1,800-Year-Old Statue Of A Water Nymph Found Underground In The Ancient City Of Amastris
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have found a beautiful life-sized statue of a water nymph estimated to be 1,800 years old. The ancient statue was discovered during excavations in the ancient city of Amastris (modern Amasra), located on the Black Sea coast of Anatolia. A beautiful marble statue of a water nymph has been […]
Great Migrations Took Place In Poland And Ukraine In Bronze Age
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – In the Middle Bronze Age, numerous waves of migration flowed into the territory of today’s Poland and Ukraine. Their traces are now read thanks to new genetic research. Image source Population studies and kinship studies of Bronze Age communities (2300/2200-1200 BCE) from Central and Eastern Europe were conducted jointly by […]
Humans May Be The Result Of An Evolution ‘Accident’- Scientists Say
AncientPages.com – Depending upon how you do the counting, there are around 9 million species on Earth, from the simplest single-celled organisms to humans. It’s reᴀssuring to imagine that complex bodies and brains like ours are the inevitable consequence of evolution, as if evolution had a goal. Unfortunately for human egos, a recent study comparing over a thousand mammals – the […]
Largest Ancient Gold Treasure Of Its Kind Discovered In Stavanger, Norway
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Another fascinating ancient treasure has been discovered in Norway, but this one is something truly exceptional. Experts say it is the largest gold treasure of it is kind found in the country! The lucky finder was 51-year-old Erlend Bore from Sola, who came across this priceless ancient treasure by chance […]
Magnificent Large Viking Age Silver Treasure Found By Metal Detectorist On Engeløya, Norway
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The metal detectorist could hardly believe his eyes when he saw what he had found. He was looking at a magnificent Viking Age silver treasure. It seemed like a dream, but it was true! Håvard Børvik, who works on a service boat in a farming company, is a pᴀssionate metal […]
Complete Neolithic Cursus Discovered On Isle of Arran, Scotland
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A leading team of researchers have discovered what is believed to be a complete Neolithic cursus set within a rich prehistoric landscape on the Isle of Arran, Scotland. This monument type is among the first that was built by farmers in Neolithic Britain and is huge—measuring 1.1km long and 50 meters wide. […]
New Fossil Link In Bird Evolution Discovered
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Birds descended from theropod dinosaurs by the Late Jurᴀssic, but our understanding of the earliest evolution of the Avialae, the clade comprising all modern birds but not Deinonychus or Troodon, has been hampered by a limited diversity of fossils from the Jurᴀssic. Life reconstruction of the 150-million-year-old avialan theropod Fujianvenator […]
Cadmus – Legendary Phoenician Hero And Founder Of Prosperous City Of Thebes
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – This legend is devoted to Cadmus, who in Greek mythology was the legendary Phoenician hero and founder of Boeotian Thebe, husband of Harmony, and one of the five sons of King Agenor (“heroic, manly”) of Tyre. Cadmus fighting the dragon depicted on an ancient vase. Credit: Louvre – Public Domain The King […]
Four Rare And Incredibly Well-Preserved 1,900-Year-Old Roman Swords Found In Judean Desert
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists report having discovered four incredibly well-preserved Roman swords in the Judean Desert. This very rare find was made in a small hidden cave located in an area of isolated and inaccessible cliffs north of ‘En Gedi, in the Judean Desert Nature Reserve, under the jurisdiction of the National Parks […]
Are The Mysterious ‘Ubeidiya Limestone Spheroids Of Early Hominins Evidence Of Intentional Symmetric Geometry?
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Limestone spheroids, enigmatic lithic artifacts from the ancient past, have perplexed archaeologists for years. While they span from the Oldowan to the Middle Paleolithic, the purpose behind their creation remains a subject of intense debate. Now, a study conducted by a team from the Computational Archaeology Laboratory of the Hebrew […]