‘Something’ Ancient And Strange Was Found Hidden Inside A Huge Underground Structure – What Happened Next Is A Mystery
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – While excavating at the mountain, scientists discovered something ancient and unusual hidden inside an underground structure. Soon, all excavations were stopped. Is it an ancient unknown civilization or a priceless prehistoric treasure buried beneath the mountain? This time, we take our readers on yet another journey exploring the secrets of […]
Mystery Of The ‘Mummified Mermaid’ In Japan Solved!
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The mystery of the mummified mermaid has been solved, and she is not what she appears to be, a team of scientists announced. For hundreds of years, this strange “mermaid mummy” has been kept at a temple where it was worshipped by believers hoping the enigmatic creature could bring them […]
Spread Of Transeurasian Languages Was Due To Agriculture Study Reveals
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The origin and early dispersal of Transeurasian languages, including, among others, Japanese, Korean, Tungusic, Mongolic and Turkic, is among the most disputed issues of Asian prehistory. Although many of the commonalities between these languages are due to borrowing, recent studies have shown a reliable core of evidence supporting the classification […]
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 […]
Nakano Takeko – Courageous Female Samurai Who Died Tragically While Defending The Aizu-Wakamatsu Castle
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Nakano Takeko had a choice. She could marry or die in battle. She chose the latter. Having the heart and spirit of a true female Samurai, Nakano Takeko was determined not to be taken alive by the enemy. She led her Samurai women straight into the fire of the imperial […]