Why Was The Pineapple A Status Symbol Once?

Conny Waters –  AncientPages.com – In modern times, pineapple is a common fruit easily found in any grocery store. However, did you know that this tropical fruit was once regarded as a symbol of wealth and status? Centuries ago, possessing a pineapple indicated affluence due to its rarity. The pineapple, cultivated for centuries, is originally […]

Tomb Of Christopher Columbus Finally Found But There Is One Problem With His Body

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists report an archaeological breakthrough. The long-lost tomb of legendary 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus has finally been discovered! Still, one problem with his body remains unsolved. It has long been known that Columbus was buried in Valladolid, Spain after his death there in 1506 but the exact location of his […]

Italian Sailors Knew Of America 150 Years Before Christopher Columbus – Ancient Documents Reveal

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – New analysis of ancient writings suggests that sailors from the Italian hometown of Christopher Columbus knew of America 150 years before its renowned ‘discovery’. Transcribing and detailing a, circa, 1345 document by a Milanese friar, Galvaneus Flamma, Medieval Latin literature expert Professor Paolo Chiesa has made an “astonishing” discovery of […]