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Archaeologists Unearth Roman Brooches, Anglo-Saxon Beads and a Medieval Pilgrim Object in Suffolk
Archaeologists from Oxford Cotswold Archaeology, working as part of the ongoing excavations connected with the Sizewell C nuclear power station project, have uncovered a remarkable group of personal ornaments. The finds include Roman brooches, a decorated hair or dress pin, Anglo-Saxon beads from burial grounds, and a medieval object that may once have been worn…
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Rare Funeral Pyre at Sizewell C Captures the Moment Prehistoric Britons Sent Their Dead Into the Fire
A rare funeral pyre at Sizewell C has revealed one of the most elusive stages of ancient burial practice: the moment when a body was placed on timber, set alight and transformed by fire. The discovery was made at Goose Hill, part of the archaeological investigations linked to the Sizewell C project on England’s Suffolk…
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Rare Bronze Sword Reveals How Sardinia’s 3,200-Year-Old Towers Became Sacred Sites
Inside a 3,200-year-old stone tower in Sardinia, archaeologists found a sealed well, shattered ceremonial vessels and a bronze sword that was never meant for battle. The discovery at Nuraghe Barru, in south-central Sardinia, is now changing how researchers understand the afterlife of the island’s famous Bronze Age towers. These massive stone monuments, known as nuraghi,…
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First Large Iron Age House Found on Spain’s Cíes Islands Reveals Pre-Roman Life on the Atlantic Edge
Researchers from the Universidade de Vigo have confirmed the first large castro-period domestic structure ever documented in Spain’s Cíes Islands, offering the clearest evidence yet that people lived in the archipelago before Roman power reached this part of the Atlantic coast. The discovery was made at Castro de Hortas, an Iron Age hillfort on the…
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14 Saxon Silver Pennies Found Near Maldon Reveal England’s Viking-Age Anxiety
The small Essex hoard dates to a troubled reign marked by Viking pressure, Danegold payments and political instability in Anglo-Saxon England Ethelred the Unready is once again at the center of England’s Viking-age story after a hoard of 14 Saxon silver pennies was discovered near Maldon in Essex. The coins, struck for King Ethelred II…
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Workers in Tallinn Uncover a 14th-Century Ship With a Rare Medieval Compass
A 14th-century ship uncovered beneath a construction site in Tallinn has turned an ordinary office project into one of northern Europe’s most revealing medieval maritime discoveries. The find was made at Lootsi Street 8, near Tallinn’s old harbor area, when workers digging foundations struck wooden remains about 1.5 meters below the surface. Archaeological monitoring stopped…
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Viking Gold Hoard Found Beside Forest Road Reveals Six Rare Arm Rings in Denmark
A faint flash of Viking gold beside a forest track in northern Denmark has led archaeologists to six rare gold arm rings, now identified as one of the country’s largest Viking-age hoards. The discovery, now known as the Rold Hoard, consists of six intact gold arm rings weighing a total of 762.5 grams. According to…
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A Barrel of Medieval Iron Found Beneath the Baltic Sea May Reveal a Lost Trade Network
Medieval Iron sealed inside a wooden barrel has been recovered from the floor of the Baltic Sea, offering archaeologists a rare glimpse into the cargo that once moved through northern Europe’s maritime trade routes. The barrel was discovered off the coast of Pomerania during underwater survey work connected to the construction of Poland’s first nuclear…
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Rare Intact Roman Grave Found Beneath Croatian Market Opens a Window Into Ancient Cibalae
A rare intact Roman grave in Vinkovci has transformed a modern market reconstruction project in eastern Croatia into a striking encounter with ancient Cibalae, one of the most important Roman cities of southern Pannonia. Archaeologists working ahead of the €3.8 million reconstruction of Vinkovci’s open-air city market have identified 44 Roman graves at the site.…