Legendary Epic Of King Gesar Who Descended From Heaven And The Ancient Tarna Monastery
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – It took several years to fully restore an ancient Tibetan Buddhist Tarna Monastery in Northwest China’s Qinghai province. It was damaged after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake in Yushu Tibetan autonomous prefecture on April 14, 2010. Still, this important historical building was renovated some years ago. Monument of legendary Tibetan hero Gesar of Ling in […]
Unique Plate Of Winged Scythian Gods And Walking Griffons Discovered In Middle Don
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Expedition members of IA RAS have found a unique plate depicting winged Scythian gods surrounded by griffons during their excavations of the burial ground Devitsa V in Ostrogozhsky District of Voronezh region. This is the first case of such a finding in the Scythian barrows on Middle Don. No other […]
Justinianic Plague Struck England Before It Reached Constantinople And It Did Not Wipe Out The Roman Empire
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – ‘Plague sceptics’ are wrong to underestimate the devastating impact that bubonic plague had in the 6th– 8th centuries CE, argues a new study based on ancient texts and recent genetic discoveries. The same study suggests that bubonic plague may have reached England before its first recorded case in the Mediterranean via […]
Chennakeshava Temple In Belur Is Richly Decorated With Scenes From Ramayana Mahabharata And Puranas
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – This beautiful temple can be found in Belur, situated on river Yagachi, 38 km from Hᴀssan district of Karnataka state, India. Once in the past, Belur was the capital of the Hoysala Empire. Relief depicting demon king Ravana balancing the world in Chennakesava Temple Belur. Credit: CC BY-SA 3.0 CC […]
Fall Of The Ancient Maya Civilization Not Caused By Climate Change And Environmental Degradation – Scientists Say
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Many believe climate change and environmental degradation caused the Maya civilization to fall—but a new survey shows that some Maya kingdoms had sustainable agricultural practices and high food yields for centuries. For years, experts in climate science and ecology have held up the agricultural practices of the ancient Maya as […]
Genetic Changes In Bronze Age Southern Iberia
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The third millennium BCE is a highly dynamic period in the prehistory of Europe and western Asia, characterized by large-scale social and political changes. In the Iberian Peninsula, the Copper Age was in full swing in around 2500 years BCE with substantial demographic growth, attested by a large diversity of […]
Celtic Valhalla And Sacred Wells – Magic Of Invisible Worlds
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The boundary between what we define as reality and the invisible world is thin. To ancient Celts, hidden realms were just as significant as the physical world our naked eye can perceive. Glimpses of these unseen worlds could occasionally be spotted but only by the enlightened ones. Adobe Stock – Teodor […]
Unfinished Roman Aqueduct Discovered In The Hellenistic Royal City Of Artashat-Artaxata In Ancient Armenia
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Ancient Romans were masters in the field of building solid aqueducts that in many cases survived the pᴀssage of time. “Engineers in the ancient Roman Empire knew that one of the most fundamental requirements for any town or city to exist is to supply it with water because it is […]
World’s Oldest Mercury Poisoning Revealed In Copper Age Iberia
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A new study explores the complex relationship between poisonous mercury and humans’ health during 5,000 years of history. Mercury is considered to be one of the top ten substances of greatest public health concern. Mercury contamination or poisoning can have serious toxic effects on humans, affecting the nervous, digestive, and […]
Laocoon – A Trojan Priest Who Offended The Gods And Was Strangled By Sea Serpents
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – According to Greek mythology, Laocoon was a Trojan priest who offended the gods. As punishment, Laocoon and his two sons were strangled by sea serpents. Death of Laocoön from the Vatican Vergil. Scanned by David Stapleton (Dsmdgold). Artist Unknown – Vatican Vergil (Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica, Cod. Vat. lat. 3225) Folio 18v. […]