AncientPages.com – Polish archaeologists discovered over 2,000 years old lost city in northwestern Albania, in the area of today’s Shkoder. The city was three times larger than the ancient Shkoder – massive stone walls surrounded an area of about 20 hectares. The
AncientPages.com – Archaeologists from Deccan College, India have excavated the ancient capital of Nandivardhan (present day – Nagardhan). The great city was ruled by the Vakataka dynasty during 250-550 CE. The Vakatakas are known for building India’s architectural wonder– the cave
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – In part 1 one this series, we learned how one explorer paid the highest price to give us the knowledge he obtained about our planet’s secrets ancient history. Much of what we talked about is controversial
Thalia Lightbringer – AncientPages.com – The ancient Greeks were often in conflict with each other, and so were their gods and goddesses. However, they would pull together when outside forces threatened, such as when the Persians tried to invade Greece (Note
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Ancient myths and legends tell a remarkable story about a place that became known as home of the gods. According to the legend, about 13,000 B.C. shining ships suddenly emerged in the skies. A loud thunder
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Secret expeditions visited a remote place where they found ancient ruins that had previously only been known from myths and legends. Among the ruins, researchers unearthed extraordinary objects that are still shrouded in mystery. One of
AncientPages.com – An enigmatic sculpture of a king’s head dating back nearly 3,000 years is for now a great enigma to solve for archaeologists, who do not know whose face it depicts. The 2-inch sculpture – a small faience head dates
AncientPages.com – Thousands of years, trepanation—the act of scraping, cutting, or drilling an opening into the cranium—was practiced around the world, primarily to treat head trauma, but possibly to quell headaches, seizures and mental illnesses, or even to expel perceived demons.
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Often depicted in Christian art as adorable little children with wings, the Cherubim are mentioned frequently in the Bible. In the traditional definition, they are thought to be angels and their origin is shrouded in mystery.
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Even with a highly skilled neurosurgeon, the most effective anesthesia, and all the other advances of modern medicine, most of us would cringe at the thought of undergoing cranial surgery today. After all, who needs
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Only truly exceptional and unusual individuals leave everlasting impressions. Certain achievements speak for themselves and today’s story is about a very elusive and intelligent man who we know almost nothing about. He was a true master
AncientPages.com – Ashes from one of the large volcanic eruptions of Thera in 10,000 years have been discovered in the ancient town of Smyrna, reports Daily Sabah. Thera is located on the island of Santorini and the ancient city of Smyrna, about
