Skeletons found in London archaeology dig reveal noxious environs News reports and social media anxiety may make us feel that life is tough in Britain today but the extraordinary findings of a new archaeological excavation have provided a salutary reminder that, a couple of centuries ago, it was so much worse. Archeologists working on a … Continue reading London archaeology dig: Skeletons reveal noxious environs in early industrial Britain →

Mass dig of 60,000 skeletons from 230-year-old cemetery set to expose London’s secrets A mammoth dig is ongoing that is expected to Unearth 60,000 skeletons from a London cemetery that is 230 years old. To date, 1,200 people’s bones have been exhumed from the burial ground near Euston Station to make way for the new … Continue reading 60,000 skeletons buried in a green area of ​​London have been excavated →

Archeologists find 60 Roman British skeletons buried in a field On the site of a Roman cemetery in Lincolnshire, archeologists found the remains of 60 human burials. Men, women and children were discovered and a tomb even included a lamb leg for the deceased to take them to the afterlife. Grave goods found by Lincoln-based … Continue reading Archeologists find 60 Roman British skeletons buried in field →

Ghosts of the past: 3 haunted royal Medieval residences of Britain From the chilling apparition of a royal pageboy who haunts Glamis Castle, to the tragic Jane Seymour who carries her severed head about Hampton Court Palace, Caroline Taggart explores 3 of the most haunted sites in Britain… 3. Hampton Court Palace, London One of … Continue reading Ghosts of the past: 3 haunted royal Medieval residences of Britain →

Wooden Shield Dating to Iron Age Discovered in England In Leicestershire, the only example of its kind ever found in Europe, a “surprising and unparalleled” 2,300-year-old shield made of tree bark was discovered. Archaeologists say the discovery of the shield, made between 395 and 250BC, has completely overturned assumptions about the weapons used in the iron … Continue reading Wooden Shield Dating to Iron Age Discovered in England →

Large Roman Building Uncovered in England Archeologists celebrate the scale of a 150-ft-long, uncovered Roman building in Faversham. The structure — the largest of its kind in the county — was uncovered by the Kent Archeological Field School (KAFS), which has now undertaken final excavation work on the Abbey Farm site off Abbey Fields. Its … Continue reading Large Roman Building Uncovered in England →

An extremely Rare Roman Coin Uncovered in England Archeologists working on the upgrade of the A14 between Huntingdon and Cambridge discovered an extremely rare coin showing a Roman emperor who reigned only for two months. Ulpius Cornelius Laelianus ‘ “radiate” coin is only the second to be found and is named after the emperor’s radiate … Continue reading Rare Roman Coin Uncovered in England →

Four Families Detected in Late Neolithic Burial in Poland whose Bodies Were Buried with Care When 15 of them were brutally murdered — killed by vicious blows to the head— in what is now Poland about 5,000 years ago, an extended family met a grim end. But although these victims were violently killed, a new … Continue reading Four Families Detected in Late Neolithic Burial in Poland whose Bodies Were Buried with Care →

Ivar the Boneless | Viking Leader & Commander of Great Heathen Army who Conquered Much of England Starting with the 793 AD attack on Lindisfarne’s island monastery, Viking raids on England had become almost routine, but this changed for the worse in 865 AD, and the English faced what they called “The Great Heathen Army.” … Continue reading Ivar the Boneless | Viking Leader & Commander of Great Heathen Army who Conquered Much of England →