https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spain’s National Research Council has presented the incredible findings of an excavation which brings greater understanding of an ancient and enigmatic civilization that emerged in southern Spain several centuries before Christ.  https://www.thelocal.es/20230419/groundbreaking-discovery-sheds-light-on-spains-mythical-tartessos-civilization Wed, 19 Apr 2023 13:21:32 +0200 groundbreaking-discovery-sheds-light-on-spains-mythical-tartessos-civilization A giant megalithic complex of more than 500 standing stones has been discovered in southern Spain, which archaeologists believe could be one of the largest in Europe. https://www.thelocal.es/20220819/huge-megalithic-complex-of-500-standing-stones-found-in-spain Fri, 19 Aug 2022 11:15:36 +0200 huge-megalithic-complex-of-500-standing-stones-found-in-spain Researchers said Thursday they have located the first tomb of Christopher Columbus, the 15th century navigator who began European incursions into the Americas, in the central Spanish city of Valladolid. https://www.thelocal.es/20220408/spain-locates-christopher-columbus-first-tomb Fri, 08 Apr 2022 10:51:39 +0200 spain-locates-christopher-columbus-first-tomb Neanderthals, long perceived to have been unsophisticated and brutish, really did paint stalagmites in a Spanish cave more than 60,000 years ago, according to a study published on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20210803/study-confirms-ancient-spanish-cave-art-was-created-by-neanderthals Tue, 03 Aug 2021 11:13:54 +0200 study-confirms-ancient-spanish-cave-art-was-created-by-neanderthals A fisherman has stumbled across a medieval religious treasure while fishing in shallow waters in a river near the pilgrimage city of Santiago de Compostela. https://www.thelocal.es/20200616/fisherman-finds-medieval-religious-icon-on-galicia-riverbed Tue, 16 Jun 2020 17:40:58 +0200 fisherman-finds-medieval-religious-icon-on-galicia-riverbed Forensic experts will begin testing 15 skeletons uncovered at an ancient Spanish chapel this week to see if any belong to 16th-century Irish rebel chief Red Hugh O'Donnell. https://www.thelocal.es/20200602/could-400-year-old-mystery-of-irish-rebel-chief-lie-in-spanish-chapel Tue, 02 Jun 2020 14:07:32 +0200 could-400-year-old-mystery-of-irish-rebel-chief-lie-in-spanish-chapel A sunken Roman ship dating from the 3rd century AD has been discovered virtually intact on the seabed off the coast of Mallorca. https://www.thelocal.es/20191003/mallorca-divers-discover-roman-shipwreck-full-of-perfectly-preserved-jars-of-1800-year-old-ketchup Thu, 03 Oct 2019 18:32:49 +0200 mallorca-divers-discover-roman-shipwreck-full-of-perfectly-preserved-jars-of-1800-year-old-ketchup A family made a remarkable discovery while carrying out building works on their house in Carmona, a town near Seville in Andalusia. https://www.thelocal.es/20190830/family-discover-perfectly-preserved-roman-tomb-hidden-beneath-home-in-southern-spain Fri, 30 Aug 2019 16:08:55 +0200 family-discover-perfectly-preserved-roman-tomb-hidden-beneath-home-in-southern-spain This year's drought may be a nightmare for farmers, but for archaeology buffs it has an unexpected silver lining. https://www.thelocal.es/20190822/drought-reveals-long-lost-spanish-stone-henge-in-cacares-reservoir Thu, 22 Aug 2019 15:10:26 +0200 drought-reveals-long-lost-spanish-stone-henge-in-cacares-reservoir Neolithic communities clustered near present-day Barcelona some 6,000 years ago were really keen on dogs, in this life and the next. https://www.thelocal.es/20190301/spains-prehistoric-humans-loved-their-dogs-to-death Fri, 01 Mar 2019 09:30:32 +0100 spains-prehistoric-humans-loved-their-dogs-to-death Even the southwestern most tip of Spain was not immune to a battering as Storm Emma swept across Spain last week. https://www.thelocal.es/20180306/storm-hits-cadiz-and-destroys-cars-boats-and-buildings-but-reveals-long-lost-roman-ruins Tue, 06 Mar 2018 10:58:22 +0100 storm-hits-cadiz-and-destroys-cars-boats-and-buildings-but-reveals-long-lost-roman-ruins Colombia on Friday opens bidding for investors willing to retrieve billions of dollars in gold and silver from an 18th century ship wreck off the country's Caribbean coast. https://www.thelocal.es/20170714/treasure-hunters-wanted-to-retrieve-sunken-treasure-from-18thc-spanish-galleon Fri, 14 Jul 2017 19:15:45 +0200 treasure-hunters-wanted-to-retrieve-sunken-treasure-from-18thc-spanish-galleon Archeologists in Mexico said Monday they have unearthed what they believe was a dwelling where upper class Aztecs who resisted the Spanish conquest tried to preserve their customs and traditions. https://www.thelocal.es/20170704/mexico-finds-dwelling-for-aztec-survivors-of-spanish-conquest Tue, 04 Jul 2017 12:30:19 +0200 mexico-finds-dwelling-for-aztec-survivors-of-spanish-conquest It's dark and surprisingly warm in a cave in western Spain that hides our most intimate connection to the prehistoric past – hand silhouettes painted tens of thousands of years ago. https://www.thelocal.es/20170501/a-spanish-quest-to-hand-down-prehistoric-secrets Mon, 01 May 2017 18:46:38 +0200 a-spanish-quest-to-hand-down-prehistoric-secrets Archaeologists have found evidence to suggest that ten thousand years ago in Mesolithic Spain humans cooked and dined on other humans. https://www.thelocal.es/20170323/cannibalism-was-on-the-menu-10000-years-ago-in-spain Thu, 23 Mar 2017 17:18:02 +0100 cannibalism-was-on-the-menu-10000-years-ago-in-spain Rock paintings dating back about 14,000 years have been found in a cave in a Spanish seaside resort town, the local government announced Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20161014/14000-year-old-rock-paintings-found-in-spanish-resort-town Fri, 14 Oct 2016 11:27:28 +0200 14000-year-old-rock-paintings-found-in-spanish-resort-town When scuba diving instructor Jessy Cuesta went on a dive in early August off the coast of Benidorm she made an unusual discovery. https://www.thelocal.es/20160914/benidorm-diver-finds-wedding-ring-lost-37-years-ago Wed, 14 Sep 2016 13:36:40 +0200 benidorm-diver-finds-wedding-ring-lost-37-years-ago The first DNA analysis of 2,500-year-old remains from one of the great early civilizations of the Middle East, the Phoenicians, has shown the man had European heritage, researchers said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20160526/first-dna-from-ancient-phoenician-shows-spanish-ancestry Thu, 26 May 2016 10:35:06 +0200 first-dna-from-ancient-phoenician-shows-spanish-ancestry A walker in the hills north of Barcelona discovered what is believed to be the best preserved dinosaur print so far seen in the Iberian Peninsula. https://www.thelocal.es/20160503/hiker-stumbles-across-230-million-year-old-dinousaur-print Tue, 03 May 2016 11:18:10 +0200 hiker-stumbles-across-230-million-year-old-dinousaur-print Engineers installing lampposts in Mexico City's historic center have discovered a stone slab covering the tomb of one of the first Catholic priests following the 1519-1521 Spanish conquest. https://www.thelocal.es/20160415/mexico-unearths-spanish-priests-ancient-tombstone Fri, 15 Apr 2016 12:32:54 +0200 mexico-unearths-spanish-priests-ancient-tombstone