Large Previously Unknown Roman City Discovered At The Foot Of The Pyrenees
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – What started three years ago as an ordinary study of some ancient ruins located around the San Pedro hermitage, known variously as El Forau de la Tuta, Campo de la Virgen, or Campo del Royo in Spain, has now resulted in the discovery of a large previously unknown Roman city. […]
Oldest European Salamander Fossil Discovered In Scotland – It’s Unlike Anything Alive Today
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – Fossils discovered in Scotland represent some of the world’s oldest salamanders, according to a new study led by UCL researchers. The research team analyzed 166-million-year-old fossils of a type of animal called Marmorerpeton, found in Middle Jurᴀssic rocks on the Isle of Skye. Marmorerpeton Brennan Stokkermans. Credit: The Conversation They […]
Was Tintagel Castle A Fortress Used By Iconic Hero King Arthur?
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Ancient Tintagel Castle has quite spectacular natural topography, particularly the eroded neck of land dividing the island from the mainland. Located on both sides of the chasm, the Castle experienced centuries-long erosion. It practically ‘consumed’ many parts of it along with earlier buildings. Split in two by the force of the […]
‘Face Of First European’ – Oldest Fossil Of European Human Ancestor Found At Spain’s Atapuerca Archaeological Site
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Paleontologists may have unearthed the oldest European human fossil to date. Found at the world-famous Atapuerca prehistoric archaeological site in northern Spain, scientists have described the remarkable discovery as the “face of the first European.” Sierra de Atapuerca. Credit: Mario Modesto Mata – CC BY-SA 2.0 The caves of the Sierra […]
Excavation Of A Mysterious 5,000-Year-Old Tomb Linked To King Arthur Has Started
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists from The University of Manchester have started a dig at a 5,000-year-old tomb linked to King Arthur, hoping to answer some of the mysteries surrounding the enigmatic site in the process. The experts are working in partnership with English Heritage, which looks after Arthur’s Stone in Herefordshire, to remove […]
Remarkable 4,000-Year-Old Seahenge In Norfolk – What Was The Purpose Of The Bronze Age Monument?
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – One of the most extraordinary archaeological discoveries of recent times was the uncovering of the so-called Seahenge off the north coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. The enigmatic 4,000-year-old structure discovered in 1998 was a groundbreaking moment in Bronze Age archaeology. Preserved in the shifting sands of Holme beach on the […]
Viking Ivar The Boneless Could Be Buried In Repton – Remarkable Viking Burial Holds Clues To Where Ragnar Lodbrok’s Son Died
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Ivar the Boneless has gone into the history books as one of the most powerful Vikings ever lived. Not only was he one of the leaders of the Great Heathen Army, but he was also the oldest son of the famous Viking Ragnar Lodbrok. It’s, therefore, surprising we still know so […]
Trolls – Fascinating Mythical Creatures Of Scandinavia
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The troll is a fascinating mythological creature, well-known in Scandinavian countries. They were ‘nature beings’ because encounters with them usually took place in nature. For centuries, however, trolls were found only in the landscape of Scandinavia. The troll is a fascinating mythological creature featured in the popular Swedish folklore and […]
Prehistoric Swiss Army Knife Shows How Early humans Communicated
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have found that a tool, dubbed the “stone Swiss Army knife” of prehistory, was made to look the same in enormous numbers across great distances and multiple biomes in southern Africa. This indicates early humans were sharing information and communicating with one another. Quartz tools from the Sibudu Cave […]
Race To Save Magnificent Underwater Stone Age Paintings Hidden In The Cosquer Cave
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists admit it’s a race against time if we want to save the precious and submerged Stone Age cave art few have ever seen. Climate change and water and plastic pollution are threatening to wash away the art prehistoric men and women created over 15 millennia. To reach the only […]