Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Board games were central to Roman society and enjoyed by all social classes, from enslaved individuals to the Emperor. Many, such as Duodecim Scripta and Ala, resemble games still played today and are likely ancestors of
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AnientPages.com – The soft tissues preserved in Montsecosuchus depereti, a Lower Cretaceous crocodylomorph from the Pedrera de Meià site in the province of Lleida (Catalonia, Spain), are described in detail for the first time in a new
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Thomas Jefferson once said – “The greatest service which can be rendered to any country is to add a useful plant to its culture,” and that’s exactly what Johnny Appleseed did through his work and
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have made a remarkable find in southwestern Spain, where a 2,500-year-old bronze chariot adorned with mythological figures offers new insights into the lost civilization of Tartessos. The Tartessian culture flourished in the southwestern Iberian Peninsula
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists in Iraq’s Nineveh province have discovered a rare Assyrian stele dating to the reign of King Ashurbanipal. This discovery gives us new insight into the city’s achievements almost 2,600 years ago. Archaeologists in Nineveh
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – An ancient scroll that survived the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD has finally given up its secrets. The scroll was found in the 1750s, but it was too delicate to open. Thanks to
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Machrie Moor, nestled on the Isle of Arran, continues to reveal its ancient mysteries. Machrie Moor is an area of peat moorland with a striking concentration of Neolithic and Bronze Age archaeological remains (from 3500 BC
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – New research reveals that a major prehistoric center in Ireland was among the earliest large, organized settlements in Western Europe, dating back over 3,000 years. Around 1200 BC, the construction of the monumental Haughey’s Fort
Special Edition No. 2 (Members’ only) Welcome to another special edition! In issue no.2, Into Thin Air: Unexplained Human Vanishings and Mysterious Teleportation Cases Across History, we look at mysterious cases of people who disappeared without a trace and were
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Tollan-Xicocotitlan, or Tula, was once the capital of the Toltec civilization. It sits in Tula de Allende, in the Tula Valley of southwest Hidalgo, northwest of Mexico City. Tula reached its height between 900 and
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A rare Anglo-Saxon die stamp found near Lynsted, Kent, may alter our understanding of the origins of some of Britain’s most significant archaeological treasures. The small copper-alloy object, discovered by metal detectorist Stephen Newbury, dates
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Researchers from the University of Warsaw and the University of Tirana have discovered a large Hellenistic temple in an ancient city in northern Albania. This is the first Illyrian structure of its kind found in the
