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 – A couple in Denmark found a huge runestone under the floor while renovating the kitchen in their house in the village Mosekær just outside the city of Randers. Experts are currently examining the rune stone,
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – It was a chance discovery. The piece of wood could have easily gone onto the bonfire or been treated as trash. Luckily, Derek Fawcett, landowner, and retired urological surgeon, decided to take a closer look
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The Urnes brooch is beautiful and eye-striking. Archaeologists have unearthed many Urnes-style brooches in Norway, and scientists say this type of jewelry was mass-produced and became high fashion during the late Viking and Middle Ages.
AncientPages.com – [… who s]aw the Deep, […] the country, [who] knew […], […] all […] [… who] saw the Deep, […] the country, [who] knew […], […] all […] Reconstruction of the manuscript K.4981+ from nine discrete fragments previously
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – When most researchers looked at a puzzling group of artifacts discovered at French archaeological sites, they presumed these to be ornaments or clothing. But Justin Garnett saw something else. “They resembled finger loops like those
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The gold bust of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius is so precious it has only been displayed a dozens of times and never in the United States. Made by hammering a single sheet of gold, the
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Several magnificent Iron Age, Roman, and post-Medieval artifacts found in Monmouthshire, a county in the southeast of Wales, have been declared a treasure. According to experts, some Roman finds could suggest a previously undiscovered settlement
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Recently declared a treasure, it takes one look to realize this Bronze Age ring is unusual. The ancient gold ring was found by a metal detectorist near Aldringham cum Thorpe in north Norfolk, UK. The
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – You never know when and where you’ll find something of archaeological value do you? Some people can come across priceless ancient treasures without searching for them. This is what happened to a woman in Norway.
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Several beautiful Bronze Age and Medieval artifacts unearthed in Wales, UK, have been declared a treasure. Four magnificent objects were discovered across Wrexham, with the remaining four coming from Conwy and Denbighshire. While metal-detecting on
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A pair of nice sandals were discovered during excavation works at the Harbor of Eleutherios (Theodosius), one of the ports of ancient Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, located beneath the modern Yenikapi neighborhood of
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A previously unknown underground tunnel estimated to be about 1,500 years have been unearthed during ongoing archaeological excavations in 1,500-year-old St. Polyeuktos Church in Istanbul’s Saraçhane Archaeological Park in Turkey. The church was an ancient Byzantine
