March 2020

Strange Ancient Mechanical Flying Animals - Mystery Of The Air Castle - Part 2

Strange Ancient Mechanical Flying Animals – Mystery Of The Air Castle – Part 2

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Ellen Lloyd-  AncientPages.com –  In part 1 we discussed some strange ancient flying animals. Were these ancient flying machines or fantasies of our ancestors? We are familiar with humans’ desire to fly. There are many legends about flying horses in various parts of the world, and they all have common characteristics that make them difficult […]

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Ancient DNA Reveals Irish Are Not Celts - Irish Ancestors Came From Biblical Lands - Scientists Say

Ancient DNA Reveals Irish Are Not Celts – Irish Ancestors Came From Biblical Lands – Scientists Say

Archaeology, DNA, News

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com –  People in Ireland now have more reason than ever to wonder where their ancestors came from. Ancient DNA reveals Irish are not Celts and it’s very possible ancestors of the Irish people came from Biblical lands in the Middle East. The Celts are a mysterious people who played a very

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Mysterious Kallerup's Double-Headed Figurine – Evidence Of Unknown Norse God Or Worship Of Roman God Janus In Ancient Scandinavia?

Mysterious Kallerup’s Double-Headed Figurine – Evidence Of Unknown Norse God Or Worship Of Roman God Janus In Ancient Scandinavia?

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Ellen Lloyd – Most are familiar with famous Norse gods such as Odin, Thor, Bragi, Tyr, and Frey, to mention a few. Vikings drew strength from their gods and goddesses, and the Norse pantheon consisted of several deities who played significant roles in Norse society. Credit: Kirstine Krath Nielsen / Museum Thy An exciting discovery of a 3,000-year-old double-headed

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Mysterious Giant Rock Face Discovered On B.C's Central Coast - Natural Formation Or Man-Made?

Mysterious Giant Rock Face Discovered On B.C’s Central Coast – Natural Or Man-Made Structure?

News, Places

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Is Mother Nature toying with us or is it an ancient, artificial, unknown structure? A man has discovered a mysterious giant ‘face’ carved in B.C. cliff. He thinks the carving could be man-made and the face reminds of the Easter Island structures. Is this a natural formation or a man-made

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Ceramic fragments found under the fortification wall prove the skilfulness of the Lengyel culture.

6,000-Year-Old Discovery Of Artifacts Associated With Ancient Lengyel Culture

Archaeology, News

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists led by archaeologist Andrej Žitnan, discovered many decorated ceramic fragments, antler tools and fragments of stone tools under the fortification wall in western Slovakia. The artifacts – estimated to be more than 6,000 years old – are associated with the Lengyel culture, an archaeological culture of the European Neolithic,

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Cerne Abbas Giant is figure cut into the hillside to the north-east of the village of Cerne Abbas, and to the north of Dorchester, Dorset.

Cerne Abbas Giant: Researchers Attempt To Determine Age Of Giant Figure

Archaeology, News

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Cerne Abbas Giant – the 180ft (55-meter) tall club-wielding man has long been considered as a sign of fertility due to his large, erect phallus. It is not agreed how old the Cerne Abbas Giant is, but the most likely explanation is that he depicts Hercules, the god with superhuman strength.

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Skull Reveals Little Foot Was Capable Of Different Head Movements Than Modern Humans

Skull Reveals Little Foot Was Capable Of Different Head Movements Than Modern Humans

Human Beginnings, News

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Little Foot is the nickname our ancestor, who lived more than 3 million years ago. Some years ago scientists said Little Foot is an entirely new species of humans and now researchers present more information about our ancient relative. The examination of Little Foot’s skull showed some interesting differences between

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Strange Ancient Mechanical Flying Animals - Myths Or Advanced Ancient Technology? – Part 1

Strange Ancient Mechanical Flying Animals – Myths Or Advanced Ancient Technology? – Part 1

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Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Since we were not there, we cannot say what our ancestors created, witnessed or fantasized about. When we study myths and legends of ancient people, we can read those stories as entertaining fables or search for clues that are sometimes hidden between the lines. Now suppose that in thousands of

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2,000-year-old sundial. Image credit: Sebahatdin Zeyrek / AA

2,000-Year-Old Sundial Discovered In Ancient City Of Laodicea, Turkey

Archaeology, News

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Excavations in the ancient city of Laodicea (Laodikya) have been ongoing since 2003 under the supervision of archeologist Celal Şimşek from Pamukkale University in Denizli. Now archaeologists report the discovery of a 2,000-year-old marble sundial, unearthed as a single piece dated to the Hellenistic period, reports Anadolu Agency. A 2,000-year-old

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