Europe Archive

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have unearthed a puzzling small figurine made in the image of an unknown individual. Researchers speculate people worshiped the small statuette as

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The sword was found in three pieces by two metal detector enthusiasts, independent of each other, in the Jåttå/Gausel area in Stavanger, already

Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – Fossils discovered in Scotland represent some of the world's oldest salamanders, according to a new study led by UCL researchers. The research

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ancient Tintagel Castle has quite spectacular natural topography, particularly the eroded neck of land dividing the island from the mainland. Located on both sides

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Paleontologists may have unearthed the oldest European human fossil to date. Found at the world-famous Atapuerca prehistoric archaeological site in northern Spain, scientists have

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - An almost intact skeleton of a young warrior has been unearthed during archaeological excavations in the vicinity of Pasohlávky in the Brno-Country District

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - During Roman times Colchester was known as Camulodunum. Located in Essex, 80 km northeast of London, in what was the territory of the

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - New archaeological research into grave goods and skeletal material from the oldest grave field in the Netherlands shows that male-female roles 7,000 years

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com -  While carrying out fieldwork in the Burren lowlands east of Gort in Co Galway, Ireland archaeologist Michael Gibbons discovered a remarkable Bronze Age

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - While exploring the historic Roman-era shipwreck off the islet of Antikythera marine archeologists discovered several ancient artifacts recovered from the seafloor. The most

Conny Waters -  AncientPages.com - Chances the ancient city of Bassania will ever be found have not been high.  At the beginning of the 1st century A.D.  and

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A metal detector has discovered an ancient coin depicting mighty Viking King Harald Hardrada. The 1,000-year-old coin was found in southern Hungary. The

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Ivar the Boneless has gone into the history books as one of the most powerful Vikings ever lived. Not only was he one

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The troll is a fascinating mythological creature, well-known in Scandinavian countries. They were 'nature beings' because encounters with them usually took place in

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - While investigating the Three Bridge Mill located near the village of Twyford, Buckinghamshire, UK scientists discovered an early Roman rare wooden carved figure.

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The ancient Roman Empire relied on a network of cities that played a pivotal role in its domain's administration, social organization, and economy.

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Some years ago, one of the most extraordinary swords was discovered in a Viking burial ground in Langeid, Bygland, Setesdal, in southern Norway.

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - It happens every now and then that Viking swords are discovered but this finding is unique! As scientists ask - "What are the

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - It has happened in the past that archaeological discoveries have confirmed events described in Norse Sagas. We know for example that Norse Sagas

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Nestled in the picturesque Northumberland countryside, Vindolanda with its fort and settlement is a treasure trove of everyday life during the Roman occupation

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The first successfully sequenced human genome from an individual who died in Pompeii, Italy, after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE