September 2017 – Ancient Pages – All About The Ancient World

Extraordinary 1,000-Year-Old Viking Sword Discovered In Cork, Ireland

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – An extraordinary 1,000-year-old Viking sword has been discovered in Cork, Ireland. The sword is a little over 30 cm in length and made of wood. The artifact is still in good condition and archaeologists say it is one of several artifacts of “exceptional significance” unearthed during recent excavations at the […]

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Ancient Papyrus Reveals How The Great Pyramid Of Giza Was Built

Ancient Papyrus Of Merer Reveals How The Great Pyramid Of Giza Was Built

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AncientPages.com – The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the most impressive and mysterious constructions of the ancient world. Many theories have been presented, but the truth is that no-one has been able to solve how the ancient Egyptians built the Great Pyramid of Giza. The Great Pyramid of Giza – Image credit: Channel 4

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Mysterious Ancient Mass Grave With Roman Skeletons Baffles Archaeologists

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AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have discovered a mysterious ancient mass grave filled with Roman skeletons dating back to the first and third centuries A.D. Many questions concerning the grave remain currently unanswered. Though the identity of the people who were buried inside the tomb is still debated, there is reason to think the individuals were of higher

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Mysterious Scottish Stone Circles On Orkney Were Used To Something Very Different Than Previously Thought

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Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – On the Scottish islands of Orkney there are several ancient monumental buildings that have forced historians to rethink their knowledge about ancient Britain. It has long been assumed that special spots like for example the intriguing Ring of Brodgar that is one the finest known truly circular late Neolithic or early Bronze Age

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Afterlife Of Egyptian Religious Statues Intentionally Hidden In The Temple Of Ptah At Karnak

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AncientPages.com – A cache of religious objects, commonly known as ‘favissa’, is considered to be difficult to date and document. One of such intriguing collections was unearthed in 2014 and the place of this important discovery is the temple of Ptah at Karnak, Egypt. The favissa – an intentionally hidden cache of religious objects – contained

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Spectacular Find: Lost Temple Of Artemis Has Been Found On Greek Island Of Euboea

Spectacular Find: Lost Temple Of Goddess Artemis Has Been Found On Greek Island Of Euboea

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AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have made a spectacular find. The lost temple of Artemis, a famous open-air sanctuary of antiquity has been discovered on the Greek island of Euboea. The Temple of Artemis was built by King Croesus of Lydia to replace an older site destroyed during a flood and honoring a local goddess conflated by the Greeks

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Louhi – Witch Goddess Of The North And The Magical Artifact Sampo In Finnish Mythology

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Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The Kalevala is one of the most significant works of Finnish literature. It’s a book full of beautiful stories about heroes, villains, remarkable creatures, and wonderful adventures. Compiled from Finnish and Karelian folklore in the 19th century, the book deeply impacted the young J.R.R. Tolkien and inspired his future books.

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New Attempt To Solve The Easter Island Mystery – What Did Rapa Nui Look Like Before Europeans Arrived?

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AncientPages.com – Many attempts have been made to solve the Easter Island population mystery and we still don’t know how a population of just 1,500-3,000 managed to construct, transport and erect large rock figures that are clearly visible on the island. Easter Island, known as Rapa Nui by its inhabitants, has been surrounded in mystery ever

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What Ancient Civilization Discovered Metallurgy?

Metallurgy Likely Has More Than One Birthplace

Ancient Technology, Archaeology, News

AncientPages.com – The science behind metallurgy goes far back in time, but it’s uncertain when and where humans invented metal smelting. Researchers now think they have found the answer to this long-debated question in the history of technology. Apparently, metallurgy does not have a single origin, but probably arose at various locations at about the same

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