Outstanding Unfinished Ancient Marble Carving Of A Lion’s Head Found Near Selinunte, Sicily
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have discovered an outstanding unfinished ancient marble carving of a lion’s head in Sicily. During excavations led by Professor Dr. Jon Albers, archaeologists from the Ruhr University in Bochum made the spectacular find on a street in the immediate vicinity of the ancient eastern harbor of Selinunte, which was […]
Enigmatic Underground Iron Age Monument At Navan Fort And Its Connection To The Ulster Kings Investigated
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – When scientists discovered a mᴀssive, underground anomaly at Nava Fort in County Armagh in Northern Ireland, they suspected they may have encountered something of archaeological and historical importance. It has previously been suggested that Iron Age temples of the early, legendary Ulster Kings are hidden below the ground. Scientists are […]
Rare Stone Age Artifacts Found In Norway Offer Evidence Of Migration From The East
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – When archaeologists recently carried out an excavation at Vinjeøra in southern Trøndelag County, they made a surprising discovery that they had only dreamed of finding. Archaeologist and Project Manager Silje Elisabeth Fretheim made a bold claim: She said she would eat her hard hat if the settlement they were excavating […]
Forgotten Graves Of The Knights Templar In Staffordshire Discovered By A Historian?
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A historian says he has discovered several graves belonging to members of the Knights Templar at a village church in Staffordshire, UK. Historian Edward Spencer Dyas has been investigating the medieval tombs at St Mary’s Church in the village of Enville. In 2021, he found three 800-year-old neglected graves belonging […]
Early Neolithic Time Capsule – Intriguing Ancient Funeral Discoveries In The Galería del Sílex Cave, Spain
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – One of the most fascinating sites where scientists can study the history of Neolithic people is the Galería del Sílex Cave, part of Spain’s Sierra de Atapuerca cave system. At the end of the Bronze Age, the cave entrance was sealed by our ancestors, and the place was turned into […]
First-Ever Discovery Of Roman Road Network Spanning The South West UK Made By LIDAR
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A Roman road network that spanned Devon and Cornwall and connected significant settlements with military forts across the two counties as well as wider Britannia has been discovered for the first time. Archaeologists at the University of Exeter have used laser scans collected as part of the Environment Agency’s National […]
3D Models Used To Study Linya, The Prehistoric Woman Who Lived 14,000 Years Ago In Pyrenean Foothills
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – When excavating in the La Noguera region of the Pyrenean foothills, Spain scientists discovered bony remains of a 14,000-year-old skeleton of a small adult woman. She was nicknamed dubbed Linya, the Lady of La Noguera. In this summer’s campaign, excavation work continued around where Linya’s remains had been found, yielding the stone tools that […]
Ancient Tomb Of William The Conqueror’s Nephew Discovered In Exeter
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating in Exeter, UK, have made several intriguing finds this season. For the first time in 150 years, scientists have the opportunity to conduct archaeological excavations in the Quire area of the 900-year-old Exeter Cathedral. The work has already been hailed a success, and scientists report they have uncovered […]
Extremely Rare And Tiny Medieval Sundial Discovered In Germany
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – An extraordinary Medieval sundial has been discovered in the old town of Marburg, Germany. Students at Marburg University had been excavating the site of a church in the old town when they came across the pocket-sized sundial. An extremely rare sundial from the 1500s, found in a German town. It’s […]
2,000-Year-Old Roman House Discovered In Malta
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A team of researchers and six students from the University of South Florida have discovered a centuries-old house in exceptional condition during an excavation in Malta, a country located in the Mediterranean Sea. Led by Davide Tanasi, professor and director of USF’s Insтιтute for Digital Exploration (IDEx), USF students collaborated […]