Enormous 18th-Century Ice House Re-Discovered Under London Street Archaeologist in London have re-discovered a subterranean ice house near Regents Park. Dating back to the 1780’s, the egg-shaped cavern was used to store ice, which was imported from as far away as Norway. Made from bricks, the structure would have been one of the largests of …

Timbers of Fifteenth-Century Newport Ship Analyzed Tree-ring analysis has been able to date a medieval ship found in a Welsh riverbank within a few months. The wreck of a 15th Century ship was found in the mud of Newport’s River Usk in 2002 and experts believe it is as significant a find as the Mary Rose. …

Roman Coin Hoards Found In The Conwy Valley Declared Treasure The two Roman coin hoards were discovered by metal-detectorists David Moss and Tom Taylor in Caerhun Community, Conwy, during the winter of 2018-2019. The larger hoard (Treasure Case 19.01) was found in a ceramic vessel. It contained 2,733 coins, a mix of silver denarii minted …

Traces of Colorful Paint Detected on Parthenon Sculptures The Parthenon Sculptures, also called the Elgin Marbles, were crafted by ancient Greeks 2,500 years ago to decorate the outside of the Parthenon temple in Athens. Now housed at the British Museum in London, they, like many old sculptures, are a muted mix of white, gray, and …

15th-Century Theater Floorboards Uncovered in Norfolk A theater in Norfolk believes it has discovered the only surviving stage on which William Shakespeare performed. St George’s Guildhall in King’s Lynn is the oldest working theater in the UK, dating back to 1445. During recent renovations, timber floorboards were found under the existing auditorium, and they have …

Golf course workers dig up 4,000-year-old tree-trunk coffin with warrior skeleton holding axe Archaeologists in England have analyzed a half-ton coffin dating to the early Bronze Age that was found under a golf course in Lincolnshire County. The coffin, cut from a single oak tree and thought to be about 4,000 years old, contained human …

Two Roman Britain swords unearthed – first time two have been found in the ground together Two Roman Britain swords have been unearthed—the first time a pair has been found together, experts say. The 2,000-year-old ‘rare and important’ Roman cavalry swords, along with wooden scabbards and fitments, were discovered in the Cotswolds. They were discovered …

Rare 2,000-Year-Old Roman Hoard Discovered In Suffolk Archaeologists report a rare discovery of late Roman pewter plates, platters, bowls, and a cup that have been made in Euston, in the west of Suffolk, UK. The remains of the vessels were buried in a pit and carefully stacked, suggesting that they were placed as a single …

A 2,000-year-old wooden bridge that once linked England and Wales discovered Archaeologists have discovered evidence of Roman and Anglo-Saxon fortifications in the town of Chepstow in the United Kingdom. Surprisingly, however, the town was also home to an ancient bridge that connected England and Wales before the formation of the two countries. Archaeologists discovered the …