Will Archaeologists Uncover The Secrets Of A Rare Viking Ship Grave In Norway Before It’s Destroyed?
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – It’s a race against time and there isn’t much time left to uncover the secrets of a rare Norwegian Viking ship burial before it’s destroyed. Many questions must be answered, and artifacts must be saved. Who is buried here? Under which ritual? What is left of the burial offerings, and […]
Traces Of Ancient Near East Civilization In America – An Out-Of-Place Ancient Inscription – Part 2
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – In part 1 we discussed two exciting artifacts that have been a subject of long-standing controversy and debate among scholars. Are these artifacts genuine? Can they offer evidence Hebrews of the Second Temple Period visited America? We know the archaeologist, a crucial figure in this story, provided us with contradicting […]
Huge Number Of Intact, Painted Coffins In Shafts Of Egypt’s Saqqara Necropolis
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – As we continue to explore ancient Egypt’s secrets, we now learn that more coffins have been discovered in Saqqara’s ancient cemetery. This burial ground is also home to one of the world’s oldest pyramids. Image credit: Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities via Ahram Online Saqqara’s name probably derives from that […]
Controversial Tunnel Plan Near Stonehenge Gets U.K. Government Approval – Shocked And Angry Opponents Will Challenge The Decision In High Court
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – What many hoped would never happen has occurred. After years of protests from Druids, archaeologists, scientists and the public in general, the U.K. Government has granted permission for the construction of a controversial tunnel near Stonehenge, an ancient UNESCO World Heritage Site of huge historical significance that dates back some […]
Marvelous Juglet With Four Pure Gold Coins Found In Jerusalem – Someone’s Piggy Bank?
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A marvelous juglet containing pure four gold coins has been unearthed in Jerusalem. The coins are still in excellent condition despite being at least 1,050-year-old. Looking through modern eyes the gold coins may seem like a small amount of money, but back in those days, this was a four month’s […]
Did Queen Nitocris Build A Secret Underground Chamber To Commit Murder?
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Queen Nitocris of ancient Egypt’s Sixth Dynasty remains shrouded in mystery. Historians cannot agree whether Nitocris was a historical person or a mythical figure. The fact that Herodotus, Eratosthenes, and Manetho mentioned her speaks in her favor as being a non-fiction person, but is it enough? Manetho, an Egyptian high […]
Unique Viking Age Silver Treasure Found On Farm Near Stockholm In Sweden
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – There are still many beautiful Viking Age treasures waiting to be discovered and one of them has just been unearthed on a farm close to Stockholm in Sweden. Archaeologists are used to discovering old historical artifacts but finding an ancient silver treasure is a bit of a dream. Credit: The […]
Magnificent Solar Alignment Phenomenon In Abu Simbel – The Sun Illuminates The Face Of Pharaoh Ramses II
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – If Ramses the Great, the third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt, was alive today, he would be proud to see how many people come to admire the magnificent solar alignment in Abu Simbel causing the Sun to illuminate the face of his giant statue. This amazing solar alignment […]
Fossil Of Extinct Human Species Reveals Climate Change Led To Unexpected Anatomical Changes 2 Million Years Ago
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – An interesting piece of fossil of extinct human species suggests climate change contributed to the evolution and unexpected anatomical changes that previously were attributed to Sєx. The skull of Paranthropus robustus who walked the earth at roughly the same time as our direct ancestor Homo erectus was discovered in the […]
Previously Uncounted Copies Of Newton’s Groundbreaking ‘Principia’ – Discovered
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Previously uncounted copies of Isaac Newton’s groundbreaking science book Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, known as the ‘Principia’ have been found by a Caltech historian and his former student. тιтlepage and frontispiece of the third edition, London, 1726 (John Rylands Library) The new census more than doubles the number of known […]