Rock Crystals Recovered from Neolithic Burial Mound in England Distinctive and rare rock crystals were moved over long distances by Early Neolithic Brits and were used to mark their burial sites, according to groundbreaking new archaeological research. Evidence for the use of rock crystal – a rare type of perfectly transparent quartz which forms in … Continue reading Rock Crystals Recovered from Neolithic Burial Mound in England →

7,000-Year-Old Forest and Footprints Uncovered in the Atlantis of Britain Ancient footprints, as well as prehistoric tree stumps and logs, have become visible along a 200-meter stretch of a coastline at Low Hauxley near Amble, Northumberland, in what is believed to be Doggerland, the Atlantis of Britain. The Daily Mail reports that the forest existed … Continue reading 7,000-Year-Old Forest and Footprints Uncovered in the Atlantis of Britain →

HUNDREDS Of Megalithic Monuments Discovered Around Stonehenge In a groundbreaking news release, archaeologists have revealed the results of a four-year-long project to map the hidden landscape beneath the surface of the Stonehenge environs, and what they found is nothing short of amazing. Through their high-tech devices, they could see a landscape teeming with burial mounds, … Continue reading HUNDREDS Of Megalithic Monuments Discovered Around Stonehenge →

Neolithic Tomb Linked to King Arthur Investigated in England High above one of western Britain’s loveliest valleys, the silence is broken by the sound of gentle digging, scraping and brushing, along with bursts of excited chatter as another ancient feature is revealed or a curious visitor stops by to find out what is going on. … Continue reading Neolithic Tomb Linked to King Arthur Investigated in England →

Helle’s Toilet: Three-Person Loo Seat was Unusual Medieval Status Symbol A rare 12th-century toilet seat built to accommodate three users at once is to go on display for the first time at the Museum of London Docklands. Nine hundred years after the roughly carved plank of oak was first placed over a cesspit near a … Continue reading Helle’s Toilet: Three-Person Loo Seat was Unusual Medieval Status Symbol →

A Search for a Lost Hammer Led to the Largest Cache of Roman Treasure Ever Found in Britain The Hoxne Hoard is the largest cache of late Roman silver and gold which had been discovered in Britain. It was found on 16th November 1992 in the village of Hoxne by a metal detectorist Eric Lawes … Continue reading A Search for a Lost Hammer Led to the Largest Cache of Roman Treasure Ever Found in Britain →

Sutton Hoo: One of the most magnificent archaeological finds in England In 1939, an excavation was carried out on two 6th and 7th-century cemeteries at Sutton Hoo, near Woodbridge in Suffolk, England.  Beneath Mound No. 1, a stunning archaeological discovery was made.  Historians were amazed to find an undisturbed ship burial that contained a wealth … Continue reading Sutton Hoo: One of the most magnificent archaeological finds in England →

Bronze Age Pot Discovered in Wales An archaeological dig has uncovered what could be the earliest house found in Cardiff. Volunteers and archaeologists from the Caerau and Ely Rediscovering (CAER) Heritage Project, found a clay pot which could be about 3,000 years old. The group were looking for the missing link between the late Iron … Continue reading Bronze Age Pot Discovered in Wales →

Gold coins emerged when the earth was full; Ancient hoard of gold Roman coins discovered in plowed UK field A cache of gold coins found buried on farmland in the United Kingdom has caught the attention of coin experts, who have linked the treasure trove to the Roman Empire.  So far, metal detectorists have discovered … Continue reading Gold coins emerged when the earth was full; Ancient hoard of gold Roman coins discovered in plowed UK field →