Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Keezhadi, a small hamlet in Sivaganga district, in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is a special place, where an important part of Tamil history is being unearthed now by the Archaeological Survey of
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Nalanda was one of the most praised intellectual circles of the ancient world. It was an active center of education located about 88 km southeast of Patna in Bihar, northeastern India, and not far from
Archaeologists of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (TSU) have discovered a one line inscription of as yet unknown Georgian writing, dating back 2700 years on the altar pedestal of the 7th century BC temple dedicated to a fertility goddess at
Farming started in Denmark and southern Sweden about 6,000 years ago, and early farmers were far more advanced than previously thought. Until now, most researchers believed that early farming was primitive but according to a new study, settlers from more
German researchers have discovered signs of what may be the earliest known case of leukemia on a 7,000 year old skeleton. The victim of the disease was a female individual who appears to have been in her 30’s when she
A large wooden chamber tomb has been brought to light by archaeologists during excavations near the Opatowska Gate in Sandomierz, Poland. Around the tomb archaeologists discovered pottery sherds and traces of fire, evidence of funeral rituals, as Dr. Marek Florek from the
A 3.2 wide, double-faced wall was revealed during the systematic excavation and extended clearance work in the framework of the five-year-old programme “Ancient Feneos”, conducted by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Corinth and the Austrian Archaeological Institute at Athens and completed
During excavations at Mexico City’s Templo Mayor Aztec ruin site, archaeologists have discovered a massive tzompantli, or trophy skull rack of sacrificed human skulls. It was built between 1485 and 1502. ‘Racks known as “tzompantli” were where the Aztecs displayed
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A series of murals recently discovered in Shimao Ruins indicate that the basic production process and rendering techniques used to make Chinese murals might be more than 4,000 years old. Shimao ruins, Shaanxi Province. Photo credit:
AncientPages.com – The Natufians, who existed 15,000 – 11,500 years ago, represented a fascinating ancient culture. These people lived in there region known as the Levant (modern Palestine, Israel, Syria and Jordan). Earlier, the Natufians, roaming hunter gatherers, known as the
AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have unearthed remains of pit houses and ditches that indicated boundaries at a site dating to the fourth century A.D. in Japan’s Nara Prefecture known as the Nakanishi ruins. The excavations are conducted in the vicinity of
A mutilated figurine of Ancient Roman god Mars has been found by archaeologists during the excavations of the Early Byzantine and medieval Bulgarian city of Missionis, also known as Krum’s Fortress, whose ruins are located near today’s northeastern city of
