HISTORY
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Great Easter Traditions Passed Down Over Centuries And Widely Practiced
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Easter is the most ancient and significant Christian celebration. It is a radiant spring festival that honors Christ’s miraculous resurrection from the dead. It is a powerful reminder of renewal and hope, inspiring us to embrace new beginnings with faith and courage. Let this sacred holiday fill your heart with joy and motivate you to…
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Archaeologists Examined Ancient Houses To Learn About History Of Inequality
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have conducted a comprehensive study to understand the history of inequality by analyzing house size distributions from over 1,000 sites globally, spanning the past 10,000 years. Their findings reveal that although inequality has been a common feature throughout human history, it is neither unavoidable nor uniformly expressed across different locations and periods. This research…
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Disir: Elusive Female Guardian Spirits Of Fate And Harbingers Of Death And War
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Some believe the Disir in Norse mythology were malicious, harmful spirits, demons of death, destruction, and war who sought terrible things for the people they watched. Others suggest that the Norse people also believed in the positive influence of the Disir (Dises) in a person’s life. These goddesses (spirits) make a separate female group in…
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Gold Treasures From The Land Of Ancient Colchian Culture In Georgia
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The wealth of sophisticated, ancient goldsmithing of the Colchian Culture is enormous. The treasures of Colchis are associated with the famous myth, known in Greek mythology as the destination of the Argonauts’ expedition to Colchis in their quest for the Golden Fleece. The culture dates to the second half of the 3rd millennium BC and the first half…
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Bronze Age Scandinavians Crossed The Sea Before The Vikings – New Computer Model Reveals
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A recent study has unveiled fascinating insights into the seafaring capabilities of people living in Bronze Age-era Denmark, suggesting they may have been able to travel directly over the open sea to Norway. As previously discussed, historically, Neolithic Scandinavians utilized skinboats for trade and long-distance travel. The Pitted Ware Culture (PWC), a hunter-gatherer society from 3500…
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Termessos: City Where History And Mythology Marked People’s Daily Lives
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The Pisidian people built the city of Termessos at an elevation of 1,050 meters above sea level, providing them a significant advantage against potential attacking enemies. Termessos was one of the most ancient Pisidian cities, inhabited by the Solims (Solymi,) a brave tribe of warriors from the Northern Lycia. Although the early history of the inhabitants…
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One Of The Biggest Changes In Human Prehistory Challenged By Scientists
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A recent study has challenged traditional thinking by emphasizing the significance of human interactions in the transition from hunting and gathering to farming—one of humanity’s most significant historical shifts. San Bushman rock art Perdekop Farm North of Mossel bay. Credit: Andrew Moir – CC BY 2.0 Previously, theories predominantly attributed this change to environmental factors.…
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Stamp Suggests The Iconic Sutton Hoo Helmet Was Made In Denmark, Potentially Rewriting Early European History
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The Sutton Hoo helmet, one of Great Britain’s most significant archaeological discoveries, is often likened to the ‘British Tutankhamun.’ Due to its motifs of mounted warriors, it was initially thought to originate from Uppland in Sweden, but recent findings suggest a different origin. Two years ago, local archaeologist Jan Hjort discovered a green-tinged copper alloy stamp…
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Underwater Archaeologists Explore The Secrets Of Loch Achtily Crannog – Will They Find A Rare Medieval Settlement?
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Crannogs are fascinating structures built on artificial islands made of stone or timber in lochs. These sites first emerged around 6,000 years ago during the Neolithic era, though few have been documented from the Middle Ages, which ended about 500 years ago. Medieval crannogs are rare and have been minimally studied, leaving much unknown about…
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Delatores – Who Were The Professional Gossip Collectors In Ancient Rome?
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – In the past, many unusual professions were well-paid, but some of these jobs were not respectable. In ancient Rome, some people worked as delatores. They were professional informants paid to collect gossip about the city’s inhabitants. Delatores provided the prosecutors with the needed information that was later used in a trial. “In the administration of Roman…
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