March 2018

‘Empty’ Egyptian Coffins Kept In Museum Contained A 2,500-Year-Old Mummy

‘Empty’ Egyptian Coffin Kept In Museum Contained A 2,500-Year-Old Mummy

Archaeology, News

AncientPages.com – A 2,500-year old mummy has been found in an ancient Egyptian coffin that was mistakenly classified as empty 150 years ago. The sarcophagus was one of four ancient and intricately designed Egyptian coffins acquired around 1860 by Charles Nicholson, a former chancellor of Sydney University. Inside three of the coffins were full-bodied mummies, but […]

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Rare Viking Graffiti And Artifacts Found In Dublin

Rare Viking Graffiti And Artifacts Found In Dublin – Depiction Of God Odin Riding Sleipnir Followed By Huginn And Muninn?

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AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating in Dublin have discovered 11th-century Viking village with graffiti and unique artifacts. According to researchers, the discovery is an “extraordinary find”.  As previously mentioned on Ancient Pages, Dublin, the capital of Ireland was founded by the Vikings. 12th century slate with graffiti art. (Credit: ACAS- Aisling Collins Archaeology Services) Vikings were first

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corded culture pottery

Corded Ware Culture: Skillful Female Artisans Produced Extremely Innovative Pottery 5,000 Years Ago

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AncientPages.com – For the first time, the origin and trajectories of clay pottery created by Corded Ware culture dated c. 2900 BC – 2350 BC have been established by researchers from the University of Helsinki’s archaeology laboratory. During the Corded Ware Culture period, Finland, Estonia and Sweden received skillful female artisans, who had learned to create fashionable

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Discovery Of Fortified Villages And Earthworks Re-Writes Ancient History Of Amazon

Discovery Of Fortified Villages And Earthworks Re-Writes Ancient History Of Amazon

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AncientPages.com – It has long been assumed that large many parts of the Amazon were uninhabited because people didn’t want to live far from major rivers. However, a startling discovery reveals that there were hundreds of villages in the rainforest and areas that were believed to have been uninhabited were in fact home to thriving populations

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Fenrir: Oldest Of Three Monstrous Children Of God Loki In Norse Mythology

Fenrir: Oldest Of Three Monstrous Children Of God Loki In Norse Mythology

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A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Fenrir (the Wolf) is the oldest of three terrible children of Loki, according to the literary works Poetic Edda (the Icelandic medieval manuscript known as the Codex Regius), Snorri Sturluson’s Prose Edda, and Heimskringla. The god Thor chains the wolf Fenrir. Signed “H. L. M.” – Foster, Mary H. 1901. Asgard Stories: Tales from

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Interesting Relief Sculpture Of Pharaoh Hatshepsut Found At Swansea University

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AncientPages.com – A depiction of Hatshepsut, one of the most prominent pharaohs in history has been accidentally found by Egyptology Dr Ken Griffin lecturer at Swansea University’s Egypt Center. Among many objects, particularly this ancient relief sculpture was much more interesting than initially thought, according to Dr Griffin. The object consists of two glued, irregularly shaped

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Völuspá - Norse Prophecy Of The Völva, A Respected And Feared Shaman By The Vikings

Völuspá – Norse Prophecy Of The Völva, A Shaman Feared By The Vikings

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Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The Völuspá, the first poem in the Codex Regius of the Poetic Edda, is one of the most outstanding literary achievements in the Norse world. Left: God Odin meets the Völva – Credit: Illustration by Carl Emil Doepler, 1905 – Right: God Thor’s battle against the Midgard Serpent. Credit: Illustration

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Hel - Loki's Terrible Daughter And Goddess Of The Land Of Dead

Hel – Queen Of A Weeping And Wailing Land Of Dead

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A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – One of the fearsome offspring of the cunning god Loki is Hel, a towering giantess and goddess of death. She reigns over Niflheim, a shadowy realm where the dead reside, hidden among the Nine Worlds that cling to the vast cosmic ash tree, Yggdrasil. Contemporary artistic vision of Hel. Image

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6th century translation of a book by the Greek-Roman doctor Galen. Image credit: (Farrin Abbott / SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Hidden Text Of Medical Book By Doctor Galen Read For The First Time In 1000 Years

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AncientPages.com – A 6th century hidden medical text from a book by the Greek-Roman doctor Galen, has been found with the help of X-ray technology. The words had been scraped off the parchment manuscript and written over with hymns in the 11th century. To find this hidden text, an international team of researchers used X-ray imaging at at

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