Durham University

Melsonby Hoard wins Current Archaeology’s Rescue Project of The Year

The teamwork behind the discovery of the Melsonby Hoard has been recognised with a national award from one of the UK’s ...
New York Post

Amateur metal detectorist’s ‘feeling’ helps archaeologists uncover 2,000-year-old Roman settlement

Archaeologists uncovered an “extensive” Ancient Roman settlement in an idyllic tourist destination in England – all thanks to the chance discovery of an amateur metal detectorist. In a press release ...

500,000-Year-Old Elephant Bone Hammer Unearthed in England Rewrites European Prehistory

An ancient elephant bone hammer from southern England reveals that early humans used rare materials to precisely sharpen stone tools, highlighting unexpected technological sophistication 500,000 years ...
Archaeology

Bronze Age Wooden Tool Discovered in England

DORSET, ENGLAND—Dorset View reports that a nearly complete wooden spade was uncovered in a waterlogged area near Poole Harbor in southern England by researchers from Wessex Archaeology. “It’s made of ...
Archaeology

Medieval Coins Unearthed in England

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 ...
CNN

Archaeologists uncover ‘lost’ home depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry

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Students Make ‘Extraordinary Discovery’ of Viking-Era ‘Execution Pit’ with Human Remains During Archaeological Training Dig

“All appear to have been relatively young men flung into the pit without care,” the University of Cambridge said of the human ...