When you think of the colour scheme sported by the prehistoric world of the dinosaurs, greens and browns typically spring to mind. But more and …

A little historical town named “Ain Dara” is northwest of Aleppo, Syria. It contains a magnificent historical monument, the Ain Dara Temple, located just west …

Lake Natron in northern Tanzania is one of the harshest environments on Earth. Temperatures in the lake can reach 140 °F (60 °C) and its …

Tutankhamun is perhaps the most famous of the Ancient Egyptian pharaohs. He reigned for nine years, having ascended to the throne at the age of eight or …

Egyptologists stumbled across the “false door” after months of fieldwork and believe it once acted as a portal to the ancient “Underworld”. Duat is what …

Archaeologists have found several handaxes — two of which can be classed as ‘giant handaxes’ — at the Maritime Academy site in Frindsbury, Kent, England. …

Archaeologists with the Israel Antiquity Authority (IAA) have found an ancient copper fishing hook — possibly for hunting sharks — in the Agamim neighborhood, Ashkelon, Israel. …

Mummies often evoke thoughts of the ancient Egyptians and their sophisticated mummification rituals. These practices aimed to create a seamless transition between life and death …

The fossilized theropod remains are thought to be 121 million years old, placing their origin in the early Cretaceous period. An illustrative image of a …

IN 1922, EGYPTIAN EXCAVATORS LED BY HOWARD CARTER DISCOVERED THE TOMB OF TUTANKHAMUN, AN EGYPTIAN PHARAOH WHO WAS THE LAST OF HIS ROYAL FAMILY TO …

Modern humans, Homo Sapiens , are now the only surviving member of the homo genus. It is almost inconceivable to us that there was a time we walked with …

Back in 2003, a Chilean man named Oscar Muñoz found a strange miniature skeleton called Ata, near an old church in the deserted town of …

Crocodiles were mummified in a unique way at the Egyptian site of Qubbat al-Hawā during the 5th Century BC, according to a study published January …

Antarctica wasn’t quite a region of ice for most of the year. It is widely believed that millions of years ago, when the planet earth …

A 2,500-year-old Phoenician shipwreck has been discovered underwater in the southeastern Spanish region of Murcia.  Spanish archaeologists are now working hard to recover the ancient …

About 900 years ago a crusader knight who was present in the Holy Land lost a magnificent sword. Today, we can admire this precious ancient …

Saga with the sword.  An 8- year – old girl on vacation with her family discovered a  pre – Viking Era Sword in a Swedish …

Far Ƅeyond the Arctic Circle, there exists a cluster of isolated SiƄerian islands. Despite suƄ-zero temperatures, a group of iʋory traders and scientists ʋenture to this region in …

  Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Among the most fascinating, magnificent and technically accomplished objects made during the late Middle Ages is a group of microscopically …

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