An Icon of the Roman Empire Just Revealed a Treasure Trove of Artifacts

At the northern end of Hadrian’s Wall, volunteers and archaeology students uncovered pottery, metalwork, soldiers’ tools, and ...
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A Couple Doing Gardening in England Found a Massive Trove of Henry VIII Gold Coins Likely Hid By a Church

A couple in southern England were working in their garden, adjusting a fence post. As they dug into the clay soil near their ...
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Archaeologists Find Both a Medieval Dungeon and Roman Burial Beneath a Market Square in England

Beneath a city square in the English city of Leicester, archaeologists have discovered a Roman infant burial, remnants of ...
Archaeology

Bronze Age Wooden Tool Discovered in England

DORSET, ENGLAND—Dorset View reports that a nearly complete wooden spade was uncovered in a waterlogged area near Poole Harbor in southern England by researchers from Wessex Archaeology. “It’s made of ...
Archaeology

Carved Jewel Uncovered at Roman Fort in Northern England

BBC News reports that an intaglio that may have been set as a signet ring, Roman pottery, military items, jewelry, and a ...
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Metal detectorists unearth dazzling Anglo-Saxon gold-and-garnet raven head and ring: 'It's unbelievable — I'm a bit emotional'

While searching a field in southwest England, metal detectorists stumbled on the "find of a lifetime": two gold-and-garnet objects dating to around 1,400 years ago. Paul Gould, a new detectorist with ...
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Archaeology breakthrough as mystery over painting of England's ‘unluckiest' queen 'solved'

Controversy surrounding an enigmatic portrait from the Tudor era may finally have been solved as new research has dated the painting. The portrait has been in the historic collection of Wrest Park for ...