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One of Europe’s Most Mysterious Languages May Share Ancient Roots with Iberian

19 January 2026

By combining epigraphy, linguistics, and historical analysis, new research suggests that the mysterious ancient Iberian language may be more closely...

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Researchers Define the Borders of El Argar, the First State-Society in the Iberian Peninsula

18 March 2025

Recent research conducted by scholars from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) and the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology...

200,000-year-old rock carvings found in Marbella. Some of the oldest known human-made carvings in Europe. Credit: Ayuntamiento de Marbella (Marbella Town Council)

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Newly Discovered 200,000-Year-Old Rock Carvings in Marbella: Potentially Among Europe’s Oldest Cave Art

14 March 2025

Marbella has just made an incredible discovery that could change everything we thought we knew about prehistoric Europe. Archaeologists working...

The site of the find at the Peña del Castro site. Credit: Eduardo González Gómez de Agüero

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Celtiberian Inscription Found at La Peña del Castro: One of the Earliest Examples of Alphabetic Writing in Northern Iberia

26 February 2025

La Ercina, León, Spain – Archaeological research at the La Peña del Castro site has unveiled an important discovery that...

Location of the Tartessian sanctuary of La Bienvenida-Sisapo in the elevated area of the settlement, next to the volcanic castle. Credit: Mar Zarzalejos Prieto, Germán Esteban Borrajo / Consejería de Educación, Cultura y Deportes de Castilla-La Mancha

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Recent Excavations in Spain Reveal 7th Century BCE Religious Structure, Showcasing Eastern Influences within Tartessian Culture

18 February 2025

A research team led by the National University of Distance Education (UNED) has made an important archaeological discovery at the...

Roman inscriptions found at more than 200 meters depth in Cova de les Dones. Photo Credit: A. Ruiz-Redondo, V. Barciela & X. Martorell

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A Roman Sanctuary with Inscriptions Discovered in Cova de les Dones, One of the Largest Rock Art Sites in the Iberian Peninsula

31 January 2025

A team of researchers from the universities of Alicante (UA) and Zaragoza (Unizar) have discovered a Roman temple at Cova...

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An unexpected discovery in Pompeii: A Roman Tomb Reveals the Existence of an Unknown Imperial Position in Hispania

17 July 2024

Work to create a functional air chamber to evacuate moisture from the underground spaces of the San Paolino building, the...

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New Type of Amphora Found in 5th-Century Roman Shipwreck

28 April 2024

The first in-depth analysis of the cargo of a 4th-century Roman shipwreck found off the coast of Mallorca in 2019...

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3,000-year-old Treasure on the Iberian Peninsula made with material from a meteorite

7 February 2024

Scientists have recently discovered that some of the pieces in the amazing Bronze Age collection known as the Villena Treasure,...

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Portugal’s Enigmatic Roman Building “Tower of Centum Cellas”

4 February 2024

The Tower of Centum Cellas (also known as the “Tower of St. Cornelius”), located in the Mount of Santo Antão...

One of Europe’s Most Mysterious Languages May Share Ancient Roots with Iberian

Newly Discovered 200,000-Year-Old Rock Carvings in Marbella: Potentially Among Europe’s Oldest Cave Art

Celtiberian Inscription Found at La Peña del Castro: One of the Earliest Examples of Alphabetic Writing in Northern Iberia

Recent Excavations in Spain Reveal 7th Century BCE Religious Structure, Showcasing Eastern Influences within Tartessian Culture

A Roman Sanctuary with Inscriptions Discovered in Cova de les Dones, One of the Largest Rock Art Sites in the Iberian Peninsula

An unexpected discovery in Pompeii: A Roman Tomb Reveals the Existence of an Unknown Imperial Position in Hispania

New Type of Amphora Found in 5th-Century Roman Shipwreck

3,000-year-old Treasure on the Iberian Peninsula made with material from a meteorite

Portugal’s Enigmatic Roman Building “Tower of Centum Cellas”

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