Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – On December 21, 2021, Pawel Bednarski made the discovery of a lifetime using a metal detector. It was actually a bit of a coincidence that he ventured out on this particular day. The weather had been uncooperative for a while, but the forecast was for a couple of days of […]

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – New excavations in Uppåkra, Sweden are at the forefront of cutting edge archaeological techniques. By combining big data, data modeling and DNA sequencing, researchers are currently solving significant parts of a historical puzzle. Perhaps we will learn whether the Justinianic Plague, the forerunner of the Black Death, reached Uppåkra. Until […]

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A new study has shown milk was used by the first farmers from Central Europe in the early Neolithic era around 7,400 years ago, advancing humans’ ability to gain sustenance from milk and establishing the early foundations of the dairy industry. The international research, led by the University of Bristol […]

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The Hammer of Thor is frequently mentioned in Norse mythology as a valuable object that belonged to the mighty thunder God Thor. Several Norse myths and legends describe the importance of Thor’s ax-hammer hammer, Mjölnir, which was said to have magical powers. On one occasion, Thor lost his hammer and […]

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – An excavation team consisting of students and scientists from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AuTH) has made a stunning discovery in Philippi, a major Greek city northwest of the nearby island, Thasos. In a press statement issued by the Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports, it was said this year […]

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – One of the largest volcanic eruptions in the Holocene epoch—as measured by the volume of material ejected—occurred on the Greek island of Santorini, traditionally known as Thera. It is considered a pivotal event in the prehistory of the Aegean and East Mediterranean region, with the city of Akrotiri, buried some […]

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – From small coins to tiny pieces of ceramic and even clumps of soil, Seth Bernard and a group of graduate students from the University of Toronto are unearthing a story about how a Roman city founded in 241 BCE lived and breathed through time. Porta di Giove (Falerii Novi). Credit: […]

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Famous for the natural beauty and stunning wildlife, the beautiful Isle of Mull in Scotland is the second-largest island of the Inner Hebrides after Skye. Archaeologists now have a possibility to investigate two curious elongated mounds near Lephin that may be connected to Vikings on the island. Evidence of Viking […]

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – One of Britain’s most impressive ancient Roman ruins is Hadrian’s Wall. Also known as the Picts’ Wall, the mᴀssive structure prevented raiders from the north from destroying the strategic Roman base at Corbridge in Northumberland. Archaeologists regularly conduct excavations at the site, and the reported finds are impressive. Although part […]