Unknown Saxon Village And Bronze Age Artifacts Found Near Ely, Cambridgeshire
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – When Britannia Archaeology experts started excavating near Ely, Cambridgeshire, UK, they thought it would be a short project, but they were wrong. The scientists have been digging at the site for nearly a year, and the research team has found evidence that people have occupied this place for thousands of […]
Remarkably Well-Preserved 2,500-Year-Old Canoe Discovered In Swiss Lake
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have discovered a remarkably well-preserved dugout canoe from the Early Iron Age in Lake Neuchâtel in western Switzerland. According to the Vaud canton’s archaeology department, the 13-meter-long canoe was resting at a depth of 3.5 meters on a sandbank on the north shore of the lake. After months of […]
A Painted Vault Lid Discovered In Royal Palace Of Ek’ Balam Will Shed Light On History Of The Acropolis Of Ek’
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered a painted ancient vault lid, decorated with a depiction of a serpent. Find painted vault top, Ek’ Balam. PH๏τo: INAH. The Ministry of Culture of the Government of Mexico, through the National Insтιтute of Anthropology and History (INAH), registered this unpublished mural painting on the […]
What Can The 3D Reconstruction Of The Principia At Novae Reveal About Roman Propaganda?
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists have created an impressive 3D reconstruction of Principia, the legionary fortress in Novae (Bulgaria). By restoring inscribed monuments from the site in the 3D model, the research team has uncovered how the Roman army utilized religion to spread propaganda. Founded sometime after the mid-first century A.D., Novae was initially […]
Legendary Viking Sunstones Did Exist: Viking Sagas Were More Truthful Than We Realized
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Modern navigation instruments were unknown to Vikings, and they relied on own senses, celestial bodies, birds, swells, whales, chants, and rhymes to navigate the seas and discover new land. During the Viking Age, people started to categorise ships according to their functions. There were two types. One was primarily suitable […]
Mysterious 9,000-Year-Old Shaman Burial In Bad Dürrenberg – One Of Central Europe’s Most Spectacular Archaeological Discoveries
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – About 9,000 years ago, an influential and respected woman was put to rest in a burial in Bad Dürrenberg, Germany. She was buried in a sitting position with a child of about six months in her arms. The child was not hers, and there is no evidence the baby ad […]
Why Are The 2,000-Year-Old Roman Walls Found In Switzerland An ‘Archaeological Sensation’?
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists discovered ancient Roman walls while excavating a gravel quarry in central Switzerland. Archaeologists say this is a highly significant find and call the discovery an archaeological sensation. Why are these ancient Roman walls so special? Aerial view of the current excavation in Cham-Äbnetwald with a view of the Alps. There […]
Clues What Tiggered Climate Change 8,000 Years Ago Found In Scotland
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – Using geological samples from the Ythan Estuary in Scotland, scientists have identified a melting ice sheet as the probable trigger of a major climate-change event just over 8,000 years ago. And the analysis—involving a team of geo-scientists from four Yorkshire universities led by Dr. Graham Rush, who holds positions […]
Fearsome Aztec Eagle And Jaguar Warriors Of Mesoamerica
A. Sutherland -AncientPages.com – The Aztec Eagle and Jaguar Warriors were, without doubt, some of the most skilled and feared fighting forces of the ancient world. For 200 years, they were Mesoamerica’s most dominant and terrifying warrior force. An Aztec Jaguar warrior. Unknown author – FAMSI website (Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc.) […]
Ancient Clay Seals That Could Re-Write Hitтιтe History Discovered In Kayalıpınar, Turkey
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A fascinating archaeological discovery has been made in the ancient city of Kayalipinar, Turkey. Archaeologists report unearthing ancient clay seal impressions that could re-write the history of the Hitтιтes. Kayalipinar was once an important place to the Hitтιтes. Credit: Ingeborg Simon – CC BY-SA 3.0 The Hitтιтes were once one […]