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Unexplained Historical Mass Disappearances – Lost Without Trace – Part 1

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Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Many disappearances have been recorded throughout history. Most intriguing are cases of mass disappearances of people organized in armies of soldiers who disappeared without a trace, or very large groups of people who enter a place and suddenly vanish. Generally, historians have difficulty accepting the evidence for mass disappearances. However, […]

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132/5000 The walls of the church were decorated with multi-colored polychrome. Among the performances were equidistant crosses inscribed in a circle, photo: A. Drzymuchowska

One Of Egypt’s Oldest Christian Churches Discovered By Polish Archaeologists

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Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Nauka w Polsce reports that one of Egypt’s oldest churches dating back to the 4th century was found hidden behind ancient basilica wall by Polish archaeologists. Archaeologists say this church could be one of the oldest known Christian temples in Egypt. Amphorae from various parts of the Mediterranean, found inside

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"A facial reconstruction is a combination of science and creativity," according to Professor Poblome. | © Sagalassos Archaeological Research Project - Bruno Vandermeulen & Danny Veys

Facial Reconstruction Of Ancient Inhabitants Of Sagalassos Make Them Almost Real

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Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – KU Leuven researchers have reconstructed two lifelike faces – one of a Roman-era man (early third century CE) and one of a Middle-Byzantine woman (11th-13th century CE) thata originate from the archaeological site of Sagalassos, an ancient city in what is now Turkey. The researchers have called them ‘Rhodon’ and ‘Eirènè’,

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The Birdman Of Siberia: Sensational Finds In The Heart Of Russia Puzzle Scientists

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AncientPages.com – Two unique burials of the Odinov culture (early Bronze) were unearthed last year at the Ust-Tartas site in Novosibirsk region. Inside one of them researches found several dozen long beaks and skulls of large birds assembled into something looking like a collar, a head dress, or armour. ‘Nothing of this kind was ever

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Reconstruction Of Five-Story Patara Lighthouse Built By Roman Emperor Nero – Begins

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Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The ancient Patara Lighthouse will be reconstructed on its original stones. Lighthouse – built by the Roman Emperor Nero between A.D. 64 and 65 – was as high as a five-story apartment building. Ruins of ancient city of Patara, Turkey The Patara Lighthouse is located in the Kaş district of

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Medieval home of Lords of the Isles reconstructed

Lost Medieval Home Of The Lords Of The Isles – Reconstructed Virtually

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Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The lost medieval home of the Lords of the Isles has been reconstructed virtually by experts at the University of St Andrews. Major archaeological work by the National Museum of Scotland has enabled the University of St Andrews’ Open Virtual Worlds Team, and spin-out company Smart History, to digitally recreate Finlaggan. In

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Strange Case Of The ‘Impossible’ Glove Remains Unexplained – The Investigation – Part 2

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Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – In part 1 of this series we discussed how a man accidentally discovered a very peculiar glove in the desert, but this was not the only strange object he found. His friends advised him to leave the artifacts because they could be dangerous, but he was much too serious to

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Neanderthals Had More Children And Lived In Smaller Groups Than Was Previously Thought

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Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Many questions remain about Neanderthals, extinct human species, which lived at the same time as early modern humans. In which areas did they live, for instance? And how did they live? Archaeologist Fulco Sherjon has used computer simulations to identify where and how Neanderthals lived in West Europe. What stood

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DNA Studies Of Inhabitants Of Prehistoric Çatalhöyük – One Of The Oldest Cities

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Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – An international team of geneticists led by Maciej Chyleński of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland made attempts to study the genetic material of some of the human remains discovered in the prehistoric settlement in Çatalhöyük, Turkey. Researchers focused on the remains of nearly 40 people found under the floors

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3,500-Year-Old Neo-Hittite Hieroglyphs Found In Cappadocia

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Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have discovered 3,500-year-old Hittite hieroglyphs inside a barn located in Turkey’s historical Cappadocia region, which is expected to shed light on an ancient kingdom. Among the findings, most valuable are hieroglyphs in Gülşehir district of central Nevşehir province. Credit: IHA Photo via Daily Sabah Professor Yücel Şenyurt who led

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