Railway Workers discover a 14th-century cave with medieval shrine or hermitage An archaeologist’s team from Archaeology -Southeast, a member of the UCL Insтιтute of Archeology, explored a small cave with medieval carvings believed to have been dated the 14th century. The finding followed a landslip in the area of Guildford in Surrey and is considered to …

387-Year-Old Shopping List Discovered Under Floorboards In Historic English Home Such must-have items were listed on a shopping list 387 years back, including pewter spoons, frying cups and “greenfish.” Under the floors of Knole, a historic country house in Kent, England, a scrap of paper has recently been discovered. Jim Parker, an archeology volunteer at …

Archaeologists Reveal the Hidden Horrors of Only Nazi SS Camp on British Soil One of the British Channel Islands has a German concentration camp which has been a location for terrible atrocities, which have been downplayed in official reports after the end of World War II. Now, a new investigation reveals details that were kept …

Rare Roman Cavalry Swords And Toys Unearthed Along Hadrian’s Wall Swords, arrowheads and ballista bolts amongst a cache of artifacts discovered during cavalry barrack excavations at Roman Vindolanda. Archaeologists at the Roman fort of Vindolanda have made one remarkable discovery after another in what has been an exceptional year for the research excavations. Test pit …

Lost Medieval Chapel Unearthed 370 Years After Destruction The ruins of an old medieval chapel, comparable to some of the greatest in Europe, have been uncovered at Auckland Castle in County Durham, North East England. Historical documents show that a two-storey chapel, described as ‘sumptuously constructed’ and ‘exceedingly good,’ was built at Auckland Castle, Bishop …

Oldest Preserved Spider Web dates back to Dinosaurs The oldest known spider web in the world has been discovered on a beach in the English city of SusSєx, caught inside an ancient amber chunk In December scientists found the rare amber fossil and have now confirmed that it contains remains of spider silk woven by …

19th-century beer bottles found under the staircase in England WYAS Archeological Services made the finding back in February and subsequently sent out the bottles for analysis. The team discovered a set of cellar stairs in the ruins of what was the Scarborough Castle Inn after investigating an area within the site of the former Tetley’s …

Tests Underway to Solve Enigma of Naked Cerne Abbas Giant For the first time, archaeologists attempt to establish the age of the mysterious Cerne Abbas Giant.   The Cerne Abbas Giant is a 55 m ɴuᴅᴇ chalk figure brandishing a giant club overlooking Cerne Abbas village in Dorset, England. The origins and purpose of Britain’s …

Archaeologists find vast medieval palace buried under prehistoric fortress at Old Sarum Old Sarum archeological site in Wiltshire, England has a rich history covering at least 5,000 years. Nevertheless, the site selection of William the Conqueror for his royal castle in the 11th century left the mark on this historic landmark. Geophysical surveys suggest that …