Jure Grando – First ‘Real’ Historical Vampire Case Documented
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Today, many watch movies and read books about vampires because these are entertaining stories. Most people do not believe in real vampires, but ancient people were convinced these scary blood-sucking creatures did exist, and they were extremely dangerous. Accounts of vampires occur in mythology and folklore worldwide. Perhaps the most […]
Seti I – Remarkable Pharaoh Who Saved The Kingdom Of Egypt And Gave It New Glory
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Greatly overshadowed by his son, Ramesses II, who is today hailed as the greatest Pharaoh of all times, Seti I did more for ancient Egypt than most realize. Pharaoh Seti I reigned only ten or possibly fifteen years, but his deeds and accomplishments equal those of a much longer reign. Relief […]
Two Vikings From The Same Family Reunited After 1,000 Years
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – About 1,000 years ago, two Vikings from the same family traveled abroad to fight. One of the Viking warriors went to England where he died in the 11th century, from injuries to the head. He was buried in a mᴀss grave in Oxford. The other one died in Denmark in […]
Kanishka Casket – Beautiful Ancient Buddhist Treasure In Gilded Copper
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The Kanishka Casket (known as the Kanishka reliquary) is a beautiful Buddhist treasure of gilded copper. The relic dates back to the first year of the reign of the Kushan emperor Kanishka, in 127 AD. Kanishka casket, Asia, G33 South Asia British Museum, England. Image credit: Anthony Huan – CC […]
Atlit Yam – Fate Of The 9,000-Year-Old Underwater Megalithic Site With A Huge Stone Circle
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – About 9,000 years ago, long before Stonehenge in the UK was constructed, a Neolithic society in Israel built a large stone circle using heavy megaliths. This ancient structure is now submerged, but what was its purpose? Atlit Yam is an ancient submerged Neolithic village off the coast of Atlit, Israel. […]
Pre-Columbian People Of The Amazon Altered Their Landscape Thousands Of Years Earlier Than Previously Thought
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A new study co-authored by University of Central Florida researchers shows that pre-Columbian people of a culturally diverse but not well-documented area of the Amazon in South America significantly altered their landscape thousands of years earlier than previously thought. The findings, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of […]
Abu Simbel – Spectacular Ancient Egyptian Temples Unique In Design And Size
Angela Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Many spectacular structures of antiquity, such as the pyramids, temples of Luxor and Karnak, Ramesseum, Abu Simbel, and others, attest to ancient Egypt’s superior civilization. Abu Simbel – Image credit: Angel Aroca Escámez – CC BY-SA 3.0 One of them is Abu Simbel, now an archaeological site located in Muhafaz Aswan, on the […]
When And Why Was Yakuza, The Japanese Mafia Founded?
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The Yakuza is a mafia-like Japanese criminal organization that appeared during the Tokugawa Shogunate (1603 – 1868). It was formed by two separate groups of outcasts, the tekiya and the burakumin. Tekiya And Burakumin Were Outcasts In The Japanese Society Many of the first yakuza members were the burakumin, who […]
Priam’s Treasure – Authentic Trove From Homeric Troy Or Deception?
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The ancient mystery of Priam’s Treasure remains unsolved. Anyone who appreciates magnificent ancient treasures will be fascinated with the famous Trojan hoard, but are the artifacts authentic? Some of the Priam treasures – earrings, vase and a big diadem. Credit: sailko – CC BY-SA 3.0 – Finoskov – CC BY-SA […]
Enigmatic ‘Hand Of Sabazius’ Dedicated To Unwillingly Tolerated God
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The Thraco-Phrygian deity, known as Sabazius, has been frequently identified with Dionysus. He had a small yet persistent presence in the Roman Empire and Greece. Silver votive plaque with an image of Sabazios with snakes (find from Belintash, the Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria 6th-5th century BC. Image credit: Kmrakmra – CC BY-SA […]