Amazing Artifacts Found In Viking Double Grave In Norwegian Garden
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – As reported last week, a Norwegian couple was extending their home when they suddenly noticed something unusual sticking up from the earth. It looked like a sword, and that is exactly what it was. Oddbjørn Holum Heiland and his wife Anne were digging behind the Setesdalshouse from 1740, in Valle […]
Sirens: The Secret Of The Power In Their Captivating Song That Heralded Death
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Usually, the Sirens were considered daughters of the river god Achelous, either by the Muse Terpsichore, Melpomene, Calliope, or by Sterope, daughter of King Porthaon of Calydon. Ulysses and the Sirens. Herbert James Draper (1863–1920). Image uploader: Fanfwah – Public Domain Their number is variously reported from two to eight. […]
Artificial Intelligence Recreates Pompeii’s Ruined Ancient Masterpieces
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – When Mount Vesuvius erupted on the morning of August 24, 79 A.D., life ended in the ancient city of Pompeii. A great cloud of H๏τ ash, stones, and poisonous gases completely buried the whole Roman city, and the natural catastrophe was devastating. At the time of the destruction, Pompeii was […]
Madagascar Hippos Were Forest Dwellers – New Study
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – Extinct dwarf hippos that once roamed Madagascar lived in forests rather than open grᴀsslands preferred by common hippos on mainland Africa, researchers at the University of Cincinnati discovered. Researchers found evidence that forests might have been far more important to native wildlife such as extinct dwarf hippos than the […]
DNA Study Sheds Light On The Mysterious Picts Of Scotland
AncientPages.com – The people known as the Picts have puzzled archaeologists and historians for centuries. They lived in Scotland during the early medieval period, from around AD 300 to AD 900, but many aspects of their society remain mysterious. The Picts’ unique cultural characteristics, such as large stones decorated with distinct symbols, and lack of written […]
Magical Texts Of The Ancient Near East And Egypt Examined Using A New Method
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Worn as a note in an amulet around the neck, deposited in a grave, or found as a manual in a scholar’s library: magical texts were once widespread. They were used, among other things, in the hope of gaining divine help in finding a partner, protection from adversaries and diseases, […]
Mystery Of The Amazing 2,500-Year-Old Underwater Rochelongue Treasure
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Our oceans hold many clues that could shed light on our ancient past. Beneath the waters are incredible prehistoric objects and ruins of long-gone civilizations. Underwater archaeologists have found submerged shipwrecks that show how ancient people crossed the sea, traded, explored, and engaged in wars. However, sometimes we discover remarkable […]
Tombs Rich In Artifacts Discovered By Swedish Expedition In Cyprus
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – An archaeological expedition from the University of Gothenburg recently discovered tombs outside the Bronze Age trading metropolis Hala Sultan Tekke in Cyprus. Detail of the ”Bull Diadem” (c. 1350 BCE). Image credit: P.M. Fischer They rank among the richest ever found in the Mediterranean region. The precious tomb artifacts indicate […]
Mystery Of The Copper Age ‘Ivory Lady’ Solved
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The highest status individual in ancient Copper Age society in Iberia, was a woman and not a man as previously thought, according to peptide analysis reported in Scientific Reports. The individual, now re-dubbed the “Ivory Lady,” was buried in a tomb filled with the largest collection of rare and valuable items […]
Rare Discovery: Giant Stone Artifacts Found On Ice Age Site In Kent
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Some of the largest early prehistoric stone tools in Britain have been discovered by researchers at the UCL Insтιтute of Archaeology. ASE Senior Archaeologist Letty Ingrey measures the largest giant handaxe. Credit: Archaeology South-East/ UCL The excavations, which took place in Kent and were commissioned in advance of the development […]