Ancient Mystery Of The Enigmatic ‘Cat Men’ – The Arrival – Part 1
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Many strange and mysterious ancient races have once walked the Earth. Memories of these enigmatic beings have been preserved in myths, legends, and built statues made in their likeness. Some of the strangest beings became known among our ancestors as the cat-faced men. Legends tell that once upon a time, […]
How Important Was Music In Ancient Egypt?
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The appreciation for music is universal and timeless. Findings show the importance of music was widespread in the Upper Paleolithic period (ca. 50,000-10,000 BC). When it comes to more advanced civilizations, we find traces of some of the world’s oldest musical instruments in Egypt. Many ancient Egyptian wall paintings and […]
Ancient Maya Drug Containers – Scientists Identified What’s Inside
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – For the first time, Washington State University researchers have identified the presence of a non-tobacco plant in ancient Maya drug containers. The team detected Mexican marigold (Tagetes lucida) in residues taken from 14 miniature Maya ceramic vessels. Frontal and lateral view of a Muna-type (AD 750-900) paneled flask with distinctive serrated-edge […]
New Interpretation Of The Domesday Book Of William I The Conqueror
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists have presented a new, interesting interpretation of England’s famous Domesday Book. The “Domesday Book” is closely related to William The Conqueror (or “William the Bastard”), king of England and Duke of Normandy, (ca. 1028 -1087). Compiled on the orders of William the Conqueror in 1086, the Domesday Book, today widely regarded […]
Scylla And Charybdis – Legendary Greek Sea Monsters – Choosing The Lesser Of Two Evils
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Ancient Greek mythology included gods, beautiful goddesses, gorgeous nymphs, and monsters. Legends and myths about these monsters accompanied seamen and other travelers, making their journeys even more hazardous. At the shores of the lake of Lerna in the Argolid sowed the fear of Hydra, a sea serpent monster, which in […]
Teeth Pendants And Prominent Status Of Elks In Stone Age – New Study
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Roughly 8,200 years ago, the island of Yuzhniy Oleniy Ostrov in Lake Onega in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, housed a large burial ground where men, women, and children of varying ages were buried. Many of the graves contain an abundance of objects and red ochre, signifying the wish to […]
World’s Oldest Known Cave Painting – 45,000-Year-Old Depiction Of Wild Pig Discovered At Leang Tedongnge Cave
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – What appears to be the world’s oldest cave painting has been discovered at Leang Tedongnge cave, located in a remote valley in Indonesia. The cave painting is a life-sized picture of a wild pig and it estimated the drawing was made 45,500 years ago, but it could be much older. […]
Machu Picchu Was Built With The Royal Unit System – New Research Suggests
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The magnificent Inca citadel Machu Picchu in Peru is admired by people for its beauty and it is a remarkable ancient place worthy of our admiration. Embedded within a dramatic landscape at the meeting point between the Peruvian Andes and the Amazon Basin, the ruins of Machu Picchu continue to reveal the […]
Evidence Of Advanced Military Robots In The Ancient World – Unknown High-Tech Examined
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The modern world is becoming more and more familiar with the use of robots that are put to work in several fields. Industrial robots have been around for some years now and soon we may get used to having humanoid robots helping us performing various household tasks like cleaning, washing, […]
Uncovering Ancient Secrets Hidden In China’s Dunhuang Caves
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – While studying ancient paintings within Buddhist temples in northwestern China’s Mogao Caves, researchers detected ‘an ancient mistake’ in the artwork. The Mogao Grottoes, near the oasis town of Dunhuang in the Gobi Desert, China are where generations of Buddhist monks built hundreds of rock temples, and the site has a history […]