Netherlands Archive
Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - During archaeological research and renovation of a building on Achterdam in the center of Alkmaar, in the Netherlands, municipal archaeologists discovered remains of
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Vikings
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - For the first time ever, a fragment of a tenth-century Viking sword has been unearthed near the Frisian town of Witmarsum in the
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Over 6,500 volunteers have supported accurately identifying approximately 1000 prehistoric burial mounds in the Netherlands in just four months, proving the value of involving
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - As previously reported, in 2022, the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands made a remarkable archaeological discovery at Herwen-Hemeling (Zevenaar). Scientists unearthed a
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Dutch archaeologists have unearthed a remarkable ancient structure that has been nicknamed the Stonehenge of the Netherlands". Scientists say the intriguing 4,000-year-old structure
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A unique 1,000-year-old medieval golden treasure was unearthed by a Dutch historian, who stumbled upon it while using a metal detector. Part of the
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Over the past few years, citizen scientists from the Heritage Quest project have scoured the entire Veluwe and Utrechtse Heuvelrug areas for unknown
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A complete and almost intact ancient Roman sanctuary with temples has been discovered in Gelderland, a province of the Netherlands. Archaeologists from RAAP
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Dutch fishermen onboard the shrimp cutter Wieringer 22 were astonished, to say the least, when they fished up a strange wooden statue. The
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Archaeology
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
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands has announced a unique archaeological discovery at Herwen-Hemeling (Zevenaar) where scientists have unearthed a complete and
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Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Every year, sometime between Christmas and New Year's Eve, residents of Block Island, Rhode, report seeing an eerie light that is believed to be
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists found remains of the medieval Stratumse Poort on the small square of Stratumseind in Eindhoven. They discovered what they believe is the
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Artifacts
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Among the most fascinating, magnificent, and technically accomplished objects made during the late Middle Ages is a group of microscopically intricate small sculptures
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Featured Stories
AncientPages.com - A 17th-century dolls’ house must number among the more unusual source “texts” through which we can find out about women’s lives in the past. Yet, for
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Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Known by his nickname, Grutte Pier was a man of extraordinary strength and size. His real name was Pier Gerlofs Donia, and he was
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Every now and then scientists discover something that forces them to re-write history. This has just happened in the case of Middle Ages altarpieces. It has long
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - A pot containing some 500 silver and gold coins was found during water works conducted near the city of Vianen, in the province of Utrecht, central Netherlands.
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - During diggings at ancient site of Tiel in Gelderland,i n the central eastern part of the Netherlands, archaeologists have discovered valuable Roman treasures, including a statue of the
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Ancient History Facts
AncientPages.com - Did you know that New York was once called New Amsterdam? Today, it’s difficult to imagine that New York could ever have had another name, but it
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