Industrial-Sized Tannery Detected at Medieval Abbey in England It is Britain’s biggest and most famous monastic ruin and one that conjures up bucolic images of peace, reflection and very little noise apart, perhaps, from the occasional waft of Gregorian chanting. In reality, archaeologists have revealed, Fountains Abbey near Ripon was as busy, noisy and industrialised as anywhere … Continue reading Industrial-Sized Tannery Detected at Medieval Abbey in England →

Britain’s Giant Roman Arcade Discovered Under A Block Of Flats in Essex Britain’s largest known Roman arcade has been revealed beneath an apartment block in Colchester, Essex. Experts believe the ancient covered walkway included more than 28 archways topped by a grand gateway and was at the heart of the once-bustling Roman town. Ruins of … Continue reading Britain’s Giant Roman Arcade Discovered Under A Block Of Flats in Essex →

Garden statues turn out to be ancient Egyptian relics, selling for $265,000 An auction company said that a pair of carved stone statues used as garden ornaments sold for more than £195,000 ($265,510) when it was discovered that they were ancient Egyptian artefacts going back thousands of years. The artefacts were acquired from a garden … Continue reading Garden statues turn out to be ancient Egyptian relics, selling for $265,000 →

Obsidian ‘Spirit Mirror’ Used by Elizabeth I’s Court Astrologer Has Aztec Origins According to a recent study, an obsidian “spirit mirror” used by a confidant of Queen Elizabeth I was actually a product of Aztec culture. The obsidian mirror, made of volcanic glass, and three other comparable items at the British Museum were discovered to … Continue reading Obsidian ‘Spirit Mirror’ Used by Elizabeth I’s Court Astrologer Has Aztec Origins →

Roman-Era Venus Statuette Unearthed in England BBC News reports that an excavation ahead of a construction project in the centre of southwestern England’s city of Gloucester has uncovered a 1,800-year-old figurine thought to depict Venus, the Roman goddess of love. The statuette was discovered in Gloucestershire at the site of the new £107m development, the … Continue reading Roman-Era Venus Statuette Unearthed in England →

Fossils of two previously unknown dinosaurs discovered off the coast of England Fossils discovered on a rocky beach on England’s Isle of Wight around 127 million years ago reveal that there was double trouble on the island, with a pair of large previously unknown dinosaur predators living perhaps side by side, both adapted to hunting along the … Continue reading Fossils of two previously unknown dinosaurs were discovered off the coast of England →

Anglo-Saxon Silver Brooch Recovered in England A metal detectorist who found a rare early-medieval silver brooch has said it was his most “incredible” find ever. The Trewhiddle-style brooch found on farmland at Cheddar in Somerset features detailed interlace decorations with animals thought to be peacocks. Detectorist Iain Sansome said it was “incredible” to think the … Continue reading Anglo-Saxon Silver Brooch Recovered in England →

A coffin that was found in a golf course pond contains a 4,000-year-old man buried with an axe Archaeologists in England have analyzed a half-ton coffin dating to the early Bronze Age that was found under a golf course in Lincolnshire county. The coffin, cut from a single oak tree and thought to be about … Continue reading A coffin that was found in a golf course pond contains a 4,000-year-old man buried with an axe →

‘Anglo-Saxon church’ in Stoke Mandeville discovered by HS2 archaeologists Archaeologists working on the HS2 project has discovered evidence of an Anglo-Saxon church, located at St Mary’s Old Church in Stoke Mandeville, England. Excavations were conducted by LP-Archaeology in conjunction with Fusion-JV, to examine a Norman church that was built in AD 1080 and an associated … Continue reading ‘Anglo-Saxon church’ in Stoke Mandeville discovered by HS2 archaeologists →