Angela Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In Egyptian mythology, Wadjet is a goddess depicted as a cobra and worshiped in Lower Egypt. Wadjet was represented in the form of a
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Many Native American tribes have legends about secret underground worlds that their ancestors once inhabited. In some accounts, these subterranean realms are so
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Who was the first explorer to visit the Arctic? That is a question one cannot answer quickly. The lack of historical references dealing
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The Edfu temple is one of the most sacred buildings in Egypt. Known today as Idfu, the ancient city of Edfu located in
Angela Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Among many ancient weapons, we find their most unusual shapes. One such weapon is the bronze khopesh, a sickle-shaped sword, usually described as
Conny Waters – MessageToEagle.com – New research has questioned theories that a mysterious group of hunter-gatherers from Indonesia interacted with Aboriginal Australians thousands of years ago and provides
Conny Waters – MessageToEagle.com – Since its discovery in the 1960s, the Jebel Sahaba cemetery (Nile Valley, Sudan), 13 millennia old, was considered to be one of the
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The story of King Romulus is entertaining because it is an unusual mix of ancient history and mythology. The ancient supernatural touch added
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Living in darkness for 18 full months can be challenging even to those who do not appreciate the Sun very much. Something unsettling
Angela Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Vettuvan Koil (“heaven of sculptors” or “the temple of slayer”) is a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, the most popular deity
Angela Sutherland – AncientPages.com –The Achaemenid Empire (First Persian Empire) became the world’s largest empire thanks to Cyrus the Great, Cambyses, Darius I, and Xerxes I. It was
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeological human remains from the Battles of Himera provide unique opportunities to test early written history. The study contradicts certain claims made in
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – In ancient Egyptian mythology, Zep Tepi can be translated as the ‘First Time.’ It was during Zep Tepi Gods established their kingdom on
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Vikings left an everlasting legacy in Ireland. While you are in Ireland, you can visit archaeological places where battles between Vikings and the
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – “Chac Mool” (chacmool, or chaacmol) is one of the most famous Pre-Columbian statues that can be found throughout Mexico. Chac-Mool altars are generally
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – There are currently 574 federally recognized Native American tribes living scattered in different states of the United States. Before the arrival of the
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Art is universal and timeless, and so is our appreciation of it if, it is unique and beautiful like this magnificent Bronze Age
Angela Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Unlike mythologies from other ancient cultures, there are not many terrible creatures in Egyptian mythology. The only most frightening monster was a gigantic
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – It does occasionally happen people are born with two heads. This medical condition is known as Polycephaly or simply put, multi-headedness. The thought
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – This unique golden silk textile so magnificent you would like to buy it, but it is no ordinary cloth available in the shops.
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Long before the arrival of Christopher Columbus (1451 – 1506), North and South America had been visited by other ancient civilizations. By now,
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The Proto-Elamite script is the world’s oldest system of writing that has yet to be deciphered. This Early Bronze Age writing was briefly
Conny Waters – MessageToEagle.com – Some of the world’s earliest rock art located at the Maros-Pangkep site in Sulawesi, Indonesia, is rapidly disappearing due to climate change. Rock
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The Biblical story of the Tower of Babel in Genesis explains why people speak different languages. The Choctaw, a Native American Indian tribe
Jan Bartek – MessageToEagle.com – Scientists have found evidence of one of the world’s oldest Acheulean sites on the Arabian Peninsula. While excavating at the site, Al Nasim
