Mystery Of The Unique Tiarp Dolmen – One Of Oldest The Stone Burial Chambers In Scandinavia
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The first analysis of the Early Neolithic stone burial chamber unearthed in Tiarp, near Falköping in Sweden, is now completed. Archaeologists say the Tiarp Dolmen is one of the oldest stone burial chambers in Sweden and across the whole of Scandinavia. The chamber under excavation. East side mold removed. The […]
Enormous Storegga Tsunami Wiped Out Communities In Stone Age Britain
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Stone Age people must have been surprised and horrified when the gigantic water waves reaching 20 meters wiped out their dwellings. Some of the waves reached 20 meters, and few could survive. According to scientists, the enormous tsunami that hit Northern Europe and Britain wiped out many Stone Age communities […]
Caribbean Silk Cotton Tree And Its Dangerous Spirits In Myths And Legends
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Whether feared or admired, trees have always held a special place in the beliefs of ancient people. We encountered sacred trees in every corner of the world. There was a time when many of our ancestors were forest dwellers and relied on natural resources. Trees could offer shelter, healing, and […]
Lusatian Culture: Ancient Traders Of Central Europe Built Strongly Fortified Settlements To Withstand Scythian Attacks
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Lusatian culture dates back to the Bronze Age and the Early Iron Age (14th-4th century BC), occupying the broadest range of central Europe. This culture covered almost the entire territory of the Polish lands, central and northwestern Slovakia and Moravia, northern and northeastern Bohemia, Saxony, Lusatia, eastern Thuringia, and eastern […]
Weapons Left By Barbarian Tribes Discovered In Polish Forest
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The Lublin Provincial Monuments Conservator has announced a 15 iron weapons that probably belonged to Barbarian tribes who fought the Romans have been discovered in a forest near the town of Hrubieszów in eastern Poland. “We are most likely dealing with weapons used by barbarian tribes during the Roman Empire, […]
200-Million-Year-Old Flying Reptile Kuehneosaurus Discovered In Somerset, UK
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – About 200 million years ago, in the Late Triᴀssic, South West England was an archipelago of small islands set in a warm sub-tropical sea. Various-sized flying reptiles were present in the skies, and long-gone large dinosaurs walked the Earth. Life restoration of Kuehneosuchus and Kuehneosaurus (right). Credit: © N. Tamura […]
Ancient Roman Wine Was Spicy And Smelled Like Toast – Dolia Vessels Reveal
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Ancient Romans loved wine. It is estimated that an average male in the ancient Roman Empire consumed about a liter or more of diluted wine daily. The wine symbolized civilized behavior and was widely used as a drug, medicine, and ritual beverage. Ancient Romans venerated wine and even worshiped the […]
Ancient Andean People Had A Plant-Based Diet And Were Not Hunter-Gatherers
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Have scientists used the wrong term when referring to early humans as hunter-gatherers? According to new groundbreaking research, the answer is “yes,” at least when discussing people living in the Andes of South America who had a plant-based diet. Ancient Andean people had a plant-based diet, a new study reveals. […]
Castor And Pollux: Dioscuri Brothers Immortalized In The Night Sky In Greek Beliefs
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The two bright stars, shining close together, are Castor and Pollux, two brothers who loved each other so much that they wanted to be together forever, even after death. Credit: Adobe Stock – Daniel Eskridge When Castor died, Pollux was in despair. He did not want to be left alone […]
People Of Old Dongola Recycled And Dyed Clothes
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The people of Old Dongola knew better than to throw away clothes that were worn out. In those days, before the Industrial Revolution, the production of fabrics was a very time-consuming activity. Scientists discovered people loved recycling by analyzing fragments of clothing found in residential spaces and garbage dumps in […]