- August 14, 2025
Spain Was Different: Tourism Under Franco
South of the Pyrenees lies the holidaymakers’ Utopia’, promised a 1958 Thomas Cook brochure: ‘a spectacular, flamboyant kingdom of the sun’. The kingdom was Spain,
Revolutionary Discovery Reveals Viking Silver Hoard's Global Trade Links
New research reveals that a spectacular Viking silver hoard discovered in North Yorkshire demonstrates the far-reaching trade connections between medieval England and the Islamic world.
Subterranean World of the Paris Catacombs Has a Fascinating History
The world’s largest bone repository will have its first complete shutdown since opening to the public over two centuries ago. If you’ve been putting off
Medieval Knight's Grave Unearthed Beneath Ice Cream Parlor
Archaeologists in Gdansk, Poland have made an extraordinary discovery beneath the floor of a beloved ice cream parlor, unearthing a rare five-foot-long medieval knight tombstone carved with
Mental Health and the 17th-Century Ship’s Doctor
In September 1649 ship’s surgeon John Conny was deeply relieved and praised God that ‘all our men [are] in reasonable good health’. This emotive entry
Reduce and Seduce at the Teenage Beauty Farm
When it opened in the Malibu mountains in 1962, the ‘Teen-Age Beauty Farm’ – a combination spa, charm school, weight-loss clinic, and summer camp –
Tezcatlipoca: Enigmatic Aztec God Who Looked Inside People’s Hearts And Observed Their Deeds On Earth
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – No doubt, Tezcatlipoca (‘Lord of the Smoking Mirror’) was one of the most powerful deities of pre-Columbian Mexico. In the
Cursed Magical Dainsleif Sword Of King Hogni And Legendary Battle That Continues Until The Coming Of Ragnarok
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – A sword similar to Tyrfing is Dainsleif. It was made by Dain, one of the dwarves mentioned in the Voluspá,
Underwater Secrets Of Lake Lednica And The Unique Wooden Face
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Last year, during underwater research in Lake Lednica (Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship), Polish archaeologists from Nicolaus Copernicus University discovered a
Large-Scale DNA Study Traces 37,000 Years of Disease History
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A research team led by Professor Eske Willerslev from the University of Copenhagen and the University of Cambridge has made
