Europe Archive

AncientPages.com - Researchers from AOC Archaeology are now researching ancient crumbling ruins, which are believed to have been an Iron Age fort, or possibly the home of a local

AncientPages.com - Polish archaeologists have renewed excavations of a unique 5,000-year-old megalithic tomb with the remains of more than 20 persons, located at Kierzków (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship), in north-central Poland. The

AncientPages.com - A skull of a young Scottish soldier who was imprisoned and died in Durham following the Battle of Dunbar in 1650, has been re-assembled and reconstructed by

AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have discovered ruins of the lost town of Lechaion, the harbor from the ancient Greek city of Corinth. Many of the ancient underwater ruins are extremely

AncientPages.com - A decorative fitting from a book, originally from Ireland, has been unearthed during the expansion of Byneset Cemetery, nearby to the medieval Steine Church, built in the

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com -Below the city of Camerano in Italy, there is a large, ancient underground city with tunnels, caves, and secret passages leading to mysterious chambers

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Some ancient artifacts are truly puzzling. They are so large in size and heavy that it’s impossible even to consider that they could

AncientPages.com - On October 19, 1216,  John, King of England, died of dysentery at Newark Castle in Newark-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire. He was the youngest son of Henrik II

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com - Curtana, the Sword of Mercy, is an 11th-century sword that is a truly historical object and one Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom. It

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In the 13th century, Europe was shivering with fear. The Mongol invasion was just around the corner. When Genghis Khan, the great Mongol

AncientPages.com - On April 20, 1535, an atmospheric optical phenomenon known as the “Sun Dog” was observed over Stockholm. 17th-century painting of Stockholm, a copy of the so-called Vädersolstavlan,

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - For a long time, the ancient Roman city of Ucetia in southern France was known only by its name. Now archaeologists have unearthed

Ellen Lloyd – MessageToEagle.com - They worked in great secrecy. Their goal was to create a society without a King and Church. Their ideas were controversial, and their members

AncientPages.com - It took many years before scientists could finally determine the age and identity of a bog body discovered in 1938 west of Silkeborg, Denmark. Many of the

AncientPages.com - On March 22, 871, the Battle of Marton (or Meretun) was fought at a place recorded as Marton, possibly in Wiltshire or Dorset, England. Miniature of

AncientPages.com - On March 16, 1485, Anne Neville, the daughter of Richard Neville, 16th  Earl of Warwick, and Anne Beauchamp died mysteriously at the age of twenty-eight. Did tuberculosis

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Two amateur treasure hunters have discovered remarkable gold artifacts decorated with ancient Celtic art. It is an incredible discovery because examination revealed the precious

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Marcus Licinius Crassus (c. 115 B.C. —53 BC.) was a Roman general and politician. Today, he is remembered as the wealthiest man in

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Some would say it’s just a piece of rock, but to a Neanderthal that lived 130,000 years ago, it was a precious item.

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In 1879, the body of a woman was found by workers digging peat turfs at Huldremose, Denmark. Examination of the body revealed the woman

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Located in a forest behind a church, Dunino Den is an ancient site in Scotland shrouded in mystery. It was once an important