February 2016

Thousands of the ancient scrolls fragments from the conservation table to the virtual table. (Photo by Israel Antiquities Authority)

Israeli-German Researchers Will Digitize Dead Sea Scrolls

Archaeology, Artifacts

AncientPages.com – Israeli and German team of computer scientists and Dead Sea Scrolls scholars will create a digital copy of the 2,000-year-old Dead Sea Scrolls, informed the Israel Antiquities Authority. Dead Sea Scrolls represent one of  the most important discoveries of the 20th century. The Dead Sea Scrolls were found in 11 caves near the shore of the salty lake, […]

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Mead: Secret Drink Of The Vikings And Gods - Was It An Ancient Antibiotic?

Mead: Secret Drink Of The Vikings And Gods – Was It An Ancient Antibiotic?

News, Vikings

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Medieval Norse-Icelandic sagas are filled with tales of mead-drinking Norse Gods and beautiful Valkyries serving refreshments to fallen warriors in Valhalla. Valhalla – Herb liquer by Koskenkorva. Credit: Tero Nummelin – CC BY-SA 3.0 Similarly, the archaeological record of Scandinavia is full of drinking vessels, brewing equipment, and images of

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Mystery Of The Seven Sages In Ancient Myths And Legends

Mystery Of The Seven Sages In Ancient Myths And Legends

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Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – In ancient myths and legends, we often encounter the mention of seven sages. These extraordinarily wise men are present in the myths and legends of Egypt, Babylon, Sumer, China, ancient Greece, and India. Who were these people, and why were they so important to our ancestors? The Apkallu – The Demi-Gods

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The Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove embroidered on dark blue satin woven silk, 1860-1880. Image credit: Wikipedia

Mystery Of The Seven Sages In Ancient Myths And Legends

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Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – In ancient myths and legends, we often encounter the mention of seven sages. These extraordinarily wise men are present in the myths and legends of Egypt, Babylon, Sumer, China, ancient Greece, and India. Who were these people, and why were they so important to our ancestors? The Apkallu – The Demi-Gods

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"These findings indicate a different time line, with Nordic foragers settling much earlier and starting to take advantage of the lakes and sea to harvest and process fish."

World’s Earliest Evidence Of Food Fermentation Discovered In Southern Sweden

Archaeology

AncientPages.com –  9,000-year-old fish bones discovered in southern Sweden provides earliest evidence of fermentation for food preservation anywhere in the world. The discovery of the world’s oldest storage of fermented fish in southern Sweden provides earliest evidence of fermentation of food  and could rewrite the Nordic prehistory with findings indicating a far more complex society than

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Sir Marc Aurel Stein: Famous Fascinating Expeditions To Ancient Places Of The Silk Road

Sir Marc Aurel Stein: Famous Fascinating Expeditions To Ancient Places Of The Silk Road

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A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Sir Aurel Stein (1862 – 1943), British archaeologist and explorer famous for his archaeological discoveries in Central Asia, was fascinated by the history of the Silk Road. For many years, Stein conducted scientific and archaeological excavations in various Asian countries, and a large part of the exhibits at the British Museum

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Sir Marc Aurel Stein: Famous Fascinating Expeditions To Ancient Places Of The Silk Road

Sir Marc Aurel Stein: Famous Fascinating Expeditions To Ancient Places Of The Silk Road

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A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Sir Aurel Stein (1862 – 1943), British archaeologist and explorer famous for his archaeological discoveries in Central Asia, was fascinated by the history of the Silk Road. For many years, Stein conducted scientific and archaeological excavations in various Asian countries, and a large part of the exhibits at the British Museum

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Heimdallr: Norse God That 'Illuminates The World' And Guards The Rainbow Bridge Bifrost In Asgard

Heimdallr (Heimdall): Norse God That ‘Illuminates The World’ And Guards The Rainbow Bridge Bifrost In Asgard

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A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In Norse mythology, there is an intriguing and important god called Heimdallr (Heimdalr, or Heimdall). Heimdallr possessed extraordinary powers and served as a guardian of Bifrost (Bifröst), the rainbow bridge in Asgard, the realm of the powerful Norse gods. With his remarkable sight, he could spot enemies over a long

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Story Of Atahualpa: The Last Emperor Of The Inca Empire

Story Of Atahualpa: The Last Emperor Of The Inca Empire

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Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – High in the Andes Mountains of Peru, the Inca built a dazzling empire that governed 12 million people. They had no writing system, but they successfully created an elaborate government, great public works, and a brilliant agricultural system. Five years before the Spanish arrival, a devastating war of succession gripped

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