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.
A mutilated figurine of Ancient Roman god Mars has been found by archaeologists during the excavations of the Early Byzantine and medieval Bulgarian city of Missionis, also known as Krum’s Fortress, whose ruins are located near today’s northeastern city of
AncientPages.com – Excavations at the Central Anatolian province of Çorum’s Alacahöyük site, one of the significant centers of the ancient Hittite civilization and Turkey’s first national excavation field, have unearthed various artifacts in a 3,700 year-old mine factory. Professor Aykut
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The Codex Washingtonianus is the world’s third oldest Bible, and it is at the Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art. It comprises the four Gospels in the so-called Western order (Matthew, John, Luke, and Mark, as Dea).
AncientPages.com – At first sight, the Birka Ring, an ancient Viking artifact, resembles just an old ring. However, a closer examination of the ring revealed a surprising discovery: an unexpected inscription of foreign origin. Image credit: Birka Vikingastaden “More than a
AncientPages.com – One of the UK’s most important medieval manuscripts is surprisingly revealing ghosts from the past after new research and imaging work discovered eerie faces and lines of verse which had previously been erased from history, according to new research.
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – A controversial scroll known as the Life of Issa, the Best of the Sons of Men, reveals how Jesus spent several years in India and Tibet. To some this might be an impossibility, while others
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Nevada is full of archaeological and anthropological discoveries – antiquities, no one is able to explain. One of these shocking discoveries gives us evidence that man existed in Nevada more than 200 million years ago. In
AncientPages.com – From Neolithic times, the Chinese have been extremely fond of jade and have made this magical stone – an inseparable part of their culture and art. In China the national passion for jade gave that stone much the same
AncientPages.com – In Canada, there is a very odd artifact that is possibly thousands of years old and is thought to pre-date the Pyramids of Egypt. The enigmatic statue has baffled scientists for more than a decade. The true origin and
AncientPages.com – Are priceless ancient gold tablets describing the origins of human civilization hidden in a secret underground city in Los Angeles? Can this remarkable map help us locate the treasure of the Serpent People? As we mentioned in our
AncientPages.com – Lady of Elche is a puzzling ancient artifact that has remained a disputable piece of ancient art, of which the correct creation date and its true origin are obscure. Was this woman an unknown queen or priestess? Where did
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The reptilian appearance of the gods in the Old Testament was a well-kept secret but the Sumerians were more open and in their epics, which can be traced as far back as 3000 BC, called their
