Europe Archive
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Destroyed by King Murdoch O'Brien of Munster in 1101, the little-known stone ringfort Grianán Of Aileach was once home to the Kingdom of
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - To some, the ancient burial mounds are standing on a piece of land that can be used for building new homes and factories.
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Meteora, (means in Greek:" raised from the ground, hanging") and the ancient monasteries built atop the Meteora massif represent a magnificent place that
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - From once being one of the most wealthy and powerful Western Christian military orders, life changed dramatically for the Knights Templar in 1307.
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Archaeology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - What at first glance looked like garbage turned out to be a valuable Bronze Age treasure. Tommy Karlsson, an orienteering enthusiast, accidentally stumbled
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Cosquer Cave is the world’s only underwater Stone Age cave and a marvelous place where archaeologists have discovered mysterious paintings created by our
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - It has been assumed for some time the Caynton Caves were used by the Knights Templar, who held secret meetings in underground chambers
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Some people are destined to rule and some are simply obliged to follow in the footsteps of their family. Being an emperor was
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The 4,000-year-old piece of rock, called Saint-Bélec Slab has been re-examined and a new analysis shows it may be Europe's oldest 3D map.
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Shortly before Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici died, he told his son Cosimo di Giovanni de' Medici never to go against the will
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The Vatican is the smallest state in Europe, but it has many interesting attractions to offer. If you visit the beautiful Sistine Chapel,
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Artifacts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Shortly before 600 BC, the Naxos people dedicated the "Terrace of the Lions" to Apollo. Originally, marble guardian lions were erected north of
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - For the first time ever archaeologists, religious historians, folklorists and literary scholars have worked together and produced a unique book that sheds new
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Tjelvar's tomb is a ship set from the Bronze Age located near the east coast of Gotland and almost directly east of Visby,
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - This remarkable 5,00-year-old crystal dagger has been discovered in a megalithic tomb of Montelirio Tholos. It’s a rare dagger because crystal was only
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The mysterious Cucuteni-Trypillian culture lived in Eastern Europe thousands of years ago. They left behind a number of intriguing ancient artifacts, destroyed settlements, and sacred
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - How related are modern humans to the Neanderthals? Previous studies show modern humans have much more in common with the Neanderthals than previously
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - As the ice melts scientists have a good opportunity to discover prehistoric objects that were once used on a daily basis by ancient
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Standing on a spectacular hilltop in Glen Nevis, to the west of Ben Nevis we find Dun Deardail, a mysterious, ancient vitrified Scottish fort. Why
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Ancient History Facts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - In the past, there were many unusual professions that were well-paid, but some of these jobs were not respectable. In ancient Rome, some
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The use of radar has once again resulted in a successful archaeological discovery. This time scientists conducted a laser scan of a region
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Celtic Mythology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Like many mythical Irish queens, Medb had a strong personality and she was courageous, intelligent, but also cunning and sometimes cruel. Described in
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News
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Constructed in the 1st century, around 40 A.D. during the reign of Roman Emperor Claudius, the huge amphitheater of Saintes in France, could
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Norwegian archaeologists have good reason to be excited about this latest discovery. With help of ground penetrating radar device scientists have discovered 15
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News
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Scientists have presented a new, interesting interpretation of England’s famous Domesday Book. The “Domesday Book” is closely related to William The Conqueror (or “William the
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