Neolithic Tomb Linked to King Arthur Investigated in England High above one of western Britain’s loveliest valleys, the silence is broken by the sound of gentle digging, scraping and brushing, along with bursts of excited chatter as another ancient feature is revealed or a curious visitor stops by to find out what is going on. …

Helle’s Toilet: Three-Person Loo Seat was Unusual Medieval Status Symbol A rare 12th-century toilet seat built to accommodate three users at once is to go on display for the first time at the Museum of London Docklands. Nine hundred years after the roughly carved plank of oak was first placed over a cesspit near a …

A Search for a Lost Hammer Led to the Largest Cache of Roman Treasure Ever Found in Britain The Hoxne Hoard is the largest cache of late Roman silver and gold which had been discovered in Britain. It was found on 16th November 1992 in the village of Hoxne by a metal detectorist Eric Lawes …

Sutton Hoo: One of the most magnificent archaeological finds in England In 1939, an excavation was carried out on two 6th and 7th-century cemeteries at Sutton Hoo, near Woodbridge in Suffolk, England.  Beneath Mound No. 1, a stunning archaeological discovery was made.  Historians were amazed to find an undisturbed ship burial that contained a wealth …

Bronze Age Pot Discovered in Wales An archaeological dig has uncovered what could be the earliest house found in Cardiff. Volunteers and archaeologists from the Caerau and Ely Rediscovering (CAER) Heritage Project, found a clay pot which could be about 3,000 years old. The group were looking for the missing link between the late Iron …

Gold coins emerged when the earth was full; Ancient hoard of gold Roman coins discovered in plowed UK field A cache of gold coins found buried on farmland in the United Kingdom has caught the attention of coin experts, who have linked the treasure trove to the Roman Empire.  So far, metal detectorists have discovered …

19th-Century Industrial Site Uncovered in Southwest England Archaeologists digging up a car park in South Bristol have unearthed the full extent of one of the city’s most ‘secretive’ companies – less than 60 years after it closed down. The team from WesSєx Archaeology were given access to the old NCP car park on Dalby Avenue …

Pre-Roman Settlement Excavated in Southern England Archaeology students from Bournemouth University have found the remains of prehistoric people and animal sacrifices in a recently discovered Iron Age settlement in Dorset. The site, which consists of typical Iron Age round houses and storage pits was discovered by archaeology students last September in Winterborne Kingston, Dorset. It …

Medieval Prayer Beads Discovered on England’s Holy Island The first-ever example of prayer beads from medieval Britain has been discovered on the island of Lindisfarne, one of Britain’s most historic ancient sites, to the excitement of archaeologists. Dating from the 8th to 9th century AD, they were made from salmon vertebrae. Fish an important symbol …