
Scars of early Civil War battle found at Coleshill Manor
Archaeologists from Wessex Archaeology, working in advance of HS2 construction, have been excavating the site for the past three years.

Archaeologists from Wessex Archaeology, working in advance of HS2 construction, have been excavating the site for the past three years.

On the edge of a former prehistoric river channel, archaeologists found mammal bones, plant fossils, insect remains, and mollusc shells, along with stone tools, indicating that humans were exploiting this resource at least 500,000 years ago.