Archaeologists Find 40 Beheaded Roman Skeletons With Skulls Between Their Legs Archaeologists in England have unearthed 40 beheaded skeletons at an ancient Roman burial site while digging along the high-speed rail line near Fleet Marston, just 55 miles northwest of London. Researchers found the remains while excavating part of a newly discovered 2,000-year-old town, which …

13th-Century Tiled Floor Unearthed at Friary Site in England Archaeologists at a city dig site have uncovered a medieval tiled floor dating back to around the 13th Century. The discovery was made in Gloucestershire at the location of the new £107m development, The Forum. The floor, made of glazed white and green tiles, belonged to …

Father discovered a medieval English gold coin worth a record $875,000 on the first day he tried out his new metal detector When his children were born, Michael Leigh-Mallory gave up his pᴀssion for metal detecting. Now, 10 and 13, they encouraged him to take up the hobby again. On the first day he used …

Woolly mammoth and rhino among Ice Age animals discovered in Devon cave The remains of Ice Age animals including mammoths, woolly rhinoceros and hyenas have been uncovered in a cave near Plymouth. The finds offer a glimpse of an ancient ecosystem from over 30,000 years ago and have started a campaign to prevent the cave …

Dozens of decapitated skeletons found in Roman cemetery dig Archaeologists have discovered at least 40 beheaded skeletons in a Roman cemetery on the route of the high-speed HS2 railway. The 50-strong team made the grisly discovery in Fleet Marston near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. More than 400 bodies were exhumed and around 10 per cent were decapitated, with several …

Medieval College Building Found in Oxford, England A “lost” Oxford University college has been unearthed during the construction project for new student flats. The former St Mary’s College was founded in 1435 but had already fallen into disrepair 100 years later. A team from Oxford Archaeology discovered a mᴀssive limestone wall foundation, butchered animal bones …

Rare Roman wooden figure uncovered by HS2 archaeologists in Buckinghamshire A waterlogged ditch in Buckinghamshire has yielded the most unexpected find — a rare, extremely well-preserved wooden figure dating back to Roman times. The discovery — the first of its kind in 100 years — was initially dismissed as a piece of degraded wood when …

Vast Roman town and hundreds of artefacts uncovered during rail excavation The remains of a vast Roman trading settlement have been discovered by a team of archaeologists working along a future high-speed railway route in England. Hundreds of Roman coins, jewellery, pottery and a pair of shackles were among the artefacts to be discovered at …

Medieval warhorses no bigger than modern-day ponies, study finds Medieval warhorses are often depicted as mᴀssive and powerful beasts, but in reality, many were no more than pony-sized by modern standards, a new study shows. Horses during the period were often below 14.2 hands high, but the size was clearly not everything, as historical records …