Guardians Of The Mounds – Battle To Save Scythian Burial Mounds From Destruction Continues
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – To some, the ancient burial mounds are standing on a piece of land that can be used for building new homes and factories. To others like the group Guardians of the Mounds, the burial mounds of Scythians and other ancient warrior cultures are a cultural and historical legacy that must […]
The 426-Km-Long Roman Aqueduct Provided Water For Constantinople – New Study
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Scientists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) investigated the longest aqueduct of the time, the 426-kilometer-long Aqueduct of Valens supplying Constantinople, and revealed new insights into how this structure was maintained back in time. Aqueducts are very impressive examples of the art of construction in the Roman Empire. The two-story […]
Ekambareswarar Temple In Tamil Nadu, India Dedicated To Lord Shiva
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Ekambareswarar Temple (Ekambaranathar Temple) is an outstanding Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, and located in Kanchipuram, an ancient city in southern India’s Tamil Nadu state, with a long history and many temples that found their home in this city. Ekambareswarar Temple – Shrines inside the temple. source. Five Elements […]
Secrets Of Egyptian Blue – World’s Oldest Artificial Pigment And Its Extraordinary Properties
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Countless examples demonstrate how ancient civilizations were fascinated with the blue color. Blue was considered to be the color of the gods. Since heavenly deities were believed to reside in the heavens and blue, ancient people viewed blues as a sacred color. The blue color is clearly visible on hieroglyphic […]
Mysterious Judaculla Rock And The Slant-Eyed Giant Of The Cherokee
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The Judaculla Rock in North Carolina is one of the greatest mysteries in North America. The 230-square-foot soapstone boulder is covered with more than fifteen hundred ancient carvings and petroglyphs and is by no means an ordinary stone. Who made the ancient carvings, and what do the engraved symbols mean? […]
Ancient DNA Reveals Origin Of First Bronze Age Civilizations In Europe
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Despite marked differences in burial customs, architecture, and art, the Minoan civilization in Crete, the Helladic civilization in mainland Greece and the Cycladic civilization in the Cycladic Islands, located in the middle of the Aegean Sea, were genetically similar during the Early Bronze age (5000 years ago). In a new […]
LIDAR Images Reveal Cambodia’s Greater Angkor Region Was Home To 700,000-900,000 People
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Our knowledge of Cambodia’s Greater Angkor region has increased thanks to new LIDAR images. It has long been known this region was once home to a very large ancient city, but the exact number of inhabitants has been difficult to determine because many ancient ruins are hidden in the dense […]
Marble Head Of Roman Emperor Augustus Unearthed In Isernia, Italy
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A marble head of the Roman emperor Augustus was unearthed in the Italian town of Isernia, located in the region of Molise, a mountainous Italian region with a stretch of coastline on the Adriatic Sea. The team of researchers led by archaeologist Francesca Giancola, made the discovery while excavating the […]
Rare Bronze Oil Lamp With A Face Cut In Half Unearthed In Israel
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A rare bronze oil lamp, shaped like a grotesque face that is cut in half, was recently unearthed during excavations conducted in the City of David National Park. This special bronze lamp was deliberately buried in the foundations of the building, dating to the Roman Period, subsequent to the destruction […]
Forgotten Ancient Empire That Extended Far Beyond America To Iceland And Its Mysterious Inscriptions
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – In South America, certain giant ancient statues point their index finger in a specific location. Unknown races sculptured these statues. In North and South America, locals tell stories of a forgotten ancient empire that extended far beyond America to Iceland. One could easily dismiss such tales as myths. However, there […]