A collection of ten silver coins minted during the reigns of Edward I and Edward II were among the finds.…
The researchers examined English horse remains dating to between AD 300 and 1650, from 171 archaeological sites…
The ditch was not recorded on English Heritage’s 2010 Hadrian’s Wall map and was thus in danger of fading from written records.…
The team, from Durham University’s Department of Archaeology, working in partnership with archaeologists and volunteers from The Auckland Project, found the tower’s steps and stone foundations.…
An Iron Age hill fort and multiperiod site under threat from coastal erosion at Seaford Head in East Sussex is being investigated as part of a new initiative tackling the wider problem of heritage loss. The project, funded by Historic England with support from Seaford Town Council, and led by…
The larger of the two hoards comprises fragments of seven socketed axes, a piece of sword-blade, two ingots, and six casting jets…
A new investigation has now seen an international team of more than 200 geneticists and archaeological scientists discover aDNA evidence for a second significant and hitherto unknown Bronze Age migration into Britain…
The anthropomorphic figure, which is 67cm tall and 18cm wide, was found in an excellent state of preservation due the ditch being water-logged…
Durham University investigations have revealed previously unknown aspects of the 7th-century settlement.…
Its discovery is significant because while there is archaeological evidence for secular literacy in the Roman and early medieval periods in Britain, this is not really the case in Ireland…
Discovered by a metal-detectorist in 2014, the hoard comprises more than 100 objects of gold, silver, copper-alloy, glass, earth, crystal, and other minerals...…
The game's discovery proves that such entertainment was available for lower social classes as well as rulers.…
The remains were revealed during excavations of an abandoned Roman quarry where the construction of a new boathouse for the Basel Rowing Club is scheduled…
The spectacular hoard was unearthed near Silverdale, North Lancashire, by metal-detectorist Darren Webster in 2011.…
The coin is a Henry VII ‘half groat’, believed to have been minted in Canterbury, UK.…
Weapons, pottery, charred wooden beams, and dozens of coins dating to the late 2nd century BC were also unearthed.…
This is the first molecular evidence of beer production in Iron Age Europe.…
Although the Chimú are known to have practised human sacrifice, it is currently not possible to say whether this is the case here.…
Radiocarbon dating has indicated that the skull is c.220 years old, making it possibly the earliest example currently known from the region…
The discovery grants us a glimpse of the people who were behind the day-to-day running of the villa…