7,000-Year-Old Ibex Remains Found Under The Ice In Italy Are 1,700 Years Older Than Ötzi!
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – This summer, a group of climbers made an interesting discovery, but only now have experts confirmed their incredible findings. In July, four mountaineers, Stefan Pirpamer, Tobias Brunner, Arno Ebnicher, and Luca Mercuri , last July found the remains of at least 15 ibexes on the summit plateau of Cima Fiammante […]
Giant 4,500-Year-Old Axe Grinding Site Discovered In Scotland
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – About 4,500 years ago, Neolithic toolmakers used this site like a giant whetstone to polish axes. The large sandstone was discovered by archaeologists and volunteers who examined an area close to Balfron, near Stirling, Scotland. A site where Neolithic toolmakers sharpened stone axes has been uncovered near Balfron. Credit: Dr. […]
Mysterious Jawbone May Represent Earliest Presence Of Humans In Europe
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – For over a century, one of the earliest human fossils ever discovered in Spain has been long considered a Neandertal. However, new analysis from an international research team, including scientists at Binghamton University, State University of New York, dismantles this century-long interpretation, demonstrating that this fossil is not a Neandertal; […]
Unique Medieval Cog Shipwrecks And Artifacts Found In Sweden
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The remains of two medieval merchant vessels, known as cogs, were discovered over the summer in Varberg in Sweden, during an archaeological excavation. They have now been securely dated for the first time, and analyses show that the ships were built outside of Scandinavia in the mid-14th century. Working with […]
Amazing Finds At Rutland Roman Villa Reported By Archaeologists
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists report they have made more amazing finds at the Roman villa site in Rutland, UK. Dating back to the third or fourth century A.D., the villa complex was first discovered on farmland in 2020. Following investigative work by a team from the University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS), working […]
Sonar Images Reveal The Existence Of A 700-Year-Old Shipwreck At The Bottom Of Lake Mjøsa, Norway
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists report sonar images reveal an intriguing shipwreck resting at the bottom of Lake Mjøsa in Norway. Though this is Norway’s largest lake marine archaeologists say the lake is more like a miní-ocean or large fjord than a lake. Sonar images reveal the existence of a shipwreck, possibly from the […]
Mystery Of The Boxgrave Humans – Fossils In The UK Reveal How Ancient Europeans Were Connected
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Piecing together the story of human evolution is an undeniably complex task. However, new research has brought us closer to understanding how early humans in Britain may have been related to other European populations over 400,000 years ago. Four human species that were living across Europe at the same time just a […]
Amazing Prehistoric Forest Submerged Under Water Thousands Of Years Ago Re-Emerges On Welsh Beach
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A unique forest submerged under water 6,000 – 8,000 years ago has re-emerged along the Welsh coast. Dozens of tree stumps, trunks, and root systems become visible at low tide at Trearddur Bay. “Beaches along the Welsh coast have remnants of ancient woodlands, a legacy of rising sea levels brought […]
Enigmatic Footprints Reveal Humans Were In Spain 200,000 Years Earlier Than Previously Thought
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Researcher and GRS Radioisotopes technician Jorge Rivera, from the University of Seville, has participated in an incredible discovery that is unique in Europe. After applying an optically-stimulated luminescence technique at the Center for Research, Technology and Innovation laboratories at the University of Seville (CITIUS) and at CENIEH to hominin footprints […]
Incredibly Well-Preserved Viking Age Ski Discovered Under Melting Ice
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – As the ice melts, archaeologists keep making fascinating discoveries shedding light on the ancient past. The science team involved in the Secrets of the Ice project has previously reported discovering a pre-Viking arrow buried under the ice for the last 1,500 years. Researchers discovered a very well-preserved ski from the Viking […]