Europe Archive
Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - It was an ordinary day in a small, sleepy town in France. There were no indications anything strange was about to happen. Yet,
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Artifacts
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A few years ago, archaeologists excavating an Iron Age site known as Irulegi in northern Spain discovered a flat bronze artifact shaped like
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Scripts, Paintings & Inscriptions
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The creation of the decimal point was a game-changer. It paved the way for the decimal system, revolutionizing calculations across various fields. This
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Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - It is time for a historical mystery today. We delve into an intriguing ancient mystery that unfolds in the heart of ancient France.
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - During an excavation near the Holborn Viaduct in London, UK, archaeologists discovered a remarkably rare Roman funerary bed. This find, according to MOLA
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - While conducting a mineral survey on the Baltic Sea floor, scientists stumbled upon an unanticipated discovery that provided evidence of early European hunting
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The beautiful Treasure of Villenna was discovered in 1963 by archaeologist José María Soler in the sands of a dry riverbed in Villena,
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - In ancient times, the black henbane plant was as fascinating as feared. Ancient physicians knew that when administered in appropriate quantities, this toxic flora
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Myths & Legends
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The tale of the Children of Lir is a captivating Celtic legend filled with beauty, even if it is a sad story. The story underscores the
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The exploration of caves and hidden underground tunnels offers an experience similar to stepping into a mysterious realm. One never knows what can
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Underwater archaeologists exploring the depths off the coast of Sicily have made a remarkable discovery. They found an exquisite marble fragment that was
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The rope is one of the oldest human tools, and it played a crucial role in the daily lives of many ancient civilizations.
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The activities of Stone Age people extended beyond hunting and seeking shelter. Prior research indicates that the practice of personal adornment has been
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Human Beginnings
AncientPages.com - The period between 50,000 to 40,000 years ago saw a crucial biological and cultural transformation for humans: this was the time when local groups of Neanderthals
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Admired or hated, it is fair to say that no one was indifferent to Alexander the Great, who is today recognized as one
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Featured Stories
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Three metal deposits were extracted by a detectorist inside the site, dated to the Middle Bronze Age 2 (1450- 1300 BC) at Kerouarn, Prat,
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The first analysis of the Early Neolithic stone burial chamber unearthed in Tiarp, near Falköping in Sweden, is now completed. Archaeologists say the
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Earth Changes
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Stone Age people must have been surprised and horrified when the gigantic water waves reaching 20 meters wiped out their dwellings. Some of
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The Lublin Provincial Monuments Conservator has announced a 15 iron weapons that probably belonged to Barbarian tribes who fought the Romans have been
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Paleontology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - About 200 million years ago, in the Late Triassic, South West England was an archipelago of small islands set in a warm sub-tropical
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Ancient Romans loved wine. It is estimated that an average male in the ancient Roman Empire consumed about a liter or more of
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Can a tomb that has stood in the same spot for thousands of years suddenly vanish? That is a question many pondered when
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Ulfberht swords were famous for their strength, flexibility, and high-tech blades. Viking warriors highly prized these weapons, which were extraordinarily valuable because of
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - There have always been several ways to prepare meals. Food can be cooked in different pots depending on the meal. Ancient people realized
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Artifacts
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - When museum inspector and archaeologist Jakob Bonde dug up a 2,000-year-old knife with a runic inscription from a burial ground near Odense on
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Vikings
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Oseberg Ship burial is one of the greatest Viking mysteries. The individuals buried together with the ship are a riddle, and the
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - For the first time in almost 2,000 years, the public will have an opportunity to see an incredible Roman arm guard. This ancient
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DNA
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - In the early 1990s, excavations took place at Huseby-Klev, an early Mesolithic hunter-fisher site on the Swedish west coast, where a piece of
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The site of Beg ar Loued on the island of Molène Finistère, France, makes it possible, for the first time on the European
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