Tagged: ancient places

Many ancient civilizations believed that spirits lived in sacred places such as trees, mountains and stones. One such place is the mysterious Vottovarra Mountain in Karelia that was sacred to the Sami people. This enigmatic place was also an ancient pagan site and is still...

In northern Louisiana, North America there is a very interesting and mysterious ancient site known as Watson Brake. This ancient site challenges our knowledge about North American history as the mounds have been found to be the earliest known remnants of human construction in the...

At the time, the Spaniards arrived, the Olmec civilization, had already emerged and disappeared. Even today, much of the Olmec history is shrouded in mystery. It is believed that this remarkable civilization existed between 1200 BC – 400 BC. We know far less about the...

The Ausevik rock art site at Høydalsfjorden, in Sunnfjord, in Western Norway, contains more than 300 rock carvings of different shapes, of which many are dated to 4000 BC. Ausevik – the second largest rock art site in Norway – represents an outstanding cultural heritage...

Sometimes called Sweden’s first city, Birka was once of the most important trading centers during the Viking Age. Located on the island Björkö in Lake Mälaren, Sweden Birka has long served as an important archaeological site that sheds light on the lives of the Vikings....

Hidden deep in jungle of in Honduras, Central America, there is a mysterious place known as the White City – some call it “Lost City Of The Monkey God. Discovered in 2012, the “White City” or a “Lost City of the Monkey God”, holds the...

Prehistoric ruins of Din Lligwy settlement have long history that span three different eras. This is a very special place on the eastern coast of Anglesey that has experienced continual, more than 5000 year-long human activity. The Din Lligwy Ancient Village (also known as the...

A place does not have to be large to have long and rich history. Munkholmen is certainly proof of that. Located in the Trondheim fjord, Norway, Munkholmen is a beautiful small island that is today a popular tourist destination. However, this was by no means...

Made of oddly twisted limestone rocks, Externsteine is located in the Teutoburg Forest north of the Rhine in Germany. Externsteine is associated with heroic myths and legends about brave warriors of times long gone. Related to Scandinavian Eddas and Hitler’s persistent Aryan myth, the Teutonic...

Located in a forest behind a church, Dunino Den is an ancient site in Scotland shrouded in mystery. It was once an important pre-Christian site and it is still visited by modern Pagans, but also Christian worshippers. The odd faces and symbols carved on the...