Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists in Norway report they have discovered what seems to be a mᴀssive Viking house that has the length of almost two tennis courts. The discovery was made when scientists excavated at an ancient royal estate site where they also unearthed an exquisite sword and many remnants of lavish parties. […]

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – July 15 is the feast day of St. Swithin, an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Winchester who died in 862 A.D. His name is ᴀssociated with a weather prophecy lasting 40 days. According to folklore, weather for a subsequent period is dictated. Most think it will rain for the next 40 days, starting […]

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – As previously reported on Ancient Pages, the discovery of a mysterious Viking grave in the Swedish Mountains last year was hailed as one of the country’s greatest and most exciting archaeological finds. At the time of the discovery, scientists knew little about the content of the grave. The story began […]

Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – A 150-million-year-old stomach stone has been found in the UK, making it the oldest discovered fossil of its kind. Found by renowned paleontologist Dr. Steve Etches MBE, in Kimmeridge, Dorset, the fist-shaped fossil originates from the Jurᴀssic era. The relic is 59 million years older than the oldest known […]

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Paleontologists have discovered sets of fossils representing three new ichthyosaurs that may have been among the largest animals to have ever lived. Unearthed in the Swiss Alps between 1976 and 1990, the discovery includes the largest ichthyosaur tooth ever found. The width of the tooth root is twice as large […]

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Our oceans hold many clues that could shed light on our ancient past. Beneath the waters are incredible prehistoric objects and ruins of long-gone civilizations. Underwater archaeologists have found submerged shipwrecks that show how ancient people crossed the sea, traded, explored, and engaged in wars. However, sometimes we discover remarkable […]

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Some of the largest early prehistoric stone tools in Britain have been discovered by researchers at the UCL Insтιтute of Archaeology. ASE Senior Archaeologist Letty Ingrey measures the largest giant handaxe. Credit: Archaeology South-East/ UCL The excavations, which took place in Kent and were commissioned in advance of the development […]

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists report a rare discovery of late Roman pewter plates, platters, bowls, and a cup that has been made in Euston, in the west of Suffolk, UK. The remains of the vessels were buried in a pit and carefully stacked, suggesting that they were placed as a single group, possibly […]

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A 2,500-year-old Phoenician shipwreck has been discovered underwater in the southeastern Spanish region of Murcia.  Spanish archaeologists are now working hard to recover the ancient shipwreck from the sea before a storm destroys it forever. This remarkable archaeological find, known as the Mazarrón II measures eight meters in length and […]