Vicente G. Olaya

The 11th-century ‘Will of Count Gundesindo’ disappeared from a monastery and showed up over a century later in Saint Petersburg

The expulsion of the Jews in 1492 buried homes and synagogues standing for more than a thousand years in the Iberian Peninsula

Republican Soviet fighters shot down a Condor Legion Junkers during the Battle of Brunete but the location of the wreckage remained a mystery for 85 years

Widespread looting of archaeological sites has prevented experts from determining if a unique Vacceai dagger belonged to an Iberian warrior who brought it home from the battlefield in the third century BC

A University of Cambridge study has identified a wooden object found at the Vindolanda fort in northern England as a dildo dating from the era of Emperor Antoninus Pius

Mundane clothing fasteners excavated from Spanish battlefields provide glimpses into the country’s many clashes with Portugal, England and France

Laser photography has revealed a site covering 25 acres with a long defensive wall. But the spot is under threat from a planned wind farm and power station

Archaeologists have taken advantage of the lack of rain in Spain to reconstruct the framework of Augustobriga, an ancient hub which was flooded seven decades ago when a reservoir burst

The Spanish National Research Council has revealed a 500-mile network of canals that was built by the Roman Empire. This hydraulic project was used to extract 9,000 pounds of gold from Las Médulas, a mountainous region in the province of León

A new book reveals the factors that led to the defeat of the Spanish Crown under Philip II in a conflict characterized by heroic feats and terrifying excesses

In the mid-20th century, Spanish epigrapher Manuel Gómez-Moreno deciphered the writing of the peoples of Hispania, making it possible to read inscriptions, such as the recently found Hand of Irulegi

A revised analysis of a horseman’s portrait found in southern Spain suggests he may have helped kill Publius Cornelius Scipio, the famous general who fought Hannibal in the Second Punic War

Spanish scientists have discovered that the religious community of San Pedro de Cardeña doctored the document out of greed - but forgot to eliminate the original

Alfonso Borrego – the great-grandson of Geronimo, the great Apache leader – says that, while the Spaniards certainly harmed his people, Anglo invaders were the ones who committed genocide against American Indians

The Hand of Irulegi, unearthed in 2021 near Pamplona, is a bronze plate containing 40 mysterious symbols. Experts believe they have deciphered its first word: ‘sorioneku’, or ‘good fortune’

Researchers excavating the 2,700-year-old Cerro de San Vicente site unearthed a fragment of a portrait depicting the goddess Hathor, daughter of Ra, god of the sun

The Treasure of Tomares, discovered six years ago, is made up of around 53,000 pieces and was buried in the 4th century under the portico of a villa

A new eight-episode series about the great Roman amphitheater is airing for the first time on The History Channel on October 10

A new historical essay reconstructs the potential impact on the South Pacific Ocean archipelago of an expedition that sailed to establish a trade route ahead of the official discovery of the region by Europeans

Animal bones found in a Barcelona necropolis reveal how poorer Romans used cheap meats to reduce the costs of funeral rituals

The bas-relief was carved on the wall of a building excavated in southern Spain

Archaeologists describe the finding as ‘unique.’ It includes the discovery of 526 menhirs, or standing stones, from between the sixth and third millennia BC

After it emerged four thousand years ago, El Agar became the first class-based civilization in the Iberian Peninsula, as well as the first society in the world to have a parliament. But by 1550 BC, it had vanished

A team of European archeologists say a gigantic tidal wave traveled more than 25 miles inland, destroying the Roman port city of Hispalis (Seville)

A monument erected early in honor of Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo,  the first European explorer to set foot in San Diego Bay in 1542, is causing a diplomatic headache

Dated between the 1st and 2nd centuries, the urban complex had ‘buildings of enormous proportions’ and public services including baths, water supply, streets and sewers