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Djémila – Lost City Of The Ancient Kingdom Of Numidia
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – When Albert Camus (1913 -1960) wrote about Djémila, a ruined Roman city in the mountains of Northern Algeria, he said this beautiful, long-abandoned place is inhabited by the wind alone. The ancient lost Roman city of Djémila. Credit: Yves Jalabert – CC BY-SA 2.0 Camus wrote in Noces (Nuptials) that when you walk among the…
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Scythian Fashion – Well-Preserved 2,500-Year-Old Leather Cap Unearthed In Ukraine’s Skorobir Necropolis
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – In ancient societies, women’s high social status was often reflected in their funerary costumes, especially their headgear. Archaeologists have found several female burials from the early 6th century BC in forest-steppe Scythia, each with funerary headdresses adorned with corata, a type of headdress featured at the Bilsk hillfort, a large settlement in the Left-Bank Dnipro forest-steppe…
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Magic Of Midsummer’s Fern Flower Protected By Witches And Spirits
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Midsummer has a special feeling, almost like a hidden magic is in the air. People who celebrate it often remember the lasting memories that nature gives them on this day. Today, Midsummer is associated with the Feast of Saint John, but it still retains its Pagan traditions, such as bonfires and dancing around the Maypole.…
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Gruvrået: The ‘Mistress of Mines’ Who Watched Over Mines And Precious Ore Quarries – Was She Always So Innocent?
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In Nordic folklore, she is a mythical creature (or spirit known by many names) that lived in the mountains and mines, where iron ore, silver, and copper were mined. These treasures were, at the time, the most important exports during the Middle Ages. According to old Swedish folklore sources, the Gruvrå ruled and guarded precious ore…
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Unexplained Farm Mystery – Supernatural Murder Or A Deeper, More Sinister Plot?
Ellen Lloyd- AncientPages.com – They said it was an ordinary farm. They lied. They said they were an ordinary family. They lied. They said there was no reason to be afraid there, and they lied about that too. They lied about everything. Late in the evening, she gazed through her window and spotted eerie, human-like shadows flickering among the towering…
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Trident: Powerful Religious Symbol Found In Many Ancient Cultures
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – According to Greek legends, Poseidon (equated with the Roman god Neptune) possessed a magical trident. When angry, the Greek god of the sea could cause storms, tsunamis, and earthquakes, submerge lands and islands, and split rocks with his magical trident. With this powerful three-pronged spear, he could finally bring back peacefulness again. The Cyclops created…
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A Mycenaean Queen’s Mysterious Disappearance And The Strange Find In Her Coffin
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – In contrast to Clytemnestra, the renowned Queen of Mycenae, her story did not end in murder. The ancient tales disagree about her final fate, leaving her ending shrouded in mystery. Legends speak of her extraordinary beauty, rivaling even Aphrodite, and say that both mortals and gods were drawn to her, stirring trouble for her husband.…
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Discoveries At Herakleopolis Magna: Rare Marble Aphrodite Head And Inscriptions Connected To Senusret III
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists recently uncovered inscriptions linked to King Senusret III, the remains of a Roman basilica, and a rare marble head of Aphrodite at Ehnasiya Al-Medina in Beni Suef, Egypt. These discoveries provide new insights into the site’s significance across various historical periods. Credit: Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) An Egyptian team from the Supreme Council…
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Tracing The Piast Dynasty: A DNA Search For The Founders Of Poland
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The Piasts were a royal dynasty that influenced the political landscape of 10th-century medieval Europe. Although they founded and ruled early Poland, little is known about their origins, Poland’s transition to monarchy, or the broader processes of political formation in 10th-century East-Central Europe. Background: Lake Lednica. PAP/Archiwum Kalbar – Image compilation AncientPages.com For over a…
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The Unseen Horrifying Presence In The Valley Of The Kings That Drove An Egyptologist Mad
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Telling an archaeologist in Egypt to keep away from certain artifacts or forbidden tombs is pointless. These explorers are driven by a passion for the past, even when danger lurks in the shadows. This is not another tale of Tutankhamun’s curse that everyone knows. Instead, it is the chilling story of an Egyptologist who stumbled…
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