forgotten civilizations
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“Port Talbot’s Pompeii”: The Roman Mega-Villa That Makes Britain’s Past Look Edited
Archaeologists at Margam Country Park near Port Talbot, South Wales, have uncovered the footprint of what may be the largest Roman villa complex ever found in Wales. Detected by ground-penetrating radar, the 4th-century site suggests a major agricultural center and points to a more complex, productive Roman presence in Wales than previously assumed.
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Menga Dolmen’s Medieval Burials: A Megalith That Refused to Become a Ruin
A new analysis of the Menga Dolmen in Andalusia reveals that two men were buried there between the 8th and 11th centuries CE, showing the Neolithic monument remained ritually active long after its construction. Radiocarbon dating and degraded DNA indicate later communities deliberately reused the site, aligning the face-down burials with the dolmen’s axis.