Stunning dark ages mosaic found at Roman villa in Cotswolds In Britain, life at the beginning of the dark ages is commonly perceived to be a fairly uncomfortable period, an epoch of trouble and misery with the expulsion of Roman rulers leading to economic misery and cultural stagnation. But a stunning discovery at the Chedworth Roman …

The 2,000-year-old Hallaton helmet is the only Roman helmet ever Found in Britain At the British Museum, a silver-gilt Roman helmet of excellent quality and world value found as part of the Hallaton Treasure and ArtFunded in 2007 was returned to its former glory. The discovery was purchased by the Leicestershire County Council for exhibition …

Thousand-Year-Old Goblet Shows Ancient Romans Used Nanotechnology Finally, researchers have discovered why the jade-green cup appears red when lit from behind. The colourful secret of a 1,600-year-old Roman chalice at the British Museum is the key to a super­sensitive new technology that might help diagnose human disease or pinpoint biohazards at security checkpoints. When lit …

University of Cambridge: Remains of 1,300 scholars are found under a building Some were sickly Cambridge University scholars, other homeless wayfarers or simply the infirm. Having fallen on hard times, and being too poor to care for themselves, they all ended up receiving spiritual succour during their last days in the medieval Hospital of St …

Archaeologists uncover prehistoric graves and human remains in the East of England The Ely Standard reports that two Bronze Age graves were found in the East of England during the archaeological investigation of land slated for construction. One of the graves held the remains of an elderly woman whose shoulder showed signs of arthritis and had …

‘Remarkable’ Roman villa found buried under a field in North Wales A Roman villa near Rossett was discovered – the first of its kind ever to be discovered in northeast Wales. The find, made by Wrexham Museum, the University of Chester and Archaeological Survey West, represents an exciting addition to our knowledge of the area …

4,000-Year-Old Jet Necklace Found At Isle Of Man Round Mounds Dig During an archaeological excavation on Man Isle, a 4,000-year-old necklace was discovered. The piece of jewellery, located in the west of the island, consists of 122 beads of 1cm and 5cm each which are “intricately” decorated. Centred in Whitby, North Yorkshire, it is the …

Decapitated Skeletons, with Heads Between Their Legs, Unearthed in Roman Cemetery Archaeologists discovered that a third of the skeletons were decapitated at a fourth-century Roman grave site in England, an unusually high percentage, even for the Roman Empire. “Low proportions of decapitated burials are a common component of Roman cemeteries,” said Andy Peachey, an archaeologist at …

48,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Baby Teeth Analyzed A big landmark in human evolution is the moment a baby weans from milk to eating solid foods, and now a recent study shows that ancient Neanderthal babies might have taken a similar path. The new discovery gives groundbreaking insights into how these ancient humans lived, based on chemical analysis …