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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Archaeological evidence suggests that numerous ancient civilizations practiced artificial cranial modifications. While it is established that Vikings did undergo permanent body modifications, such
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - When news about the deliberate destruction of the iconic Sycamore Gap Tree, an unmistakable landmark at Hadrian's Wall and Housesteads Fort, reached the
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The legendary, fierce female Amazon warriors were long considered a myth, but recent archaeological excavations show these ancient women have earned their rightful
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Archaeology
Conny Waters—AncientPages.com - The morning of August 24, 79 A.D., was disastrous for Pompeii. Mount Vesuvius erupted violently, burying the city under a lethal mix of hot ash,
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists are making a new attempt to locate King John's legendary lost treasure. This time, they focus their attention on an area of
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Over a century and a half ago, something strange happened in New York. Initially, it seemed like just another everyday incident, but it
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Evolution
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Researchers working in the Horn of Africa have uncovered evidence showing how Middle Stone Age humans survived in the wake of the eruption
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Scripts, Paintings & Inscriptions
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Most have heard of the great English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), but his sister Joan is much less known, but this
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Ancient History Facts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Visiting a marketplace in the Middle Ages could be a pleasant experience. However, honesty was crucial because practices such as fraud and theft
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Myths & Legends
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Despite their generally small size, spiders are often feared by many people. The origins of arachnophobia, or the fear of spiders, have been
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists in China have made an incredible discovery. During excavations near the Hexitou village in the Xinfu District, archaeologists located two ruins from
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A massive Old Kingdom mastaba featuring rare and beautiful paintings has been unearthed during an archaeological dig in the Dahshur necropolis, located about
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek- AncientPages.com - Scientists have found evidence people navigated the Mediterranean Sea using technologically sophisticated boats about 7,000 years ago. A recent research conducted by Juan F.
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Have you ever experienced something unexplained and shared your story with others who refused to believe you? If yes, then rest assured you
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Some of the earliest evidence of ice skating comes from Scandinavia. About 4,000 years ago, people in southern Finland used bone skates to
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Paleontology
Eddie Gonzales Jr. - AncientPages.com - Paleontologists from the University of Zurich have made an exciting discovery in the Peruvian Amazon - a new species of freshwater dolphin
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - From the beginning of human history, water has held a significant role in people's belief systems. Long ago, they realized that they couldn't live
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The “Serrote do Letreiro” Site, translated as “Signpost Hill,” located in the Sousa municipality, Paraíba State, Brazil, is of great paleontological and archaeological
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists from the National Park Service have discovered the archeological remnants of HMS Tyger, a British warship from the 18th century, within Dry
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A late medieval loop for hanging keys or a purse was found near Kamień Pomorski, a town in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship of
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In the 1800s, West Virginia was a hotbed for eerie and unsettling encounters with an unknown entity. Tales of a mysterious figure who
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A pair of beautiful bracelets, now declared Roman treasure, has been discovered on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom. The two copper alloy
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Pisidian people built the city of Termessos 1,050 meters above sea level, providing them a great advantage against possible attacking enemies. Rock-cut tombs
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Ancient History Facts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - You have probably seen people wearing shoes with extremely long toes in many Medieval paintings. These pointed shoes, whose tips could extend from
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Artifacts
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists are interested in so-called manuports for several reasons. Derived from the Latin words "manus," meaning "hand," and "portare," meaning "to carry," a
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - During a field search in the Borki forest in Masuria, Poland, local history enthusiasts discovered intriguing Roman-era artifacts. The society Wendrusz Historical and
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - With its rich and diverse history, Florida is undoubtedly a treasure trove of captivating archaeological sites. Over the years, archaeologists have made remarkable
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - More than 100 ornaments buried in ancient graves dated to about 11,000 years have been unearthed by archaeologists from Ankara University. These artifacts
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Underwater archaeologists researching the Island of Kasos have made remarkable discoveries. In collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, the Hellenic National Research Foundation science
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Natural landmarks held significant importance in the daily lives and cultural practices of the Pagan Vikings and Norse people. In contrast to other
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The Etruscans, a fascinating ancient civilization, lived between the 8th and 3rd century B.C. in what we now know as Tuscany, western Umbria, and
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Chonchon (Spanish: ‘chonchón’) is a mythical, terrifying bird from the beliefs of the Araucanian (Mapuchen) people who mostly inhabit the Central Valley of
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - While excavating in the Neolithic city of Çatalhöyük in central Anatolia, archaeologists found an 8,600-year-old piece of bread in a structure resembling an
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - While excavating on excavation the banks of the Brazos River in southeastern Texas, archaeologists have uncovered more than 10,000 artifacts from Washington-on-the-Brazos, a
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Scientists have discovered 16 new archaeological sites while investigating a large area in Jalapão, in the eastern part of the state of Tocantins,
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