Incredibly Rare Iron Age Wooden Objects Discovered In 2,000-Year-Old Waterlogged Site In The UK
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A while back, archaeologists discovered a well-preserved 1,000-year-old wooden ladder in the UK. The excavations at a site known as Field 44 near the village of Tempsford in Central Bedfordshire have continued, and scientists have made new exciting archaeological discoveries. The MOLA archaeology team says some of the uncovered Iron […]
Mysterious Svingerud Stone – World’s Oldest Rune Stone With Enigmatic Inscriptions Investigated By Experts – What Does It Say?
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The world’s oldest known runestone is currently on exhibition, attracting international attention among runic scholars and archaeologists. The stone has inscriptions up to 2,000 years old and date back to the earliest days of the enigmatic history of runic writing. Scientists are eager to decipher the message on the stone. […]
Look Inside A Restored Pompeii House – A Unique Glimpse Into Life In Italy’s Ancient City
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., many people in Pompeii lived a comfortable life. At the time of the destruction, Pompeii was a flourishing ancient city with magnificent houses, streets, and shops. Still, everything would remain lost, forgotten, sealed, and preserved in a time capsule for more […]
Unusual 4,000-Year-Old Site And Other Curiosities Discovered In Overstone, Northamptonshire, UK
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A team of archaeologists excavating in the village of Overstone near Northampton, UK, has unearthed an unusual 4,000-year-old stone building. The purpose of this ancient structure is still being investigated, but according to preliminary reports, the site was used for over 2,000 years. An unusual 4,000-year-old structure was found at […]
Amazing PH๏τos Of Ancient Ruins Hidden Under Thessaloniki Metro Revealed By Archaeologists
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The beautiful Greek port city Thessaloniki was an important metropolis during the Roman period and the second largest and wealthiest city of the Byzantine Empire. “No man will be without a homeland, as long as Salonica exists,” wrote Nikephoros Choumnos, the Byzantine scholar and statesman (Grand Logothete) of Thessaloniki, as […]
Ledberg Stone (Ledbergsstenen) With Magic Formula Dated To Viking-Era – One Of Most Beautiful Landmarks
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The Ledberg Stone (Ledbergsstenen) is considered one of Sweden’s most beautiful Runestones. This landmark is also one of the country’s more familiar runestones due to its beautiful and imaginative adornment. Some parts of its motif are taken from the famous religious myth of Ragnarök, the final battle in Norse mythology, in […]
Bone Fragments Found Inside Mysterious Medieval Pendant
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A research team has solved the mystery of a gold-plated pendant found in a Medieval refuse pit in the Old City section of Mainz, Germany. Using non-destructive neutron tomography, the scientists determined extremely small bone fragments were hidden inside the pendant. The interdisciplinary research team led by the Leibniz-Zentrum für […]
A Warrior’s Princely Tomb With Artifacts Unearthed In Romania
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – An impressive archaeological discovery has occurred on the Ploiești-Buzău section of the future A7 motorway in Romania. The national road company CNAIR, Compania Nationala de Administrare a Infrastructurii Rutiere has announced an intriguing tomb belonging to a warrior prince has been unearthed at the site. The unknown ancient warrior was […]
Viking Grave Discovered In The Middle Of Oslo, Norway
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – During the construction of a new house, scientists uncovered a grave with the remains of a shield and a cape buckle. It is the first Viking grave rich in artifacts archaeologists have excavated in Norway’s capital Oslo. “This location has been a prominent hill, clearly visible in the terrain and […]
Ancient Goldsmith’s Toolkit Discovered Near Stonehenge
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – While excavating a Bronze age burial mound in 1802 near Upton Lovell in Wiltshire, UK, scientists discovered many curious ancient objects, but they attracted little attention at the time. With the help of sophisticated technology, researchers re-examined the unearthed objects more than two centuries ago, and experts believe this is […]