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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Approximately 400 years ago, a member of the Potano-Timucua tribe crafted a small, undecorated clay vessel. Its original use and history remain unknown, but it was recently excavated intact by University of Florida students. “It’s very unique. Typically, we find things that were broken and discarded,” said Gifford Waters, collections []
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Thousands of ancient rock carvings in Egypt’s Western Desert are gradually disappearing. Climate change and human activity are damaging some of Africa’s richest prehistoric art collections. Polish archaeologists are working to document what remains before it is lost. Depictions of a boat and sandals from the dynastic period. Credit: Paweł Polkowski []
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Following the assassination of Domitian of the Flavian Dynasty (81–96) on September 18, 96, a new Emperor appeared on the same day. Domitian was succeeded by his friend and advisor Nerva, an aging senator with no biological children or known wives. Left: Bronze statue of Nerva in the Forum Romanum, []
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Going against the gods' wishes can be dangerous, and King Phineus certainly made the Greek deities furious. To the left and right, the winged Boreads rescue Phineus from the Harpies. Credit: Leningrad Painter, Public Domain Having received the gift of prophecy, King Phineus used it to reveal the gods' plans []
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists excavating an ancient cave have uncovered an unusual burial tradition that may provide new insights into ancient Maya supernatural beliefs. Background: Xunantunich Archaeological site, Belize. Credit: Denis Barthel - CC BY-SA 4.0 Image compilation AncientPages.com Inside the mysterious cave, archaeologists discovered hundreds of teeth belonging to prominent Maya individuals []
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Erik the Red, Leif Erikson, Ragnar Lothbrok, Björn Ironside, Freydís Eiríksdóttir, Cnut the Great, and Harald Hardrada are well-known figures in Viking history. Most prominent Vikings are associated with Denmark, Norway, or Sweden. However, the question remains: did Vikings exist in Finland? Vikings were present in Finland, although their history []
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Analysis of the centuries-old remains of two Medici brothers has resolved a long-standing Renaissance mystery. In 1562, Cardinal Giovanni de Medici, a member of the influential family that led politics and banking in Tuscany during the Renaissance, died of malaria. Twenty-five years later, his older brother, Grand Duke Francesco de []
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - For decades, scientists have disputed the meaning of the weapons found in the burial chambers of some ancient Egyptian princesses. Were they symbolic or practical tools? Now a reassessment of five royal women’s mummies from the Middle Kingdom has shown that some princesses buried with weapons could use them. The []
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Knowledge of ancient Maya mythology has expanded as archaeologists have identified what is believed to be one of the oldest known depictions of the mythical Maya hero Juun Ajaw. Credit: CINAH Campeche INAH reports that over the past three years, researchers have investigated a mural inside Structure II at the []
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Standing atop the mountain, he reflected on legends of the ancient submerged city beneath the ocean. Once a splendid and sacred kingdom, it was said to have been built by beings with extraordinary powers and advanced technology, now known only through myth. Some say they were Antediluvian gods. Others suggest []
