Europe Archive

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - It’s certainly not an artifact archaeologists can expect to find often so it’s understandable they are excited about this amazing discovery in central

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Have you ever wondered what Europe smells like? Most likely it’s not something we think about on daily basis, but a group of

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - It’s a race against time and there isn’t much time left to uncover the secrets of a rare Norwegian Viking ship burial before

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There are still many beautiful Viking Age treasures waiting to be discovered and one of them has just been unearthed on a farm

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - We reported recently Viking graves in Norway had been a victim of vandalism and looting. Deliberate destruction of historical sites is a serious

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Destruction of historical and archaeological sites happens much too often. This time a huge Viking burial complex in Norway has become the victim

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Something strange took place around 2,500 B.C. in Britain. For some reason, Stone Age builders were suddenly in a hurry and they constructed

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Ancient Romans understood the value of salt. Salt was a scarce and expensive commodity, and its value was legendary. In fact, “the word

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - How many more stunning unknown runestones could still be scattered across Sweden? We cannot answer that question, but we can say with certainty

Ellen Lloyd-  AncientPages.com - The accidental discovery of thousands of mysterious ancient skeletons near Vreta Abbey is currently an archaeological sensation in Sweden. Many interesting discoveries have been

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Knowledge of acoustics was not uncommon among ancient people. Many ancient cultures used and modified architecture for acoustic purposes. The musical sound of

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The impressive castle in the town of Cēsis in central Latvia recently revealed one of its ancient secrets. The ruins of Cesis -

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There are not many Viking ship burials in Sweden, or anywhere else for that matter. Viking ship burials are rare finds and whenever

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Vikings were masters of the oceans. They traveled far and reached new lands because their longships were fast and could sail in shallow

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com – It’s not the first time archaeologists find well-preserved food, and these discoveries are important because they help us understand how our ancestors lived