Mysterious Leaden Sarcophagus Found Under Notre Dame Will Be Opened
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – In March this year, scientists made a surprising discovery of an ancient sarcophagus and several tombs at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. Based on what they saw at the time, researchers said it was a great finding of historical value. According to the French Ministry of Culture, the discovery […]
New Huge Viking Ship Discovered By Radar In Øye, Norway – What Is Hidden Beneath The Ground?
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A new Viking Age ship has been discovered by archaeologists in Norway during a ground-penetrating radar (GPR) survey. This exciting find reveals a huge Viking boat buried beneath the ground in Øye, in Kvinesdal. The Øye Viking Age ship was discovered by archaeologists from the Norwegian Insтιтute for Cultural Heritage […]
Will The Oven Bricks Of The Tudor Warship The Mary Rose Be Preserved Before It’s Too Late?
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – On July 19, 1545, the warship Mary Rose, a favorite ship of King Henry VIII, sank during an engagement with the French fleet in Portsmouth Harbor. Seventy-three people died, including Roger Grenville, English captain of Mary Rose. Henry VIII tried to have the Mary Rose salvaged, but she remained on the Harbor […]
Skeleton Of An Ancient Roman Mercenary Buried With His Sword Discovered In South Wales
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have announced a surprising discovery of an ancient Roman mercenary buried with his sword and his military regalia. The skeleton was unearthed near Five Mile Lane, in the Welsh countryside. Based on preliminary reports, the skeleton is 1,700-year-old. While excavating at the site, archaeologists also found Iron Age farming […]
Rare Medieval Seal Matrix Found By 10-Year-Old Boy In UK
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – One does not have to be a trained archaeologist to find something of great historical value. A young boy discovered a very rare Medieval seal matrix while treasure hunting with his father in Suffolk, England. George Henderson showing the Medieval seal matrix he discovered. Credit: Hansons Auctioneers According to the […]
Has Yorkshire’s Lost Underwater Town Ravenser Odd Finally Been Found?
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Founded around 1235 the town of Ravenser Odd had about 100 houses, a large market, prison, court, many shops, a sea wall, and a harbor before it was submerged by a storm known as Grote Mandrenke in 1362. Scientists know the Medieval port town in the East Riding of Yorkshire […]
A Unique Look Inside An Ancient Home In Pompeii Re-Constructed With Virtual Reality
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Before the devastating eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D, 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, but everything would remain lost, forgotten, sealed, and preserved in a time capsule for more […]
Surprising Discovery Of Ancient Sarcophagus At Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A surprising discovery of an ancient sarcophagus and several tombs at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France has been described as a great finding of historical value. The French Ministry of Culture said that during the preparatory work to rebuild the spire of the temple, several tombs and a “completely […]
Sculptures-Menhirs Dated To The Copper Age Unearthed In Los Millares (Almería) Spain
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists from the University of Granada have discovered several menhir-sculptures on the outer wall of the Los Millares that about 5,000 years ago, was the biggest and most important town in Europe. These people possessed highly developed technical knowledge and introduced copper metallurgy in the Western Mediterranean Sea. These symbols […]
Startling Evidence Modern Humans Lived In The Mandrin Cave 56,800 Years Ago Where They Met The Neanderthals
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Scientists have discovered surprising evidence modern humans successively inhabited the Mandrin Cave in France within an interval of barely a year. Studies of hominin fossils reveal modern humans reached the cave about 56,000 years ago which is 10,000 years earlier than previously thought. The finding reveals the earliest known presence […]