Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – How did the first modern humans reach the European continent? A new study shows that the first Homo sapiens could not have reached Europe over the Gibraltar or Sicily straits, but they might have got to Eurasia by crossing the Bab-al-Mandab Strait. According to the study published in the journal PALAEO3, there […]

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The riddle to solve the purpose of Stonehenge continues. It had long been thought that the famous site of Stonehenge served as an ancient calendar, given its alignment with the solstices. Now, research has identified how it may have worked. New finds about the stone circle’s history, along with analysis […]

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – An African man who lived just 350 years ago was buried in a prehistoric shell midden in Amoreira in Portugal. This was very surprising because Amoreira and other midden sites in the Muge region are well known by archaeologists for the cemeteries of the last hunter-gatherers living in the area […]

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Vikings were not a uniform phenomenon in ancient Scandinavia. They were part of a complex system of plunder economy that existed in Europe until the early Middle Ages. With royal power rising, independent raiders either joined the new power or moved to peripheries. The last dragon ships sailed the Siberian […]

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The Viking Gjermundbu helmet is one of the most valuable Viking Age artifacts ever discovered. Over the years, archaeologists have discovered many precious Viking Age artifacts, such as remarkable Viking jewelry, weapons, ritual objects, pieces of clothes, and even ships, but Viking helmets are rarely encountered. Who was the owner of the Gjermundbu […]

Jan Bartek  – AncientPages.com – A previously undiscovered wreck has been found outside of Fjällbacka on the Swedish west coast. Analysis of wood samples shows that it is the oldest shipwreck ever found in the province of Bohuslän. This is also one of the oldest cogs that has yet to be found in Europe. “The wreck is […]

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The belief in the Hidden People is taken very seriously in certain countries, like Iceland, for example. Not far from Reykjavik, there is a small harbor town called Hafnarfjöròur that is said to be the home of the Huldufolk or the Secret Folk. These interesting beings are the race of […]

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – As we discussed in part 1, everything the man witnessed that morning indicated the mysterious creatures were no ordinary human beings. Something was wrong with them, and he decided to learn more by attempting to communicate with the enigmatic creatures, but what occurred next was an even greater mystery. Could […]

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Beautiful Venice in Italy is today recognized as one of the most charming cities in the world, and its ancient history is just as fascinating as this magnificent place’s unique atmosphere. J.M.W. Turner – Venice, The Dogana and San Giorgio Maggiore, 1834 – Credit: Public Domain “In 1581, Francesco Sansovino, […]