The Opening Of Pandora’s Box May Have Been A Real Event
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The story of how Pandora, out of curiosity, opened a box and unleashed all kinds of misery on our world is a well-known old Greek tale that has been retold in countless versions. Pandora’s Box, which most scholars agree was most likely a jar, is an artifact we encounter in […]
Ashurbanipal – Last Great Ruler Of ᴀssyria And His Famous Well-Organized Library
Angela Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In the Old Testament, Ashurbanipal is mentioned in the Book of Ezra, 4:10 – “and the other people whom the great and honorable Ashurbanipal deported and settled in the city of Samaria and elsewhere in Trans-Euphrates.” A contemporary bronze statue of Fred Parhad depicting Ashurbanipal. San Francisco, United States. Image […]
Hoysaleswara Temple: Great Supporter Of Most Powerful Traditions Of Hinduism
Angela Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The temple was built on the banks of a large artificial lake and sponsored by King Vishnuvardhan of the Hoysala Empire, located in today’s modern state of Karnataka. Vishnuvardhan was not only a skilled warrior, ambitious monarch but also a great builder. The temple is also dubbed the Halebidu temple. […]
Paleolithic Cave Dwellers And Light They Could Get In Darkness
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Researchers have recreated three common types of Paleolithic lighting systems (torches, grease lamps, and fireplaces) to better understand how Paleolithic cave dwellers might have traveled, lived, and created in the depths of their caves. “The artificial lighting was a crucial physical resource for expanding complex social and economic behavior in Paleolithic […]
Why Pharaoh Seti I’s Tomb Had To Be The Most Glorious And Largest Ever Built In Valley Of The Kings
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – When Giovanni Battista Belzoni discovered the tomb of Pharaoh Seti I in 1817, he was astonished something so old could still be almost perfectly preserved. Giovanni Battista Belzoni Discovered Pharaoh Seti I’s Tomb “The tomb was intact, undisturbed for more than three thousand years. The colors were clear and bright […]
Negev Desert’s Ancient Site Tells Story About Humans, Neanderthals Coexistence
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The Boker Tachтιт archaeological excavation site, in Israel’s central Negev desert, holds clues to one of the most important events in human history: the spread of modern humans, Homo sapiens, from Africa into Eurasia, and the subsequent demise of Neanderthal populations in the region. View of the Boker Tachтιт excavation site. Circled: […]
Why Coyote Wanted People To Die For Their Own Good – A Caddo Nation Legend
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Coyote is an adorable character one encounters in many Native American myths and legends. Sometimes, Coyote is presented as a tricker, while the animal comes as a wisdom bringer on other occasions. Coyotes can teach, guide, or deceive depending on the circumstances. “The basis of his character is the same in all myths; […]
King Tut’s Cosmic Scarab Brooch And Dagger Linked To Meteorite’s Crash 28 Million Years Ago
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – One can never get tired of admiring exquisite jewelry and other beautiful artifacts produced by ancient civilizations that were so artistic and creative. Some of these ancient artifacts are truly unique because they were made with material of extraterrestrial origin. Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, commonly referred to as King Tut, […]
Lake Huron Was Home To A 9,000-Year-Old Civilization – Underwater Structures And Artifacts Reveal
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com -As AncientPages.com reported in 2014, while exploring Lake Huron, one of the five Great Lakes of North America, underwater archaeologists found traces of an ancient lost civilization twice as old as Stonehenge and the Great Pyramids of Egypt. Scientists were thrilled when U.S. radar suddenly detected an odd structure at the […]
Hathor – One Of Ancient Egypt’s Greatest Female Deities
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – One of the largest and most complex pantheons of gods belongs to Egypt. In this pantheon, Hathor is a goddess of heaven and mother, depicted with a cow horn (or cow’s head) and a sun disk on her head. Hathor pᴀssing the Ankh to Seti. Image credit: BasPH๏τo – Adobe […]