MessageToEagle.com – On 22 March 871, the Battle of Marton (or Meretum) was fought at a place recorded as Marton, possibly in Wiltshire or Dorset, England. Alfred the Great (849-899),
MessageToEagle.com – When the shoreline receded during the 2004 tsunami, tourists in Mamallapuram swore they saw a long row of granite boulders emerge from the sea, before it was
MessageToEagle.com – A remarkable archaeological discovery in a Co. Clare cave has pushed back the date of human existence in Ireland by 2,500 years. This discovery re-writes Irish archaeology
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – There are many crimes in ancient Greek myths. This story is about a terrible crime committed by forty-nine maidens, who were later punished for
MessageToEagle.com – An amateur archaeologist in Denmark has made the discovery of his life. While searching for ancient artifacts with his metal detector he came across a beautiful, small
MessageToEagle.com – The legend of Prester John arose during the period of the Crusades when European Christians hoped to regain the Holy Land (Palestine) from the Muslims. Prester John
MessageToEagle.com – Scientists have made an exciting discovery on the Plain of Jars and now hope to solve one of Southeast Asia’s great ancient mysteries. The Plain of Jars
MessageToEagle.com – During excavations at the Cantalouette site in southwestern France , archaeologists have discovered a 35,000 – 31,000-year old Aurignacian art object. This object, depicting a bird, contributes
MessageToEagle.com – About 1,000-year-old small gilt bronze buckle that once held a petticoat together has been found buried with a woman in a Viking grave in Enghøj in west Denmark.
MessageToEagle.com – Hnefatafl or tafl was an ancient Viking board game that became very popular in medieval Scandinavia. The board game was played by the Vikings as early as 400
MessageToEagle.com – Stone of Destiny is more popularly known as the Stone of Scone. It is an enigmatic block of sandstone, which was used for centuries in the coronation
MessageToEagle.com – Archaeologists excavating near Varnhem Abbey in Sweden have uncovered several unique skeletons. The bones include remains of two children, a six year old and a one
MessageToEagle.com – King Henry VIII is today often remembered for his many marriages. He also played a critical role in the English Reformation, turning his country into a Protestant
MessageToEagle.com – Very little is known about England’s oldest printed Bible. It was published 1535 by King Henry VIII’s printer. There are only seven surviving copies and one of
MessageToEagle.com – A large number of skeletons More than 100 skeletons, along with swords, spears and other possessions have been unearthed at the site in Pocklington, east Yorkshire. Archaeologists
MessageToEagle.com – An ancient legend tells King Erik died a dramatic death in battle outside the church in Uppsala, Sweden, where he had just celebrated mass. Much of his
MessageToEagle.com – Radar Survey suggests 90pct chance another tomb behind Tutankhamun’s burial chamber The Japanese radar survey that suggests the existence of additional chambers behind the north and west
MessageToEagle.com – Egypt says a search for the resting place of the pharaonic Queen Nefertiti has revealed possible “organic material” inside empty spaces behind two walls in the tomb
MessageToEagle.com – Hattusha was the capital of the kingdom of the Hittites in the late Bronze Age. Located in Turkey, the magnificent ruins attest to the greatness of this
MessageToEagle.com – Oral Inca traditions tell of a magical kingdom hidden deep in the Amazon jungle, east of the Andes area of Cusco, Peru. This place is called
MessageToEagle.com – A team of scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, has conducted sensitive tests on the DNA from two specimens found at
MessageToEagle.com – An Israeli hiker, Laurie Rimon has discovered a Roman gold coin during her trip with friends in the eastern Galilee region of Israel. She informed officials at the
MessageToEagle.com – Forensic experts from Denmark and Norway have opened a sarcophagus containing the remains of descendants of Viking ruler Rollo in Normandy, France. DNA studies will hopefully
MessageToEagle.com – Salzburg Catacombs, hewn out of the Mönchsberg (a mountain named after the Benedictine monks), just above the church, are located in an ancient St. Peter’s Cemetery ,
MessageToEagle.com – Archaeologists have discovered several statues of the ancient Egyptian goddess of war, Sekhmet, which date back to the era of Pharaoh Amenhotep III (1410-1372 B.C.) in
