Skeleton of Roman mercenary and medieval remains found buried in Wales The 1,700-year-old skeleton of a Roman mercenary has been unearthed next to a newly-built road in the Welsh countryside. Archaeologists discovered the mercenary buried with his sword alongside Iron Age farming tools, ancient burial sites, and the remnants of roundhouses. A total of 456 skeletons … Continue reading Skeleton of Roman mercenary and medieval remains found buried in Wales →

Stolen Darwin journals returned to the Cambridge University library A pair of Charles Darwin’s iconic notebooks have been returned to their rightful home more than 20 years after they were mysteriously stolen. The contents of the notebooks include the naturalist’s first doodle of the “tree of life,” which he sketched out decades before formulating his … Continue reading Stolen Darwin journals returned to the Cambridge University library →

Royston-area man turns up the Indigenous artefact in yard Mark Lake was cleaning up his Royston-area yard last April when he came across an object that looked like it had been around a while. He had been working in a wooded area after an old maple tree had blown over. Over the years, he’d found … Continue reading Royston-area man turns up the Indigenous artefact in yard →

A 2,300-year-old Iron Age shield has been revealed by archaeologists Found during a dig near Leicester in 2015 and dated to between 395 and 255BC, the shield was made of painted bark, backed by wooden spars. Analysis showed it had been badly damaged, probably by spears and edged weapons, before being left in a pit. … Continue reading A 2,300-year-old Iron Age shield has been revealed by archaeologists →

Roman Malting Oven Uncovered in England Archaeologists have identified evidence of 2,000-year-old beer production at a site of a road improvement scheme. The remains of a Roman malting oven and charred spelt grains were found during digging in Bedfordshire, as part of the proposed work on the A428 between the Black Cat roundabout and Caxton Gibbet. Experts have … Continue reading Roman Malting Oven Uncovered in England →

The Search for “Lost” Royal Graves in Britain and Ireland The graves of dozens of what may have been early British kings, queens, princes and princesses from the era of the mythical King Arthur have been revealed by a new study. It suggests that British royal graves dating from between the fifth and the seventh … Continue reading The Search for “Lost” Royal Graves in Britain and Ireland →

An English Teacher of History and a 9000-year-old cheddar man have the same DNA Separated by 10,000 years but linked by DNA! A 9,000 year old skeleton’s DNA was tested and it was concluded that a living relative was teaching history about a half mile away, tracing back nearly 300 generations! Four years before, when … Continue reading An English Teacher of History and a 9000-year-old cheddar man have the same DNA →

“Incredibly rare” 180-million-year-old giant “sea dragon” fossil discovered in the U.K. Palaeontologists have made a massive discovery in the United Kingdom’s smallest county — the fossilized remains of a giant Jurassic sea creature. The fossil, which researchers said is “very well-preserved,” is said to be the “palaeontological discovery of a lifetime,” according to the Leicestershire … Continue reading “Incredibly rare” 180-million-year-old giant “sea dragon” fossil discovered in the U.K. →

1,500-Year-Old Silver Site Uncovered in England An abandoned mausoleum and silver extraction taking place on an industrial scale at a Roman site in rural Kent has left archaeologists with a 1500-year-old mystery. Silver extraction on an industrial scale Archaeologists working on an excavation at Grange Farm, near Gillingham, discovered 15 kilograms of litharge – a … Continue reading 1,500-Year-Old Silver Site Uncovered in England →