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Why Were Uncomfortable Poulaines High Fashion During The Middle Ages?

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – You have probably seen people wearing shoes with extremely long toes in many Medieval paintings. These pointed shoes, whose tips

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Four Roman-Era Brooches And A Ring Found In The Borki Forest, Poland

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – During a field search in the Borki forest in Masuria, Poland, local history enthusiasts discovered intriguing Roman-era artifacts. The society

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10 Ancient Shipwrecks And Several Underwater Artifacts Found Around The Island Of Kasos

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Underwater archaeologists researching the Island of Kasos have made remarkable discoveries. In collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, the Hellenic National

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Who Is Buried In The Giant Etruscan Tomb At San Giuliano Necropolis?

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The Etruscans, a fascinating ancient civilization, lived between the 8th and 3rd century B.C. in what we now know as Tuscany,

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Chonchon ‘Tue Tue’ Bird With Human Head Brought Bad Omens To Places It Haunted In Beliefs Of Mapuche Indians

A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Chonchon (Spanish: ‘chonchón’) is a mythical, terrifying bird from the beliefs of the Araucanian (Mapuchen) people who mostly inhabit the

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2,000-Year-Old Rock Art Sites Discovered In Jalapão, Brazil

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists have discovered 16 new archaeological sites while investigating a large area in Jalapão, in the eastern part of the

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Mysterious Undeciphered Ripley Scroll And Its Connection To The Philosopher’s Stone

Jan Bartek –  AncientPages.com – One of the most unusual and intriguing alchemy manuscripts is the Ripley Scroll. The Ripley Scroll, an impressive manuscript that

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DNA Reveals Stone Age People Avoided Inbreeding

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Approximately 7,500 years ago, the last communities of hunter-gatherers in Western Europe came into contact with incoming Neolithic farmers. Over

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Earth’s Earliest Petrified Forest Unearthed On South-West England’s Coast

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Researchers have unearthed remnants of what is believed to be the Earth’s most ancient fossil forest on the northern coastline of

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What Is The History Of Pancakes?

Conny Waters—AncientPages.com—The term “pancake” may have emerged in the 15th century and became standard in 19th-century America, but the history of pancakes stretches much further back.