AncientPages.com – On October 19, 1216, John, King of England, died of dysentery at Newark Castle in Newark-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire. He was the youngest son of Henrik II of England and Eleonora of Akvitania, brother of Richard the Lionheart, father
AncientPages.com – An extraordinary theater-like structure from the Roman period confirming historical writings that describe a theater near the Temple Mount, has been unearthed about 8-meter (26 feet) below the surface of the Old City. The structure was found during excavations
AncientPages.com – Queen Ankhesenpepi II was the important Egyptian queen of the 6th Dynasty, Old Kingdom, around 2350 BC. A French-Swiss archaeological team reports have unearthed the head of a wooden statute of Queen Ankhesenpepi II near her pyramid in the
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – In ancient Egypt, pharaohs were considered to be both divine deities as well as mortal rulers, but natural disasters and climate change could lead to serious problems for these powerful Egyptian rulers. As a pharaoh,
AncientPages.com – In ancient times, something horrible took place near Sandby borg ringfort on the island of Öland, Sweden. During excavations archaeologists unearthed many skeletons that revealed a massacre happened, but who was behind the brutal killings? The coin and gold
AncientPages.com – Pisidia Antiocheia was an important center of early Christianity revealed that the settlement was occupied since the Neolithic age. Long-term excavations have been conducted in the ruins of this Hellenistic city, located in Isparta Province, Turkey. The city’s original inhabitants used
AncientPages.com – There are still many ancient secrets hidden in Peru’s rainforest. Many places are difficult to access due to the vegetation and archaeological expeditions often face struggles to enter sites overrun by vegetation. Image credit: Cortesía Agencia Andina So, it’s always great
AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have discovered a mini-pyramid, made of pink granite, in South Saqqara on the outskirts of Egypt’s Giza Province. The extremely small pyramid was covered with gold or copper and its upper part was partially damaged. It measures only
AncientPages.com – The mystery of Easter Island deepens. Scientists have conducted an analysis of DNA from ancient skeletal remains and it turns out history of Easter Island is not quite as previously thought. According to a genetic study carried out in
AncientPages.com – The first dedicated House of Commons chamber, destroyed in the 1834 Palace of Westminster fire, has been reconstructed with the help of 3D visualization technology. The House of Commons took shape in the medieval chapel of St Stephen, formerly
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The history of powerful, gigantic shafts of polished granite, known as obelisks, is shrouded in mystery. This monolithic, four-sided stone monument, set upright and ending in a pointed top, forms a small pyramid known as
AncientPages.com – Excavating the ancient city of Sogmatar, Turkey, archaeologists unearthed a 5,000-year-old toy chariot buried along with a child. Ancient City of Sogmatar (from the word “Matar” in Arabic that means rain) and keeps many secrets. It is among the
