Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The ancient symbols found on a 2,700-year-old temple in the city of Dur-Šarrukin, present-day Khorsabad, Iraq, have puzzled experts for over a century. This sequence of five symbols – a lion, eagle, bull, fig tree, and plow – was first documented by French excavators in the late 19th century through ..read more

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Facial reconstruction is a meticulous and time-intensive process that allows us to visualize the appearance of individuals from the past. This technique involves carefully analyzing and interpreting skeletal remains to recreate the facial features and overall physiognomy. While intriguing, it requires a high level of expertise and attention to detail ..read more

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com -  Archaeologists thought there was nothing left to find at the Bayon Temple in Angor Archaeological Park in Siem Reap, but they were wrong. "Something" was still down there. At a depth of 1.5 m, a project team from the APSARA National Authority (ANA) unearthed a rare sandstone sculpture of a ..read more

Conny Waters -  AncientPages.com - The Stone of Destiny, more commonly referred to as the Stone of Scone, is an enigmatic block of sandstone that has played a significant role in the coronation ceremonies of Scottish and English monarchs for centuries. This ancient artifact has been shrouded in mystery, and its origins give rise to ..read more

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Scientists report the discovery of a previously unknown Late Neolithic settlement near the Tamiš River in Northeast Serbia. According to the team leader, Professor Dr. Martin Furholt from the Institute of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Archaeology at Kiel University, "this discovery is of outstanding importance, as hardly any larger Late Neolithic ..read more

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com -  The Tibetan plateau, renowned as the world's highest and largest plateau, presents a challenge to its inhabitants due to its extreme climatic conditions. A recent study has unveiled a significant discovery – stone artifacts that shed light on the existence of cultural exchanges between the plateau's residents and those living ..read more

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists in Oppin, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, have uncovered a remarkable 4,200-year-old grave that sheds light on ancient burial practices. The grave, dating back to the Neolithic period, is called a "zombie" grave. The individual was buried with a large stone placed on top of the body to prevent any attempt, suggesting ..read more

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The archaeological excavation revealed that in anticipation of the First Revolt in 66 CE and the Bar Kokhba Revolt in 132 CE, the inhabitants of Huqoq converted a water cistern, originally constructed during the Second Temple period, into an intricate network of tunnels. Image credit: Emil Aladjem and Dafna Gazit ..read more

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - For more than 1,000 years, historians and archaeologists have tried to locate King Cerdic of Wessex's burial place in vain. The discovery of a burial mound may illuminate this historical mystery. King Cerdic was an intriguing historical figure who played a major role in shaping the early foundations of what ..read more

Conny Waters—AncientPages.com—Archaeologists working on renovations at George Washington's old mansion, Mount Vernon, stumbled upon two European-manufactured intact and sealed glass bottles dated to the 1700s. Archaeologists at George Washington's Mount Vernon discover two intact, sealed 18th century glass bottles as part of the landmark privately funded $40 million Mansion Revitalization Project. Discovered upright and sealed ..read more