2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (709+ words) The research analyzes eight soles dating from 2,000 to 2,400 years ago found in the mining enclave of Urium and confirms the survival of this artisanal tradition from the Iron Age until Romanization. A team from the University of Granada has examined…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (992+ words) A skull with grooves in the nasal bone and isotope analyses reveal that 3,300 years ago horses were already used for riding and transporting goods in the center of the peninsula. A team of researchers from the University of Córdoba, the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1251+ words) Archaeologists demonstrate that warrior and diadem stelae served both as funerary markers and as territorial milestones linked to communication routes, in a context of intense exchange between local and foreign populations during the Iron Age An international team of researchers,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (631+ words) Researchers from the University of Reading reveal that Bronze Age communities in Europe were interconnected through extensive maritime networks, according to a study comparing rock carvings from the Iberian Peninsula and Scandinavia. A new archaeological analysis, led by the Department…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (960+ words) A study analyzes the dental growth of five Mesolithic individuals buried in the cave of Los Canes and reveals how they lived, ate, and raised their children 8,000 years ago Radiocarbon dating of these teeth provided a range covering the entire…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (758+ words) For years, archaeologists have found tens of thousands of holes about thirty or forty centimeters deep arranged in bands between three and six meters wide, stretching for several kilometers across the Danish landscape. This phenomenon, known as hulbælter (hole belts),…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (825+ words) The analysis of the foundational tombs of the Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Pedralbes in Barcelona has confirmed the identity of the remains of Queen Elisenda of Montcada (Aitona, 1292 – Barcelona, 1364), the fourth and last wife of King James II…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1189+ words) An archaeological study reveals that the Valdelasilla site (Illescas) housed a planned cemetery with chamber tombs built with wood, clay, and stone, whose initial use dates back 6,000 years. The scientific article notes that chronological data indicate funerary activity at the…...

2+ mon, 2+ hour ago  (510+ words) The University of Vigo team indicated that this 2026 campaign allows them to confirm that the hillside of the castro was occupied from the castrexa period in the Iron Age until the Middle Ages and highlights its potential as a heritage…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (628+ words) A study on the Portuguese site of Vila Nova de São Pedro shows that 4,500 years ago rock blades were transported from more than 500 kilometers away, and that mobility responded more to cultural motivations than to the simple availability of raw…...