Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The Avars, originating from Central and Inner Asia, arrived in the Carpathian Basin around 567/568. They were the first to unify this region under a single political authority, establishing an empire that endured for approximately
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – An unusual Roman circular burial site has been uncovered, notable for the absence of any human bones. This finding is particularly intriguing, as most Roman burials typically contain skeletal remains. The lack of bones raises questions
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Monte Sierpe (also known as the Band of Holes), meaning “serpent mountain,” is a remarkable archaeological site in the Pisco Valley of the southern Peruvian Andes. Spanning 1.5 kilometers, it features approximately 5,200 precisely aligned
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – During excavations at Øvre Eiker near Oslo, Norway, archaeologists uncovered an unusually large longhouse. What sets this building apart is its impressive width: it measured 16 meters wide, with a central nave spanning 9 meters between
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Researchers from Cairo University and the Technical University of Munich (TUM), working within the ScanPyramids research project, have discovered two hidden air-filled anomalies in the Menkaure Pyramid, the third-largest pyramid at Giza. This finding lends support
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A newly published study in Scientific Data introduces Itiner-e, a high-resolution digital dataset and map detailing the road networks across the Roman Empire as they existed around 150 CE. The findings increase the known length of
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – In the summer of 2020, an international research team led by a University of Arizona archaeologist announced the discovery of the largest known monumental structure in the Maya region. This impressive monument, located at Aguada
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Recent findings from the Kani Shaie Archaeological Project have yielded valuable insights into the early history of Mesopotamia and the Zagros Mountains, shedding light on patterns of human occupation spanning thousands of years. The project,
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Over 2,000 years before Europeans arrived in the Americas, indigenous civilizations in Mexico and Guatemala had already developed sophisticated calendrical systems. They used both a “divinatory” calendar of 260 days and a civil calendar of
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Dating from 1000–800 BCE, the Peebles Hoard is a significant archaeological find consisting of over 500 distinctive bronze and organic objects, many of which have no known parallels worldwide. The Bronze Age is defined by
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Recent archaeological excavations in Benin City, Nigeria, conducted prior to the construction of the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA), have revealed previously unexplored areas of the pre-colonial palace of the Kingdom of Benin. A Benin
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – For decades, numerous scientists held the view that dinosaurs had already been declining in both population and diversity well before the asteroid impact that marked their extinction 66 million years ago. But new research
