Victoria Cave: The underground Dales cavern that changed history Victorian excavators were particularly fascinated by ‘bone caves’ where there might be a possibility of finding evidence for the earliest humans along with long-extinct animals. The cavern near Settle is home to the skeletons of mammoths and Roman remains. Described as an ‘archaeologist’s dream’, Victoria Cave …

Traces of Medieval Jewish Diet Uncovered in England According to a statement released by the University of Bristol, analysis of food remains recovered from the medieval Jewish quarter in historic Oxford suggests that the community followed dietary laws known as Kashruth.  Keeping kosher is one of the oldest known diets across the world and, for …

Medieval ring with a skull emblem found in Wales declared treasure A ‘Memento Mori‘ gold ring engraved with a skull is one of nine stunning medieval and post-medieval objects found in Wales. The ring, found in Carreghofa Community, Powys, would have been kept as a reminder of the inevitability of death.  ‘Memento Mori’ is a …

Rabbits Uncover 9,000-Year-old Artifacts on a Welsh island A group of rabbits inadvertently uncovered a hoard of 9,000-year-old Stone and Bronze Age artefacts hidden on the small Welsh island of Skokholm this month, in a first-of-its-kind discovery. Skokholm Island sits in the Celtic Sea to the west of mainland Wales and is two miles off …

6-yr old Indian-origin boy finds millions of years old fossil in UK garden A six-year-old boy has found a fossil up to 488 million years old while digging in his garden with a fossil-hunting set he received for Christmas. Siddak Singh Jhamat, known as Sid, had been digging in his garden in Walsall, in the …

Possible 2,000-Year-Old Port Found in Northern England BBC News reports that Roman artefacts, including stone anchors fashioned with a single hole, coins, nails, sharpening tools, and a brooch, have been recovered from a possible port site in the River Wear in northeastern England. One theory still to be examined is that it may have been …

Ancient Bishop’s Palace Hidden Underneath Man’s Garden When Charles Pole, a retired bank official living in the remote English town of Wiveliscombe, had no idea what was buried in his back garden when he hired a crew for a construction project. “I live on my own in a house in Palace Gardens and I’m disabled, …

An 8,000-Year-Old Platform in Britain Could be the Oldest Boat-building site Ever The Maritime Archaeological Trust has discovered a new 8,000-year-old structure next to what is believed to be the oldest boat building site in the world on the Isle of Wight. Director of the Maritime Archaeological Trust, Garry Momber, said: “This new discovery is …

Human Proteins Detected on Medieval “Birthing Girdle” Live Science reports that biochemist Sarah Fiddyment of the University of Cambridge analyzed the surface of a medieval birthing girdle—a ten-foot-long strip of narrow parchment covered with Christian imagery including the wound on the side of the crucified Christ, dripping blood, crucifixion nails, a sacred heart and shield, …