Dracula: Cruel, Ruthless And Bloodthirsty Ruler But Not A Vampire
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – No doubt, the most famous and intriguing Romanian figure in both history and fiction is Vlad Țepeș (Dracula). Behind Dracula’s renowned name is also the extraordinary life and times of the evil Romanian ruler from 1431 to 1476. His nickname is the Impaler. Vlad used severe methods to restore order […]
First Fossils Of Ancient Human Relatives Sent To Space – Tribute To Science And Our Ancient History
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Fossils from Homo naledi and Australopithecus sediba become the oldest astronauts to travel to space, flying on Virgin Galactic’s spaceship VSS Unity. In a historic first, two fossils of ancient human relatives traveled to space on the 8th of September 2023 as a tribute to the contribution of all human […]
Daedalus And Icarus Who Forever Remained An Example For Many Dreamers
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Cretan legends say that Daedalus led the construction of the famous Labyrinth for the Minotaur on the island of Crete. Icarus. Credit: Adobe Stock – matiasdelcarmine He was a master in various arts. Various cities ordered statues of Gods and heroes from him, and people came to admire his work. A […]
Hundreds Of Fascinating 24,000-Year-Old Cave Paintings Discovered In Eastern Iberia
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – It will take scientists a long time to examine all these ancient cave paintings and engravings. Archaeologists have discovered a major paleolithic cave art site, arguably the most important on Europe’s Eastern Iberian Coast. More than 100 ancient paintings and engravings, thought to be at least 24,000 years old, have […]
Ancient Artifacts Used In Magical Rituals To Ward Off The Evil Eye Found Next To The Pilgrimage Road
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Most ancient civilizations believed in the practice of magic to heal diseases and ward off the evil eye, and there were sorcerers one could contact and ask for ᴀssistance with problems that needed to be solved. The excavation area in the Eilat hills. PH๏τo: Itamar Taxel, Israel Antiquities Authority Many […]
Ancient Footprints Offer Evidence Humans Wore Shoes 150,000 Years Ago – Scientists Say
AncientPages.com – When and where did our ancestors first fashion footwear? We cannot look to physical evidence of shoes for the answer, as the perishable materials from which they were made would no longer be evident. Ichnology, the study of fossil tracks and traces, can help to answer this unresolved question through a search for […]
Major Underwater Archaeological Find On The Western Coast Of Sicily – Artifacts From The Battle Of The Egadi Islands?
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Underwater archaeologists exploring the waters on the Western coast of Silicy have discovered dozens of ancient artifacts dating back to the Battle of the Egadi Islands. The find was made in the sea of Levanzo, a small island situated off Trapani and of the three main Aegadian Islands. Among the […]
10 Ancient Celtic Symbols Explained
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The Celts were complex, sophisticated, and influential people from around 750 BC to 12 BC in central and northern Europe. No one called the people living in Britain during the Iron Age Celts until the eighteenth century. The name ‘Celts’ is a modern name used to collectively describe all the […]
What Are The Huge Ancient Structures Beneath The Zerzevan Castle Discovered By Radar?
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists using ground-penetrating radar report detecting huge ancient structures beneath the 3,000-year-old Zerzevan Castle in Turkey. Have scientists discovered an enormous ancient underground city or something else? The nature of the ancient structures hidden below the surface remains a matter of speculation at present and archaeologists are eager to begin […]
University Of Warsaw Archaeologists Return To Study Large Ancient City Of Ptolemais
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – After 13 years of absence due to the civil war in Libya, archaeologists from the University of Warsaw return to study Ptolemais, a large ancient city on the Mediterranean coast. One of their tasks will be to recreate the original coastline of the local port. Polish archaeologists in Ptolemais Ptolemais […]