May 2015

Peterborough petroglyphs

Peterborough Petroglyphs Could Offer Evidence Ancient Celts Visited Canada 2,000 Years Ago

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The Peterborough petroglyphs in Ontario, Canada, are just as mysterious as controversial. Could these sacred images offer enough evidence that ancient Celtic explorers visited Canada more than 2,000 years ago? Some are convinced that the images were deliberately created in memory of strangers who crossed the ocean and came to […]

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Part of the temple's column. Photo credits: MOA

Gebel El Silsila: Remains Of Long-Lost New Kingdom Temple Found

AncientPages.com – The remains of an ancient Egyptian temple have been unearthed near Aswan in what Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh El-Damaty describes as a “very important” discovery A Swedish archaeological mission from Lund University uncovered this week remains of an ancient Egyptian temple in the area of Gebel El-Silsela quarries located 65 kilometres north of Aswan,

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Dragon's Head - One Of The Most Famous Viking Symbols Discovered At Birka Ancient Excavation Site

Dragon’s Head – One Of The Most Famous Viking Symbols Discovered At Birka Ancient Excavation Site

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A tiny dragon’s head, one of the most famous symbols of the Vikings, has been discovered during excavations in the harbour at Birka in Lake Mälaren. Birka, on Lake Mälaren, 40kms from Stockholm, is thought to be Sweden’s oldest town and has been the site of excavations since the 17th century.

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Mysterious Ancient Rulers With Elongated Skulls - Who Were They Really?

Mysterious Ancient Rulers With Elongated Skulls – Who Were They Really?

A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Ancient elongated skulls have always been a subject of heated scientific debate. Were the skulls deliberately deformed to resemble ancient sky gods or were ancient rulers with cone-shaped heads of extraterrestrial origin? Another possibility is that bizarre skulls were the result of an ancient genetic mutation between various races. The mystery

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Surprising Inscription Discovered On Birka Ring - Ancient Viking Artifact

Surprising Inscription Discovered On Birka Ring – Ancient Viking Artifact

AncientPages.com – At first sight, the Birka Ring, an ancient Viking artifact, resembles just an old ring. However, a closer examination of the ring revealed a surprising discovery: an unexpected inscription of foreign origin. Image credit: Birka Vikingastaden  “More than a century after its discovery in a ninth century woman’s grave, an engraved ring has revealed

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This is part of an administrative account of the Third Dynasty of Ur, 2150-2000 BC.

Sumerian Clay Brick With Inscription In Honor Of God Enki Returns To Iraq

AncientPages.com – Prehistoric fragment of a clay brick with an inscription of King Amar-Suena in Sumerian language, has been brought back to Iraq. The owner of the artifact sent it back in March 2015 to the Museum of the Ancient Near East, National Museums in Berlin. Fragment of a clay brick with inscription of King

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The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, an 1852 oil on canvas painting done by John Martin, as displayed at the Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne in England.

Ruins Of Sodom, Lost Ancient Biblical City Destroyed By God – Uncovered

AncientPages.com – A team of archaeologists led by Prof. Steve Collins has reportedly unearthed the ruins of the ancient cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, which according to the Bible suffered a catastrophic destruction caused by God. Collins and his team from the Trinity Southwest University in New Mexico announced that after 10 years of excavation and

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