Wales Archive
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Like most ancient castles in Wales, the Medieval castle Castell Dinas Bran is rich in history and surrounded by a flair for mysticism. Located
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Legend whispers of Merlin's secrets hidden within a cave at Dinas Emrys, nestled in the majestic mountains of North Wales. This ancient site,
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AncientPages.com – The fear of witchcraft sparked a wave of persecution and executions across Europe, a historical fact that underscores the intensity of these fears. In England alone,
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists examine graves, artifacts, and human skeletons to understand historical events, societies, and customs. The absence of human remains and burials hinders scientists
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AncientPages.com - Ireland and Wales share more than just geographical proximity; they have deep cultural and linguistic connections. And this year marks the centenary of a groundbreaking work
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Paleontology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A significant fossil discovery has provided valuable insights into the history of dinosaurs in Wales. Until recently, the land of the dragon lacked any
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A pair of beautiful bracelets, now declared Roman treasure, has been discovered on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom. The two copper alloy
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There are moments when people stumble upon discoveries so astounding that they compel us to question our understanding of the world beneath us.
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Places
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Dinas Powys, Glamorgan, located about 9km southwest of Cardiff, is a small inland fort of approximately 0.35ha. The hillfort was first excavated by
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists are investigating a rather peculiar Medieval cemetery located in a field not far from Fonmon Castle in Wales, UK. The fortified Medieval
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The two Roman coin hoards were discovered by metal-detectorists David Moss and Tom Taylor in Caerhun Community, Conwy, during the winter of 2018-2019.
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Five treasure finds, including three hoards and two grave groups of Bronze Age and Roman date, were declared treasure on Tuesday 11th July 2023
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Several magnificent Iron Age, Roman, and post-Medieval artifacts found in Monmouthshire, a county in the southeast of Wales, have been declared a treasure.
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The Picts of Scotland who have long intrigued and have been ascribed exotic origins in fact descended from indigenous Iron Age society and
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Artifacts
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Several beautiful Bronze Age and Medieval artifacts unearthed in Wales, UK, have been declared a treasure. Four magnificent objects were discovered across Wrexham,
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - We encounter dragons in almost every ancient world culture. Dragons played an essential role in the beliefs of our ancestors and were depicted
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The prehistoric ruins of the Din Lligwy settlement have a long history spanning three eras. House foundations at Din Lligwy hut circle, Anglesey, August
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A unique forest submerged under water 6,000 - 8,000 years ago has re-emerged along the Welsh coast. Dozens of tree stumps, trunks, and
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - When the bell begins to toll, Lord, have mercy on the soul.’ - wrote The Venerable Bede, (672-735). In days past, when good
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages..com - A thorough scientific examination of a Medieval map may confirm a Welsh myth and offer evidence of the long-lost sunken kingdom Cantre'r Gwaelod.
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - An international collaboration of scientists has created and observed an entirely new class of vortices—the whirling masses of fluid or air. Led by
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Celts are mysterious people who played a crucial role in the history of ancient Europe. In this article, we take an in-depth
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A team of archaeologists has unearthed bones of reindeer and woolly mammoth in the limestone cave hidden beneath Pembroke Castle. Wogan Cavern is
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A well-preserved ancient road discovered by an archaeologist offers evidence that Romans moved much deeper into Wales than historians previously thought. Dr. Mark
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Artifacts
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - After three years of work a statue of famous Anglo-Norman knight William Marshal was unveiled on May 7, in Pembroke, Wales, but not
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have announced a surprising discovery of an ancient Roman mercenary buried with his sword and his military regalia. The skeleton was unearthed
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ogham is ancient writing, of which the earliest examples date back to the 4th and 6th centuries A.D. The language of the inscriptions
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The world is full of wonderful, beautiful, and mysterious places. One of them is a lake called Llyn Y Dywarchen. Located in Gwynedd,
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Ancient History Facts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Not so long ago, a person could get employment as a sin eater and make some money in this unusual profession. As the
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists in Wales were stunned when they unearthed a huge Iron Age roundhouse at Dinas Dinlle. This ancient structure is extraordinary, and experts say
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Conwy Castle in Snowdonia is considered one of Europe's most impressive military structures of the late 13th century and early 14th century that
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Artifacts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - An interesting historical artifact in the form of a fragment of a late medieval mount was discovered in the vicinity of Llanbadoc, in
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - At the beginning of the 15th century, an uprising against the English resulted in the first and only Welsh-speaking parliament. Owain Glyndwr by
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Ancient Symbols
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The red dragon on the national flag of Wales is most often associated with the battle standard of King Arthur and other ancient Celtic
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Cherokee recall a white-skinned race that lived on their lands before they arrived. This group of very unusual beings was known as the
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Blessing of the Bees is a ceremony practiced in modern Ireland in October every year. The tradition dates back to the early Christian
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Celtic Mythology
AncientPages.com - A demonic Celtic creature known as Buggane is mentioned in many folk stories in Wales, Ireland and Scotland. In ancient beliefs of people living in the region
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - A series of Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age cairns have been unearthed by a team of archaeologists from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) and Manchester
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Rare ancient human footprints discovered on the Welsh coastline are 7,000 years old, say Cardiff University researchers. The ancient footprints of both children and adults, discovered at
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Like Banshee in Irish mythology, the Green Lady has an extraordinary place in Scottish and Welsh folklore as she is believed to protect a family
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Very little is known about Pennard Castle, a ruined castle near the village of Pennard in the Gower Peninsula in South Wales. The
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Archaeologists say they have made a ground-breaking discovery on the Isle of Anglesey, North Wales. Experts have found what appears to be a small Roman fort on land
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