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Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Assyrian ribbed vessels represent elite pottery and metallic tableware that belonged to royals. They were found in the magnificent Northwest Palace of the Neo-Assyrian King Ashurnasirpal II (883–859 BC) at Nimrud, as well as in […]
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A new megalithic funerary monument known as a Giant’s Tomb was discovered on the southern slope of Crastu Littu, at 740 meters above sea level, within the Carrarzu Iddia archaeological site in Sardinia. The tomb,
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Recent airborne laser scanning research shows that a multicultural civilization in southwestern Amazonia, active from 600 BCE to 850 CE, supported millions of people. Covering approximately 183,000 square kilometers (71,000 square miles), the Aquiry civilization
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Sardis in Türkiye has experienced frequent changes in rule, from the Greeks and Romans to the Ottoman Empire. Despite this, archaeological research at Sardis has remained consistent. As the former capital of the Iron Age Lydian
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The city of Tralleis is a special place. It has a rich history, and for a long time, it was under the influence of the Hellenistic kingdoms after being taken by Alexander. Among others, the
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A new computational method can find traces of ancient hominin ancestry in modern humans without needing archaic reference genomes. This method has revealed that a mysterious “ghost” population contributed DNA to the ancestors of all modern
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Across cultures, myths and legends tell of sacred foods and drinks endowed with extraordinary powers for gods—and sometimes humans. These accounts have long intrigued scientists seeking to uncover their origins. Now, researchers may have solved
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Chester Castle, located in Chester, Cheshire, England, stands at the southwest edge of the city walls. Founded by William the Conqueror in 1070 to secure Norman control, it was granted to his nephew Hugh d’Avranches,
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Thoth, the ancient Egyptian god of wisdom, writing, magic, and the moon, was represented by two animals: the sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) and the sacred baboon (Papio hamadryas). The reasons for these animal associations remain
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A new study documents a set of fossil footprints preserving a snapshot of “fossil behavior” from an ancient hominin group along a lakeshore in northern Kenya around 1.4 million years ago. An international team from the
