Volunteer delighted to uncover very rude Ancient Roman graffiti at Vindolanda You see them scrawled on school desks, toilet walls and underpᴀsses across the UK. However, it seems that the tradition of drawing the male appendage as graffiti goes back far further than any of us would have realised – after a volunteer uncovered graffiti …

Neolithic Stone Circle Discovered in Cornwall NEW research by Historic England and the Cornwall Archaeology Unit (CAU) has revealed a previously unknown stone circle inside Castilly Henge, near Bodmin. The first modern archaeological surveys of Castilly Henge, which is located close to the A30 near the turn-off for Lanivet, have been carried out as part …

Prehistoric “Poop” Found At Stonehenge Gives Insight Into Ancient Humans A study of ancient faeces uncovered at a settlement thought to have housed builders of the famous stone monument suggests that parasites got consumed via badly-cooked cow offal during epic winter feasts. A new analysis of ancient faeces found at the site of a prehistoric …

Incredibly Well-Preserved 1,000-Year-Old Wooden Ladder Discovered In The UK Archaeologists in the UK have made many fascinating discoveries while excavating at a site known as Field 44 near the village of Tempsford in Central Bedfordshire. Some weeks ago, archaeologists working in the area announced the remains of a Roman malting oven that could be the …

3,500-Year-Old Spearhead Found in England A rare Bronze Age spearhead has been found by workers while developing a wetland in Gloucestershire. Experts discovered it at Cirencester Sewage Works, near South Cerney, earlier this year and on 10 May estimated it is about 3,500 years old. Archaeologists said it appeared to be a family heirloom that …

Stonehenge: Archaeologists unearth 10,000-year-old hunting pits Thousands of pits believed to have been used by prehistoric hunters have been unearthed near Stonehenge. The find, by University of Birmingham and Ghent University researchers, included sites over 10,000 years old. One of the pits, which was 13ft (4m) wide and 6.5ft (2m) deep, was the largest of …

Traces of Hyde Abbey Found in England Remains of the core of a medieval wall have been found just 80cm below the garden of a house near Winchester in a major archaeological discovery this week. The excavation at Hyde Abbey, the burial place of Alfred the Great, also discovered a huge foundation, for what believed …

Miniature Bible the Size of a Coin Found in UK Library Storage A tiny Bible that can only be read with a magnifying glᴀss is among thousands of mysterious treasures rediscovered at a Leeds library during the lockdown. The 1911 miniature replica of the 16th century ‘chained Bible’ is about the size of a £2 …

A new study tells Stonehenge was ‘built on land inhabited by deer, elk and wild boar’ Red deer, elk and wild boar would have roamed opened woodland and meadow-like clearings in the area of Stonehenge 4,000 years before the iconic standing stones were constructed, according to new research. Scientists from the University of Southampton have examined Blick Mead, …