Archeologists in Spain discover an ornate tomb belonged to a 5,000-year-old woman ‘so prominent that no man ever reached her level,’ prompting reconsideration of the role of gender in the early political life of the peninsula
A report argues that the site outside the walls did not house the Visigoth capital but rather recreational estates and Roman buildings
Experts complain that Spielberg’s saga shows them as ‘treasure hunters’ and that the main character destroys sites to get hold of a magical object
The Spanish Civil Guard police recovered a marble bust of a female ‘of similar artistic quality to the ones exhibited in the Louvre’ and arrested a couple accused of crimes against historical heritage
More than 150 heraldic coats of arms tell the unhappy story of the woman who Pope Innocent III forced to separate from King Alfonso IX of León when they already had five children together
For the first time, Spanish scholars at the University of Córdoba have managed to analyze a perfume from Ancient Rome, determining its fragrance and chemical composition
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