Thousands of intriguing ancient artifacts have been discovered world-wide. Some of these ancient artifacts give us a deeper understanding of our ancestors’ customs, traditions, beliefs, level of technology and scientific achievements. Many of the artifacts are also mysterious and puzzling because we haven’t yet been able to determine their true purpose.
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The exploration of caves and hidden underground tunnels offers an experience similar to stepping into a mysterious realm. One never knows what can be found along the road, which makes the journey even more fascinating.
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The rope is one of the oldest human tools, and it played a crucial role in the daily lives of many ancient civilizations. Drawings found in Egyptian tombs, dating back 6,000 years, depict ropes being
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Long considered impossible to decipher, we can now finally learn the truth about the mysterious code found hidden in an old silk dress in Maine, USA. The intriguing story started when Sara Rivers Cofield spotted
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Ulfberht swords were famous for their strength, flexibility, and high-tech blades. Viking warriors highly prized these weapons, which were extraordinarily valuable because of their properties. This well-preserved Ulfbrecht sword was found in the Wisla River
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – When museum inspector and archaeologist Jakob Bonde dug up a 2,000-year-old knife with a runic inscription from a burial ground near Odense on the island of Funen, he did not know the find’s significance. Of
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – For the first time in almost 2,000 years, the public will have an opportunity to see an incredible Roman arm guard. This ancient arm guard is truly unique because it is one of only three
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The centaur head was given to the Danish King Christian V as a gift in 1688. The Danish Captain who served in the Venetian fleet and was present during the bombardment of the Acropolis in
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – It often takes patience and time to solve ancient enigmas. Scientists have tried for over a century to decipher a mysterious inscription etched into an ancient sphinx originating from Dacia. According to a new study,
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists have investigated one of the most unusual late-Roman metalware ever discovered in the British Isles. The Knaresborough Hoard was discovered about 1864, but no one has examined the treasure properly until now. The circumstances
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Researchers of China’s Tsinghua University have published the results of new research focused on five sets of bamboo slips, in which the rites regarding the ritual music system and high official’s meals dated more than
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists from Masaryk University in Brno, a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic, have made an extraordinary discovery. The research team has unearthed a unique bronze belt buckle from the early
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com -A metal detectorist found a rare gold coin in the mountains in Vestre Slidre municipality depicting two emperors and Jesus Christ. Archaeologists are now trying to determine how this 1,000-year-old Byzantine gold coin ended up in
