A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The prehistoric ruins of the Din Lligwy settlement have a long history spanning three eras. It is a fascinating place located on the eastern coast of Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, which has experienced continual, more than 5000 year-long human activity. House foundations at Din Lligwy hut circle, Anglesey, August 2, 2004. […]

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – While excavating in the North West of England archaeologists were lucky to unearth a dazzling time capsule of over 5,000 artifacts, dated from 800 B.C. They also found ten Celtic roundhouses including one that belonged to a Celtic leader or tribal chief. Although the buildings are long gone, the deep […]

Angela Sutherland  – AncientPages.com – There is a mysterious, ominous, and sacred tree of yew among many trees revered by ancient cultures since the dawn of human civilization.  The trunk of the Ankerwyke Yew. Image credit: Imran – CC BY 3.0 CC Like other sacred trees on our planet, also the yew is surrounded by […]

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – New evidence from the bottom of a lake in the remote North Atlantic Faroe Islands indicates that an unknown band of humans settled there around 500 AD—some 350 years before the Vikings, who up until recently have been thought to have been the first human inhabitants. The settlers may have […]

A. Sutherland  – AncientPages.com – In pagan folklore, Holly King presides over the six months of the year following the summer solstice. Celtic myths describe his fight against his brother, Oak King. The two brothers personify the changing seasons – winter and summer -in many folklore and mythological traditions. Credit: Adobe Stock – fluenta   […]