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AncientPages.com – Researchers conduct excavations at the Haihunhou cemetery near Nanchang City, capital of east China’s Jiangxi Province. It’s the most complete known Western Han Dynasty (206 BC – 24 AD) cemetery. It covers some 40,000 square meters with eight tombs
AncientPages.com – Archaeologists from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam have discovered the location of historic battle fought by the Roman the general of eight legions and statesman, Julius Caesar, who massacred two Germanic tribes in the year 55 BC. It’s the earliest known
AncientPages.com – Many have laid claim to having solved the mystery of the enigmatic round terracotta tablet – Phaistos Disk. The disk was found by Luigi Pernier, the Italian archaeologist excavating ruins of the ancient Minoan Palace of Phaistos, on Crete
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – A rare sculpture of a sphinx dating back more than 1,000 years has been unearthed in a tomb in northwest China. The marble sculpture is well-preserved and dates back more than 1,000 years, according to archaeologists. The delicately-carved
AncientPages.com – An ancient relief depicting Heracles with a crook in his right hand and a seven-headed snake in his left hand can be found in an ancient quarry in the northwestern province of Bursa’s İznik district, Turkey. Unfortunately, the right arm
AncientPages.com – Fifteen rock paintings discovered in a village close to the ancient city of Ani in the eastern province of Kars will play a significant role for the area to be declared a world heritage site by UNESCO. The 15
AncientPages.com – Archaeologists in the east Moravian town of Přerov have discovered a unique statuette which they believe dates back to the early Neolithic period. The richly ornamented torso has been hidden under ground for over seven thousand years ago. The
AncientPages.com – A team of researchers has found the partial remains of a 13th century pagoda foundation at the Todaiji temple. A Todaiji temple pagoda razed in war during the Heian Period (794-1185) was likely rebuilt into one of the biggest
AncientPages.com – About a year ago, beautiful mosaics were found during excavations in the ancient city of Zeugma in Turkey’s southern province of Gaziantep. Even earlier many beautiful mosaics were discovered in Zeugma, one of the most important centers in the Eastern
AncientPages.com – A team led by the Archaeology Institute at the University of the Highlands and Islands discovered what is believed to be a Bronze Age settlement at Tresness, Sanday sea shore. The settlement remains are composed of 14 houses and separate working
AncientPages.com – British Museum presents a Viking Hoard dating from the time of the ‘Last Kingdom’, when the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of Mercia and Wessex were fighting for their survival against a ‘Great Heathen Army’ of Viking raiders. This most valuable hoard was
AncientPages.com – Trading routes have been discovered that pass through the old town of Vadnagar, mentioned often in the Puranas and even in the travelogue of the great Chinese traveler, Hieu-en-Tsang, as a rich and flourishing town with many Buddhist establishments.
