6,000-Year-Old Settlement Found Outside Stonehenge Could “Rewrite British History” The culture that built Stonehenge might be much older than previously thought. In research that could “rewrite” long-established British history, University of Buckingham archaeologists have discovered a 6,000-year-old Mesolithic settlement located close to the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge. The discovery of the site, which predates Stonehenge …

‘Stunning’ Anglo-Saxon burial site found along HS2 route An Anglo-Saxon burial site containing the remains of more than 140 people interred with some of their most favoured objects, including jewellery, knives and even a personal grooming kit, has been discovered by archaeologists working on the HS2 route. The site, near Wendover, Buckinghamshire, contained a “stunning …

‘Rare and significant’ brooch found at site linked to KING ARTHUR Archaeologists stumbled across the “rare and significant” piece of jewellery and hailed it as the first evidence that the area was home to the rich and powerful during the time. The Romano-British brooch was discovered in a field at St Mabyn, Cornwall, less than …

The “Pompeii” Of Bronze Age Houses Was Just Uncovered In Britain In the marshy fens of Cambridgeshire, archaeologists have uncovered what is being described as the “best-preserved Bronze Age dwellings ever found” in Britain. The incredible find provides a snapsH๏τ into the everyday life of those living in the marshes around 3,000 years ago. Following …

17th-Century British Shipwreck Found in International Waters The discovery of a shipwrecked warship that sank while carrying a future king has been hailed as the most important maritime find since the Mary Rose. The Gloucester ran aground off the coast of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, in 1682, nearly killing the Duke of York, who became King …

Remains of Thousands of Iron Age Frogs Uncovered in England An unprecedented trove of 8,000 bones presents archaeologists at a road dig with a prehistoric mystery Archaeologists working near the site of an iron age home near Cambridge were perplexed when they uncovered a vast trove of frog skeletons. Quite why more than 8,000 bones …

Europe’s ‘largest ever’ land dinosaur was found on the Isle of Wight Remains of Europe’s largest-ever land-based predator dinosaurs have been discovered on the Isle of Wight, scientists say. Palaeontologists at the University of Southampton identified the remains, which measured more than 32ft (10m) long and lived 125 million years ago. The prehistoric bones belonged …

Metal detectorist unearths 2,000-year-old penis pendant A metal detectorist recently discovered a silver, penis-shaped pendant in Kent, England that was likely worn around the neck to protect a person from misfortune around 1,800 years ago.  Ancient Roman writers such as Marcus Terentius Varro (lived 116 B.C. to 27 B.C.) and Pliny the Elder (A.D. 23 …

Newly Identified Inscription Names Ancient Greek Students Experts in the UK have discovered that an ancient Greek marble slab which had spent more than a century in storage is inscribed with the names of graduates of the Ephebic College, an elite military academy that prepared young Athenian men for adulthood, British broadcaster ITV reported on …