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2,200-Year-Old Iberian Cemetery with Complete Warrior Panoplies and a Ritual Burner Linked to Tanit Unearthed in Alicante
A group of 2,200-year-old Iberian tombs containing curved swords, shields, spears, horse equipment and a female-headed ritual burner linked to the goddess Tanit has been uncovered in Alicante, southeastern Spain. According to Alicante City Council, the cemetery was discovered during construction work on a privately owned plot in the coastal district of Albufereta. Archaeologists dated…
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New Roman Military Camp Reveals the Vast Scale of a Cantabrian Wars Siege in Spain
Archaeologists have identified another Roman military camp around the Iron Age stronghold of La Loma in northern Spain, expanding a siege network that now includes seven known Roman positions. The newly documented installation, designated Site F, suggests that the Roman army deployed between 12,000 and 18,000 soldiers during the assault. The revised estimate places La…
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Unique 2,500-Year-Old Bronze Ritual Cart with Achelous Found at Casas del Turuñuelo
A small bronze cart, broken in half and buried for nearly 2,500 years, has become the latest surprise from Casas del Turuñuelo, the Tartessian site in southwestern Spain that keeps forcing archaeologists to rethink one of the Iberian Peninsula’s most elusive ancient cultures. The object was found during the eighth excavation campaign at the site,…
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A Tiny Shrine to Minerva Was Carved Into a Roman Quarry in Spain 1,800 Years Ago
A Roman quarry in central Spain has yielded an unusually intimate trace of worship: a tiny rock-cut shrine to Minerva, carved directly into the same sandstone face where workers once extracted building material. The sanctuary, found near Campos del Paraíso in the province of Cuenca, dates to the late second century A.D. It stands about…