Bronze Age logboat remains found at Faversham boatyard In a Cambridgeshire quarry in the suburbs of Peterborough, a group of eight ancient vessels, including a float about nine meters long. The boats, all purposely sunk more than 3,000 years ago, are the largest group of vessels in the Bronze Age in the same UK, most … Continue reading Bronze Age logboat remains found at Faversham boatyard →

A 1,800-year-old Roman signet ring engraved with the goddess of Victory Found in a field in Somerset. An amateur treasure hunter has made a ‘stunning’ find from the Roman era in the south-west of England.  With the help of a metal detector, the man discovered a golden ring at a site being investigated by local … Continue reading A 1,800-year-old Roman signet ring engraved with the goddess of Victory Found in a field in Somerset →

Pompeii of the North: London’s most important excavation ever unearths a Roman treasure Just yards from the River Thames – in what is now the capital’s financial district – archaeologists have found coins, pottery, shoes, lucky charms, and an amber Gladiator amulet which date back almost 2,000 years. Situated on the largest swathe of the … Continue reading Pompeii of the North: London’s most important excavation ever unearths a Roman treasure →

Everyday Life In A Bronze Age Village Emerges In U.K. Excavation Must Farm, an extraordinarily well-preserved Late Bronze Age settlement in Cambridgeshire, in the East of England, drew attention in national and international media as ‘Britain’s Pompeii’ or the ‘Pompeii of the Fens’. The major excavation was funded by Historic England and Forterra Building Products … Continue reading Everyday Life In A Bronze Age Village Emerges In U.K. Excavation →

Solid gold ring with the lord of rings inscription found in the field A gold ring engraved with a romantic message has been unearthed centuries after it was last seen. Amateur treasure hunter Morley Howard was metal detecting in a newly ploughed field in Highbridge, Somerset, when he made his discovery. The ring, with a … Continue reading Solid gold ring with the lord of rings inscription found in the field →

Found with a metal detector: 52,503 bronze and silver Roman coins in a ceramic pot The Frome Hoard is a hoard of 52,503 Roman coins found by metal detectorist Dave Crisp near Frome in Somerset, England.  The coins were contained in a ceramic pot 45 cm (18 in) in diameter, and date from AD 253 … Continue reading Found with a metal detector: 52,503 bronze and silver Roman coins in a ceramic pot →

The face of Priest Buried at Lincoln Cathedral Reconstructed A facial reconstruction of a medieval priest found buried at Lincoln Cathedral has been unveiled. The clergy members ‘ discoveries and facial reconstruction have been shared by archeologists who unearthed a particularly rare Medieval priestly burial in the Lincoln cathedral earlier this year to allow us … Continue reading The face of Priest Buried at Lincoln Cathedral Reconstructed →

Well-Preserved Medieval Brooch Discovered in England The origins of a 1,100-year-old brooch found in a lorry-load of soil may be “a mystery” that is never solved, say archaeologists. According to the archaeologists who think the brooch being discovered in a lorry full of soil means its original resting place will stay a mystery. The valuable silver … Continue reading Well-Preserved Medieval Brooch Discovered in England →

Armchair archaeologists are discovering ancient historic sites during the lockdown Volunteer archaeologists working from home are revealing hitherto uncharted prehistoric burial mounds,  Roman roads, and medieval farms, using LiDAR technology. This just goes to show what can be achieved working from home during a pandemic, history in the making. Businesses and companies have all had to … Continue reading Armchair archaeologists are discovering ancient historic sites during the lockdown →