Strange And Rare Discovery – Hundreds Of Mummified Bees From The Time Of The Pharaohs Discovered In Portugal
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A new study reports the discovery of hundreds of mummified bees inside their cocoons. These cocoons, produced almost 3,000 years ago, were discovered in a new paleontological site discovered on the coast of Odemira, in Portugal. About 2,975 years ago, Pharaoh Siamun reigned in Lower Egypt; in China the Zhou […]
Munkholmen: Island With Intriguing Yet Dark And Scary History
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – A place must not be of great size to have a long and rich history. Munkholmen is certainly proof of that. Located in the Trondheim fjord, Norway, Munkholmen is today a beautiful small island and a popular tourist destination. However, this was by no means the case in the past. […]
Daily Life Of A Lady In Waiting – A Dangerous Profession Sometimes
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Would you like to have a personal ᴀssistant who helps you with your daily routines? Most of us have to cope with everyday duties on our own. Not many can afford such luxury; frankly, some would even feel embarrᴀssed if a stranger was always there and ᴀssisted us. The duties […]
Enigmatic Underground Iron Age Monument At Navan Fort And Its Connection To The Ulster Kings Investigated
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – When scientists discovered a mᴀssive, underground anomaly at Nava Fort in County Armagh in Northern Ireland, they suspected they may have encountered something of archaeological and historical importance. It has previously been suggested that Iron Age temples of the early, legendary Ulster Kings are hidden below the ground. Scientists are […]
New Fossil Ape Challenges The Story Of Human Evolution
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A new fossil ape from an 8.7-million-year-old site in Türkiye is challenging long-accepted ideas of human origins and adding weight to the theory that the ancestors of African apes and humans evolved in Europe before migrating to Africa between nine and seven million years ago. Analysis of a newly identified […]
Three Grave Steles Unearthed At Istanbul’s 1,500-Year-Old St. Polyeuktos Church
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists continue excavating the remains of the St. Polyeuktos Church, considered one of the most important structures of the Eastern Roman Empire. This historically valuable landmark was built approximately 1,500 years ago in Istanbul’s Saraçhane Archaeology Park. Image source The Istanbul Archaeological Museums Directorate focuses on excavations in the underground […]
Rare Stone Age Artifacts Found In Norway Offer Evidence Of Migration From The East
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – When archaeologists recently carried out an excavation at Vinjeøra in southern Trøndelag County, they made a surprising discovery that they had only dreamed of finding. Archaeologist and Project Manager Silje Elisabeth Fretheim made a bold claim: She said she would eat her hard hat if the settlement they were excavating […]
Mysterious Mᴀssive 3,800-Year-Old Structure And Pᴀssageway Found In The Jezreel Valley, Israel
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – It does not often happen that archaeologists can discover mᴀssive ancient structures and huge, intact, vaulted pᴀssageways you can just walk through. Once in a while, scientists come across prehistoric buildings and monuments that make them speechless. The recent discovery reported by archaeologists in Israel is quite a mystery. Aerial […]
Ancient DNA Extracted From A 2,900-Year-Old Clay Brick – Unique Time Capsule Of Plant Life
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – For the first time, a group of researchers have successfully extracted ancient DNA from a 2,900-year-old clay brick. Currently housed at the National Museum of Denmark, the clay brick originates from the palace of Neo-ᴀssyrian king Ashurnasirpal II in the ancient city of Kalhu. Known today as the North-West Palace […]
İnkaya Cave Study Brings To Light 86,000-Year-Old Traces Of Human Life
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – During the excavations at Inkaya Cave in the Turkish western province of Çanakkale, archaeologists discovered traces of human life dating back 86,000 years. In the layers of the cave, the team also unearthed a number of tools made from flint and used for various purposes by Paleolithic people. Image source […]