August 2022

Ancient Traditional Practices Can Help Europeans Adapt To Climate Change

Ancient Traditional Practices Can Help Europeans Adapt To Climate Change

Archaeology, News

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Our ancestors dealt with large-scale environmental challenges thousands of years ago. Understanding their traditional practices may inform modern Europeans racing to adapt to climate change today. Heathlands, with their scrubby, woody plants and sandy soil, cover large tracts of Europe. Although the soil is not very nourishing, heathlands are home to unique flora […]

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Evidence The Khufu Channel Aided The Construction Of The Giza Pyramids Found – Scientists Say

Evidence The Khufu Channel Aided The Construction Of The Giza Pyramids Found – Scientists Say

Archaeology, News

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The pyramids of Giza constitute one of the world’s most iconic cultural landscapes and have fascinated humanity for thousands of years. How these ancient monuments were built has been debated for years. An international team of scientists has now announced they have found evidence that the Khufu branch of the

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Extremely Rare 1,400-Year-Old Folding Chair Discovered In A Woman's Grave

Extremely Rare 1,400-Year-Old Folding Chair Discovered In A Woman’s Grave

Archaeology, image

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have made a very unusual find. A Medieval folding chair has been discovered in a woman’s grave. The excavation team unearthed the chair in a woman’s grave in Steinsfeld in Central Franconia in the Ansbach district. Franconia lies in the north of the Free State of Bavaria, parts of Baden-Württemberg,

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Mystery Of The Ashkenazi Jews Found In A Medieval Mass Burial - Solved!

Mystery Of The Ashkenazi Jews Found In A Medieval Mass Burial – Solved!

Archaeology, News

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – In 2004, construction workers in Norwich, U.K., unearthed human skeletal remains that led to a historical mystery—at least 17 bodies at the bottom of a medieval well. Using archaeological records, historical documents, and ancient DNA, British researchers have now identified the individuals to be a group of Ashkenazi Jews who

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Food In Ancient Roman Funerary Meals Was Similar To That Consumed During Life

Food In Ancient Roman Funerary Meals Was Similar To That Consumed During Life

Archaeology, News

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com –  Scientists have investigated the importance of ancient Roman funerary meals focusing on what products were used to prepare the food offerings. “Ancient written sources show that Roman funerary rituals were relevant along the entire Roman Republic and Empire, as they ensured the protection of deities and the memory of the

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Ancient Greek Inscription Could Reveal Biblical Saint Peter's Birthplace - Archaeologists Say

Ancient Greek Inscription Could Reveal Biblical Saint Peter’s Birthplace – Archaeologists Say

Archaeology, Biblical Mysteries, News

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have discovered a curious, ancient inscription near the Sea of Galilee. The ancient Greek inscription uncovered by archaeologists from Kinneret College in Israel and Nyack College, NY, led by Professor Mordechai Aviam and Professor Steven Notley, may reveal the Biblical Saint Peter’s birthplace, the scientists said. This inscription ties

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3,000-Year-Old Ancient Egyptian Artifact Seized By US Agents In Memphis

3,000-Year-Old Ancient Egyptian Artifact Seized By US Agents In Memphis

Archaeology, Artifacts, News

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – US Agents in Memphis have seized a precious ancient artifact. The 3,000-year-old Egyptian artifact was hidden in a canopic jar lid of a funeral deity named Imsety. “Canopic jars were ritual vessels containing internal organs removed from the deceased’s body during mummification. This photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border

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First Evidence Of Canoe Burial With Remains Of A Woman Discovered In Argentinian Patagonia

First Evidence Of Canoe Burial With Remains Of A Woman Discovered In Argentinian Patagonia

Archaeology, News

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Canoes constructed out of a single trunk were widely used throughout the whole American continent. In many societies whose way of life centered around water, either sea or lakes, canoe burials formed part of a set of funerary customs called “water burials.” Interestingly, archaeologists have, for the first time, discovered

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Oldest Case Of A Rare Genetic Condition Discovered

Oldest Case Of A Rare Genetic Condition Discovered

Archaeology, News

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A group of international researchers has uncovered evidence of a super rare genetic condition that gives men an extra X chromosome, reporting the oldest clinical case of Klinefelter syndrome to date. The evidence comes from a 1,000-year-old skeleton from Portugal. Klinefelter syndrome is a rare genetic condition where individuals are born with

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