Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com –  A metal detector has found an ancient Roman fragment made of silver in Norfolk. The piece was obviously part of something, but what exactly? Is it part of an ancient Roman inscription or some unknown artifact? Scientists admit they are frustrated and cannot determine what the late Roman-era 1in (26mm) […]

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A unique 1,000-year-old medieval golden treasure was unearthed by a Dutch historian, who stumbled upon it while using a metal detector. Part of the 1000-year-old medieval treasure discovered in Hoogwoud, Netherlands, consisting of jewellery and silver coins, is shown in this undated handout picture obtained by Reuters. Archeologie West-Friesland/Handout via Reuters […]

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The Notre-Dame de Paris is the first known cathedral of Gothic-style architecture to be initially constructed with extensive use of iron to bind stones together. The 2019 fire that significantly damaged the cathedral enabled analyses leading to this discovery, by Maxime L’Héritier of Université Paris 8, France and colleagues, who […]

A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Rök Stone (in Swedish, Rökstenen’) is the 9th-century memorial granite block covered with the longest runic inscription ever discovered. The 4-ton stone is located between two small villages (Väderstad och Ödeshög) in Östergötland County, Sweden. The text is full of obscure, difficult to understand, allusions. This enigmatic and fascinating inscription have […]

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists at Leicester Cathedral have finished the excavation project and reported discovering an ancient Roman shrine and over 1,100 burials. The archaeological project started in October 2021. Although it was a modest-sized area, the dig has produced a remarkable amount of archaeological information, allowing us to tell the story of […]

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Generally speaking, one must say that all Viking boat burials are rare because most of the notable burial finds throughout the Viking world are cremations. Archaeologists have unearthed Viking ship burials, but not in large numbers. Most unearthed Viking boat burials have been reported from Scandinavia and occasionally UK islands. […]

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Two Scottish researchers are trying to piece together part of Scotland’s religious past by combining hi-tech science with historical knowledge. A combination of scientific and historical research is shedding light on the physical and chemical properties of medieval stained glᴀss, as well as its wider religious meaning. Isle of Skye. Credit: Luis […]

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists in France have found one of the first residential sites belonging to the prehistoric builders of some of Europe’s first monumental stone structures. During the Neolithic, people in west-central France built many impressive megalithic monuments such as barrows and dolmens. While these peoples’ tombs stood the test of time, […]

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A unique artifact discovered at the Roman fort of Vindolanda may have been used as a device during Sєx rather than as a good luck symbol, archaeologists suggest. The wooden object was initially thought to be a darning tool since it had been found alongside dozens of shoes and dress […]