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 – Archaeologists in Denmark have made a very rare discovery. In Ågård, an important settlement during the Viking Age, researchers found a buckle depicting Norse God Loki. The finding is very intriguing, but the unusual artifact raises some questions and
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – A tripod, engraved vase of silver was dedicated by King of Lagash, Entemena to the god of war, Ningirsu. Ningirsu, a son of Enlil – lord of the mace and the battle-axe – was worshipped
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – “At Warka, the biblical Erech, this conception found a grandiose expression. A temple of the Protoliterate Period, preserved by an extraordinary chance, and probably dedicated to the god Anu, repeats in its plan the main
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The mysterious priesthood known as the Druids shared a number of ancient secrets. The Druids can be traced back to a distant past in Celtic history. They were intelligent and remarkable individuals in a number of
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The Stele of the Vultures is a Sumerian historical and literary work dated to the Early Dynastic III period (2600–2350 BC). Also known as Eannatum’s Stele of Vultures, the artifact is fragmentary, but it was
AncientPages.com – According to a new study of the Dead Sea Scrolls Noah’s Ark was pyramid-shaped. This is assumption is based on a new interpretation of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Sophisticated technology has made it possible to scan the ancient scrolls
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Tutankhamun, the Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty had an ancient dagger from outer space, archaeologists have revealed. The dagger, buried alongside Tutankhamun was made from the metal of a meteorite. Italian and Egyptian researchers think
AncientPages.com – Florida is once again revealing more of its ancient secrets. Archaeologists have discovered 14,500 year-old artifacts in an ancient sinkhole in Florida. The finding could re-write history of North America, because it shows that humans settled the southeastern United
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Sir Leonard Woolley found the gold helmet of King Meskalamdug (Mes-Kalam-Dug ) (1880 – 1960), a British archaeologist best known for excavating Ur in Mesopotamia. Meskalamdug (Mes-Kalam-Dug) (“hero of the good land”) was an early
AncientPages.com – Archaeologists at the University of York, leading a large international team, have revealed surprising new insights into why pottery production increased significantly at the end of the last Ice Age – with culture playing a bigger role than
AncientPages.com – Israeli and German team of computer scientists and Dead Sea Scrolls scholars will create a digital copy of the 2,000-year-old Dead Sea Scrolls, informed the Israel Antiquities Authority. Dead Sea Scrolls represent one of the most important discoveries of the 20th century. The
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The Tarkhan Dress, a V-neck linen shirt, has been confirmed as the world’s oldest woven garment, with radiocarbon testing dating the garment to the late fourth millennium B.C. Tarkhan is one of the most important
