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An ancient prehistoric bridge submerged in a cave in Mallorca reveals that humans arrived there 1,000 years earlier than previously thought

A recent study led by an interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of South Florida and the University of New Mexico has revealed that humans arrived on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca about 5,600 years ago. This finding, based on the dating of an ancient submerged bridge in a cave on the island, suggests […]

Posted inClassical Archaeology

A 5th-Century Roman Shipwreck off the Coast of Mallorca Came from Cartagena and Carried “Liquaminis Flos”, a Fish Sauce

Recently, a team of archaeologists and researchers studied the remains of a late Roman shipwreck off the coast of Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands in Spain. The Ses Fontanelles shipwreck, discovered by chance in 2019 near one of the island’s busiest tourist beaches, has proven to be an exceptional find due to the excellent […]