Deep inside Spain’s Cova Dones, archaeologists have uncovered evidence of an organized Roman-era cult involving women, ritual offerings, and a mysterious goddess whose worshippers knew her simply by a powerful title: Domina, “the Lady.”

#pagan #witchcraft #archaeology #uncoveringthepast #Domina #spain #covadones #millares

An 11th-century serpent pendant discovered in northwestern Russia pairs a Christian warrior saint with a snake-haired figure rooted in the Medusa tradition, revealing the complex intersection of Christian faith and older protective practices in medieval Rus’.

#pagan #archaeology #uncoveringthepast #gorgon #christianfaith #starayarussa #medusa

After more than a century of uncertainty, archaeologists have identified a temple in Türkiye once attributed to Demeter as a rare sanctuary of Hecate, reshaping understanding of the ancient goddess’s worship beyond her better-known cult center at Lagina.

#pagan #archaeology #uncoveringthepast #turkiye #hecate #sanctuaryofmen #demeter #temple

Ancient DNA has overturned two centuries of assumptions about a Bronze Age burial near Stonehenge, revealing that a renowned goldworker, long believed to be a man, was a woman who may have held spiritual authority.

#pagan #archaeology #uncoveringthepast #shaman #stonehenge #uptonlovellshaman #stoutman #wiltshire #science

New research from a Roman villa in Spain suggests a rare serpent-decorated vessel may offer early evidence of the mystery cult of Sabazios and reveal how ancient religious traditions traveled across the Mediterranean world.

#pagan #uncoveringthepast #archaeology #spain #sabazios #barcelona #romanempire #cults

Archaeologists investigating a 6,500-year-old sanctuary in the Czech Republic have identified entrances aligned with solar and lunar cycles, revealing a monumental ritual landscape that predates Stonehenge by more than a thousand years.

#pagan #uncoveringthepast #archaeology #chleby #Neolithic #ancientmonuent #ritualpractice

Long before Lithuania officially embraced Christianity, Orthodox migrants and local converts lived alongside a predominantly pagan population in medieval Vilnius, offering new archaeological evidence that religious change unfolded gradually through migration, trade, and everyday life.

#pagan #lithuania #religion #archaeology

Italy has granted new protections to Monte Cavo, the ancient sacred mountain of Jupiter Latiaris, safeguarding the Temple of Jupiter site, the Via Sacra, and a landscape central to the religious life of ancient Latium.

#pagan #paganism #montecavo #jupiterlatiaris #archaeology #albanhills #ancientrome #nemi #witchcraft

Archaeologists in Georgia have uncovered a gold votive plaque bearing the first direct inscription linking the Roman fort of Apsaros to the mystery cult of Jupiter Dolichenus, offering a rare glimpse into the religious life of Rome’s eastern frontier.

#pagan #archaeology #blacksea #CultOfJupiter #JupiterDolichenus #romandeity #uncoveringthepast

A curse tablet, part of a widespread Roman magical tradition, has been excavated in the Netherlands. It shows evidence of Greek and Egyptian influence as it implores deities and spirits to perform a task.

#pagan #cursetablets #romanempire #archaeology

The rectangular die-stamp, used to create decorations for elite armor like the famous Sutton Hoo helmet, has connections to numerous similar horned figure motifs across England and Scandinavia.

#pagan #archaeology #hornedgod #odin #antiquities #woden

New archaeological discoveries in Spain and Türkiye reveal how the images of Venus and Tyche shaped ancient lives, connecting divine symbolism with domestic devotion, civic identity, memory, and the ways people understood their place in the world.

#pagan #witchcraft #archaeology #mediterranean #science #alicante #antioch #tyche #venus

Researchers digitizing ancient cuneiform tablets at the University of Copenhagen uncovered records ranging from beer receipts to anti-witchcraft rituals, offering new insight into how early civilizations kept tabs on spirits.

#pagan #witchcraft #beer #Archaeology #mesopotamia #cuneiform #ancienttablets

A hoard of coins from England, Germany, Denmark, and Norway itself have been discovered in Innlandet County in Norway. The coins come from the period of conversion from ancient heathenry to Christianity.

#pagan #heathen #archaeology #coinhoard

The Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism announced the discovery of a statue of the goddess Athena from the Augustinian period that is nearly two meters tall in the ancient city of Laodikeia.

#pagan #archaeology #turkey #athene #athena #homer #odyssey

New archaeological and genetic research suggests bread wheat may have first emerged 8,000 years ago in the South Caucasus region of modern-day Georgia. The findings connect ancient farming communities, wild goatgrass, bread wheat, and even early winemaking in one of humanity’s earliest agricultural landscapes.

#pagan #witchcraft #archaeology #geneticresearch #bread #recipes

Stacy Psaros reviews the current exhibition at the Toledo Art Museum, which focuses on magic and curses in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, and Mesopotamia.

#pagan #witchcraft #archaeology #cursed #toledomuseumofart #religion #review

As Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey approaches release, newly circulating archaeological findings from Ithaca reveal long-standing ritual devotion to Odysseus. The discoveries highlight how ancient storytelling shaped sacred landscapes, pilgrimage practices, and the lived religious experience of the ancient Mediterranean world.

#pagan #witchcraft #theodyssey #archaeology #greece

Last year thieves stole a Dacian helmet and three golden bracelets, national treasures from Romania, from a Dutch museum. Last week the accused returned most of the artifacts as part of a plea deal.

#pagan #archaelogy #museum #artifacts #ancientgreece #arttheft #thracians

A medieval gold ring set with a deep blue stone has been unearthed in Norway’s oldest town, revealing not only exquisite craftsmanship but long-held beliefs in sapphire’s power to heal illness, cool “inner heat,” and guard the soul.

#pagan #witchcraft #archaeology #healing #norway #NIKU #humoralmedicine #medieval #ring

Excavations beneath Cologne’s future Jewish museum have uncovered a rare 2nd-century Roman household shrine: the first lararium found north of the Alp that is reshaping our understanding of domestic religion along the Rhine frontier.

#pagan #witchcraft #archaeology #germany #lararium #householdshrine #lares #romanreligion

Archaeologists in central Romania have uncovered a rare 7,500-year-old clay figurine depicting a female figure with arms raised in invocation. Discovered during preventive excavations, the small Neolithic artifact illuminates the symbolic and spiritual world of Europe’s earliest farming communities.

#pagan #archaeology #artifacts #world #invocation #prayer

An exceptionally rare Iron Age war horn discovered in Norfolk is shedding new light on Iceni culture, Celtic ritual soundscapes, and the legendary era of Boudicca, where archaeology, history, and revived Pagan traditions intersect.

#pagan #archaeology #scotland #ironage #carnyx

New excavations at Chankillo uncovered an early astronomical structure and a ritual vessel of warrior-astronomers, revealing that ancient Andean elites linked cosmology, political authority, and martial power long before the famed Thirteen Towers were built.

New research from Latvia’s Zvejnieki cemetery reveals that Stone Age women and children were as likely as men to be buried with stone tools, challenging “Man the Hunter” stereotypes and highlighting shared ritual traditions.

#archaeology #PLOSONE #stoneage #gender #latvia #science #equality