Between the 9th and 11th centuries, a type of sword with a factory mark that gave it a symbol of quality, both for the steel with which it was made and its origin, became popular in northern Europe and Scandinavia. They are called Ulfberht swords because they all bear the inscription +VLFBERHT+ or
The first excavations carried out on the route of the future Stonehenge tunnel have brought to light traces of human activity, some dating back more than 7,000 years:tombs from the Bronze Age have notably been discovered by archaeologists. These announcements fuel the controversy around the project
Mesolithic Man (from lastampa.it) The news is one that arouses some surprise:unlike what has always been assumed, it seems that our ancestors had, at least some, clear eyes. The discovery is due to researchers from the Barcelona Institute of Evolutionary Biology, who carried out the DNA test
An article published in PLOS ONE reveals that the wooden tools found in 2015 in the archaeological excavations of Aranbaltza in the Basque Country are the oldest found used by Neanderthals. The study, directed by Joseba Ríos-Garaizar, from the National Center for Research on Human Evolution (CENIEH