To The Apocalypse – Unpublished Manuscripts Reveal
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Widely recognized as one of the most influential scientists of all time and a key figure in the scientific revolution Isaac Newton was also very interested in the occult. He became a vivid student of mysticism and his interest in alchemy and theology has been documented. We may think we […]
Neanderthals Buried Their ᴅᴇᴀᴅ – New Evidence
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Was burial of the ᴅᴇᴀᴅ practiced by Neandertals or is it an innovation specific to our species? Were Neanderthals really capable of such cultural sophistication? There are indications in favor of the first hypothesis but some scientists remain skeptical. In February 2020, researchers unearthed the well-preserved upper body skeleton of […]