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.
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Our journey through North America and quest for ancient lost civilizations continues. This time, we visit Cincinnati, where we encounter several remarkable artifacts and ancient bodies that, according to mainstream history, shouldn’t exist. Yet, they do
AncientPages.com – Scientists continue to examine the interesting Dead Sea Scrolls that were discovered in West Jordan in 1947, near the ruins of Qumran. Infrared imaging has revealed a hidden text on one of the Dead Sea Scroll fragments. The text
AncientPages.com – Pulled from a peat bog in in the Ural Mountains, Russia back in 1890, the Shigir Idol is believed to be twice as old as Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids. Estimated to be about 11,600 years old, it is
AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating in Dublin have discovered 11th-century Viking village with graffiti and unique artifacts. According to researchers, the discovery is an “extraordinary find”. As previously mentioned on Ancient Pages, Dublin, the capital of Ireland was founded by the Vikings.
AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating in Peru have found thousands of stone objects that could offer more information about the first people who inhabited Peru. Based on the preliminary examination of the artifacts, researchers estimate the first settlers arrived in Peru between
AncientPages.com – A set of five Ancient Roman mirror frames have been unearthed in the ruins of an intriguing Roman villa that belonged to a Roman military veteran, and is located near the town Pavlikeni, in Central North Bulgaria. The villa was also
AncientPages.com – About 60 years ago, archaeologists excavating in Czermno, Poland discovered a unique spindle whorl. At the time scientists did not notice the object was covered with seemingly chaotic lines forming an inscription. Now, the artifact has been examined and
AncientPages.com – A 132-year-old message in a bottle was discovered on a remote Australian beach, Wedge Island and turned out to be part of an important worldwide experiment, reports Deutsche Welle. An Australian family discovered a bottle half-buried in the sand
AncientPages.com – A pot containing some 500 silver and gold coins was found during water works conducted near the city of Vianen, in the province of Utrecht, central Netherlands. Most of the coins seem to date from the 1470’s and 1480’s. Some
AncientPages.com – A rare, intact 700-year-old bronze ring bearing the image of St. Nicholas was accidentally discovered work in the garden of a home in the Jezreel Valley, Israel. St. Nicholas is best known as the source of the beloved,
AncientPages.com – Unfortunately, sometimes something must be destroyed so that another discovery can be brought to light. Seven clay tablets, found in a palace hidden under the Tomb of Jonah in the northern city of Mosul, describe the rule of a
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The mysterious Bronze Age Viksö helmets with horns were discovered in southern Scandinavia. Due to their impractical size and shape, these ancient helmets were not used in warfare. Instead, the Viksö helmets were deliberately made for
