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.
AncientPages.com – A decorative fitting from a book, originally from Ireland, has been unearthed during the expansion of Byneset Cemetery, nearby to the medieval Steine Church, built in the 1140s in Trondheim in mid-Norway. The find is probably a gold-plated, silver
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – More than 1,000 ancient sealings related to the Graeco-Roman pantheon have been discovered in a late antique building complex, which could be an unidentified church. The discovery was made by archaeologists from the Cluster of Excellence
AncientPages.com – Sometimes just one artifact is enough to change our understanding of history. This is exactly what has taken place when a student metal detectorist in UK literally struck gold discovering an object that forces us to reconsider certain historical events.
AncientPages.com – Our ancestors were familiar with meteoric iron much earlier than previously thought. Scientists have determined ancient civilizations constructed remarkable artifacts made of iron from meteorites thousands of years ago. There are iron artifacts dating back to the Bronze Age,
AncientPages.com – This beautiful 2,000-year-old vase is a true masterpiece of Iberian art. Discovered in Valencia, Spain in 134, the Iberian warrior still refuses to give up some of its ancient secrets. The vase depicts a battle scene. There are six
AncientPages.com – Biblical scholars have discovered the first known original Greek copy of a heretical Christian writing describing Jesus’ secret teachings to his brother James and include information about the First Apocalypse. Jesus reveals information about the heavenly realm and future
AncientPages.com – A mysterious 300-year-old time capsule has been discovered during restoration works at the church of Santa Agueda in Sotillo de la Ribera, Burgos, northern Spain. The document was hidden inside a hollow wooden statue of Jesus Christ. Written with
AncientPages.com – Discovered back in 1947 near the ruins of Qumran – also known as Khirbet Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls still remain a great ancient puzzle. The scrolls contain a large variety of writings: fragments of every book of the
AncientPages.com – These unusual 2,500-year-old face urns represent one of the most fascinating categories of prehistoric artifacts unearthed in Poland. They were discovered in Pomerania, a region on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea in Central Europe, split between Germany and Poland.
AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating in the Roman town of Interamna Lirenas, near Monte Cassino, in Italy have unearthed a rare 2,00-year-old sundial. It’s still intact and has a Latin inscription that can reveal information about the man who commissioned it. Lying face down,
AncientPages.com – An unfinished portrait of a woman believed to be Mary, Queen of Scots has been found hidden beneath another 16th-century portrait during a significant research project recently conducted at the National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) and The Courtauld Institute
AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have a made a sensational find that could re-write our ancient history. A huge cuneiform archive consisting of 93 ancient clay tablets was unearthed on in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq. What the tablets record remains a
