When the HS2 railway was first announced, a lot of people were understandably thrilled. The railway is supposed to link Britain’s two largest cities, London and Birmingham, via a new, high-speed ...

A rare piece of 9th century gold, discovered by a Newcastle University archaeology student, will feature in a major new exhibition of northern archaeology treasures at Great North Museum: Hancock.

New research is revealing the remarkable story of one of Britain’s most enigmatic archaeological finds - a Roman gladiator helmet, discovered buried in a field in East Anglia. The artefact, which will ...

In addition to the Ossick Lass, the remains of at least seven other individuals had also recovered from the cave. Human remains buried over 11,000 years ago in Heaning Wood Bone Cave, Cumbria, ...

SUFFOLK, ENGLAND—According to a BBC News report, a hoard of coins was discovered in eastern England during an investigation conducted ahead of a construction project by Andrew Pegg of Oxford Cotswold ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? A metal detectorist named Peter Heads discovered an “exceptional” Iron Age hoard ...

Genetic analysis of people buried in a 2000-year-old cemetery in southern England has bolstered the idea that Celtic communities in Britain placed women centre-stage, showing that women remained in ...

ALDBOROUGH, ENGLAND—When the Romans conquered Britain in the first century a.d., they transformed the island into an industrial powerhouse, particularly by means of large-scale extraction and ...

Archaeologists have discovered 321 silver coins still wrapped in a cloth and lead pouch from a time in English history marked by upheaval due to the coronation of a new Anglo-Saxon king. When you ...

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