177,000 Roman artefacts found under the A1 A number of exciting road works on a major road is not the first place you would expect to find a trove of Roman treasures, but that is exactly what people have discovered in a £ 380 million upgrade to a 12-km stretch of the A1 between Leeming … Continue reading 177,000 Roman artifacts found under the A1 →

The face of a 7500-year-old woman reveals Gibraltar’s earliest humans The Minister of heritage Dr. John Cortes unveiled a historical reconstruction of the head of a Neolithic woman who lived in Gibraltar 7,500 years ago. Archeologists who worked in the Gibraltar National Museum discovered and excavated their remains, called “Calpeia,” the classical name of the … Continue reading The face of a 7500-year-old woman reveals Gibraltar’s earliest humans →

Mysterious Shipwreck Artifacts Found Off England’s Coast To Be X-Rayed Tons of items retrieved from the wreck of a sailing boat from the Dutch East India company will be scanned by new X-ray equipment to reveal hidden details. In January 1740, after landing on Goodwin Sands, the Rooswijk [ a so-called ‘ retrochip ‘ built on … Continue reading Mysterious Shipwreck Artifacts Found Off England’s Coast To Be X-Rayed →

Coins buried during the English Civil War found on the farm A plowed farmer’s field in England is notable not because of crops, but because of coins. A trove of over 1,000 coins dating to the English Civil War has been discovered in a field near the British village Ewerby, according to a report from … Continue reading Coins buried during the English Civil War found on the farm →

17th-Century Artifacts Found at Soldiers’ Barracks in Ireland Unearthing at the Athlone Garda Station on Barrack Street offered an insight into the life of a soldier from the 17th century 17th-century soldier in the town. The archaeological findings suggest that the soldiers’ rowdy ways included drinking, smoking, and gambling on blood sports at the barracks site. … Continue reading 17th-Century Artifacts Found at Soldiers’ Barracks in Ireland →

Hoard of 5,000 Anglo Saxon Coins Worth Over $1.5 M Discovered by Amateur Metal Detectorists A cache of more than Anglo Saxon 5000 coins, including a rare penny, have been discovered, and the find in Buckinghamshire near Lenborough is considered to be the largest haul of coins in modern times. It includes a uniquely-stamped coin … Continue reading Hoard of 5,000 Anglo Saxon Coins Worth Over $1.5 M Discovered by Amateur Metal Detectorists →

Ancient Roman jewelry found beneath the British department store A 2,000-year-old story of terror and devastation has been brought to light during renovation work at an English department store, revealing one of the finest collections of Roman jewelry as well as human remains of people who were slaughtered at the site. The jewelry had been … Continue reading Ancient Roman jewelry found beneath the British department store →

17th-century Dutch merchant ship off southern England have recovered a 30-foot-long wooden carving of a mustachioed warrior Archeologists greeted a carving of the face of a moustachio warrior as they lifted part of a huge shipwreck in the 17th century in the English Channel The head was carved into the 28 ft long section of the rudder … Continue reading 17th-century Dutch merchant ship off southern England have recovered a 30-foot-long wooden carving of a mustachioed warrior →

900,000-year-old footprints of earliest northern Europeans discovered Footprints left behind by what may be one of our first human ancestors to arrive in Britain have been discovered on a beach in Norfolk. The preserved tracks, which consisted of 49 imprints in soft sedimentary rock, are believed to be around 900,000 years old and could transform … Continue reading 900,000-year-old footprints of earliest northern Europeans discovered →