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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The rare and unusual life of an anchoress, a woman who devoted her life to prayer while living in seclusion, has been unearthed
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - When many ancient monuments and prehistoric places are either neglected or destroyed, news emphasizing the importance of preserving heritage is welcome. Located near
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have found what they say is the first solid scientific evidence suggesting that Vikings crossed the North Sea to Britain with dogs
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A beautiful gold pendant on a chain linked to King Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon has been unveiled by the British Museum.
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists are appealing to the public for help with an unusual carving they unearthed at Nesscliffe Hill, UK, in 2022. Paul Reilly, a
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - At the end of 2022, MOLA archaeologists in Norfolk, UK, announced the amazing discovery shedding new light on the life of Anglo-Saxons. Scientists
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have concluded that Anglo-Saxon monasteries were more resilient to Viking attacks than previously thought. Lyminge, a monastery in Kent, was on the
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have discovered 30 amazing ancient Roman gems while excavating at a site in modern-day Carlisle, just behind Hadrian’s Wall, located near the
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A fragment of a wooden axle from a cart or possibly a chariot has recently been identified for us by dendrochronologist Michael Bamforth
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A while back, archaeologists discovered a well-preserved 1,000-year-old wooden ladder in the UK. The excavations at a site known as Field 44 near
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A team of archaeologists excavating in the village of Overstone near Northampton, UK, has unearthed an unusual 4,000-year-old stone building. The purpose of
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A team from CEMEX unexpectedly uncovered the remains of a rare Elizabethan-era ship while dredging for aggregates at a quarry on the Dungeness
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Arminghall Henge in Norwich, UK was first seen from the air in 1929, and was excavated in 1935. The 5,000-year-old timber circle is
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - While excavating a Bronze age burial mound in 1802 near Upton Lovell in Wiltshire, UK, scientists discovered many curious ancient objects, but they
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have unearthed an ancient Roman settlement at the site of Wingfield Place development on Freemen’s Way in Deal, UK. Among the ancient
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Myths & Legends
AncientPages.com - The story of Count Dracula, as many of us know it, was created by Bram Stoker, an Irishman, in 1897. But most of the action takes
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A series of exciting inscriptions, almost invisible to the naked eye, have been discovered in the margins of an important eighth-century manuscript in
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - New evidence, helping to form a 15th-century reconstruction of part of Westminster Abbey, demonstrates how a section of the building was once the
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists report they have made more amazing finds at the Roman villa site in Rutland, UK. Dating back to the third or fourth
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A rare and well-preserved bone flute has been unearthed in Kent, UK. Scientists discovered the flute dating back to the 13th-15th Century while
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Piecing together the story of human evolution is an undeniably complex task. However, new research has brought us closer to understanding how early humans in
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Trent workmen have uncovered a 2,000-year-old Roman road in a field near Evesham, in Worcestershire, UK. Aidan Smyth, archaeology advisor for Wychavon District
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The first genetic data from Paleolithic human individuals in the U.K.—the oldest human DNA obtained from the British Isles so far—indicates the presence
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - One of Britain's most impressive ancient Roman ruins is Hadrian's Wall. Also known as the Picts' Wall, the massive structure prevented raiders from
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A priceless 800-year-old pendant dating back to the 12th century was discovered on a site that was once an Iron Age or Romano
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Maritime archaeologists from Bournemouth University have uncovered the remains of a medieval ship and its cargo dating back to the 13th century off
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - An archaeological dig at a city park has uncovered what could be the earliest house found in Cardiff. The Caerau and Ely Rediscovering
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeology students from Bournemouth University have found the remains of prehistoric people and animal sacrifices in a recently discovered Iron Age settlement in Dorset.
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists from The University of Manchester have started a dig at a 5,000-year-old tomb linked to King Arthur, hoping to answer some of
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