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Ancient Code Used As The World's Oldest Data Storage System

Undeciphered Ancient Code Could Be Evidence Of The World’s Oldest Data Storage System

AncientPages.com – Were ancient people familiar with computers? Is it possible the world’s oldest data storage system was invented more than 5000 yeas ago? Scientists are trying to decipher ancient lost code that could reveal our ancestors kept data records long before our modern society developed storage systems. Mesopotamia is a name for the area of […]

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Mysterious Viking Code Jötunvillur Deciphered By Norwegian Researcher

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Conny Waters – AncientPages.com -Why did the Vikings create the codes? This long unanswered puzzle has long baffled linguists and historians. About 80 inscriptions with different rune codes have been found around Scandinavia and the British Isles. The oldest inscriptions can be dated back to the 800s. A rather forthright message written in code: “Kiss me”

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Mysterious structures seen from space, Saudi Arabia

Thousands Unknown Ancient Structures Seen From Space: Puzzling Aerial Archaeology In The Middle East

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AncientPages.com – Thousands of huge ancient structures made of stone are clearly visible from the air. Their age is estimated to thousands of years and their purpose remains unknown. These puzzling wheel-shapes, and straight lines, stretch all the way from Syria to Saudi Arabia. Some call this area the Middle East’s own version of the Nazca Lines. It

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Unravelling The Mystery Of The Ulfberht Sword – An Ancient Viking Artifact Far Ahead Of Its Time

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Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Did Vikings possess superior ancient technology ahead of their time? Can archaeologists solve the puzzle of this old Scandinavian mystery? Whose name is inscribed on this enigmatic ancient sword? We may think we know a lot about Vikings. They are often portrayed as crude people that should be feared. We

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Seen from the pictures of Shicheng City under water, the remains of the once prosperous city still appear as magnificent as they were thousands of years ago. Photo: Chinese National Geography.

Ancient Underwater ‘Lion City’ Rests Beneath The Thousand Island Lake

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Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – There are many secrets deep beneath the waters, but it is not often we report about ancient cities that are deliberately submerged. Hidden 130 feet underwater beneath the Qiandao lake (Thousand Island Lake), between the Five Lion Mountain, in the eastern province of Zhejiang is the so-called Lion City, or

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Unravelling The Mystery Of The Ulfberht Sword – An Ancient Viking Artifact Far Ahead Of Its Time

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Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Did Vikings possess superior ancient technology ahead of their time? Can archaeologists solve the puzzle of this old Scandinavian mystery? Whose name is inscribed on this enigmatic ancient sword? Digital model of an Ulfberht sword. Image credit: Dominic Zschokke – CC BY-SA 4.0 We may think we know a lot

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Human Footprints Dating Back 800,000-Year Discovered In Norfolk UK

Human Footprints Dating Back 800,000 Years Discovered In Norfolk UK

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Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have discovered intriguing human footprints on the beach at Happisburgh in Norfolk, East of England. The prints, thought to be more than 800,000 years old, were found in silt on the beach at Happisburgh on the northeast coast of the county. Scientists believe the prints, which five different people

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