11-Year-Old Girl Finds a 2,000-Year-Old Celtic Gold Coin Within Ten Minutes
An 11-year-old metal detectorist named Darcey made a discovery she is unlikely to forget when she uncovered a Celtic gold coin just ten minutes into…
Iron Age Britain
Elite Iron Age Graves Near Chelmsford Yield Wine Amphorae and Rare Imported Glass
Archaeologists near Chelmsford in Essex have uncovered an Iron Age cemetery containing the cremated remains of more than 100 people, including five individuals buried with…
Rare Late Iron Age Ladder Discovered in Cambridgeshire Is Britain’s Longest Known Log Ladder
Archaeologists working at West Cambourne in Cambridgeshire, England, have uncovered a rare late Iron Age wooden ladder preserved in a large watering hole. The surviving…
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…
Massive Iron Age Wagon Hoard Discovered in Britain Reveals Ritual Destruction and Elite Power
An Iron Age wagon discovery in northern England is offering rare insight into ancient transport and elite power. Near the village of Melsonby, archaeologists uncovered…
Teenage Girl Buried Face Down 2,000 Years Ago May Have Been a Human Sacrifice
When archaeologists brushed away the Dorset soil, they didn’t expect to uncover the skeleton of a teenage girl lying face down — a chilling clue…
History Rewritten: Roman Massacre at Maiden Castle Debunked After 90 Years
Groundbreaking research from Bournemouth University challenges a long-held narrative in British archaeology A dramatic new study from Bournemouth University archaeologists has shattered a decades-old myth…