Tooth Enamel Analysis Offers Clue to the Idenтιтy of Iron Age Warrior DNA analysis of tooth enamel solves puzzle of 2,000-year-old grave on Bryher also containing sword and mirror. Scientists have solved the mystery of a 2,000-year-old grave on the Isles of Scilly, raising intriguing questions about warfare in iron age Britain. For decades archaeologists …

Remains of Small Roman Dog Uncovered in England The remains of a tiny Roman dog have been discovered at a popular walking spot. An archaeological dig at Wittenham Clumps in Oxfordshire has uncovered the 1,800-year-old remains of a 20cm tall pooch. The animal’s remains were unearthed at the site of a villa believed to have …

Elite Roman man buried with a sword may have been ‘restrained’ in death In an isolated field near a Roman villa in Wales, archaeologists have discovered the skeleton of a man buried facedown. Adorned with a silver pin and a sword, he may have been a Roman soldier — but large nails near his neck, …

2,500-Year-Old Chariot Found – Complete with Rider And Horses For the second time in two years, an Iron Age chariot has been found buried in a Yorkshire community. The discovery was made in the town of Pocklington, England, at a construction site where more than 200 homes are being built. As of early October 2018, …

Scientists Discover Beheaded Man’s Brain Self-Preserved For 2,600 Years One of the oldest human brains ever to be discovered was probably preserved for more than 2,000 years thanks to mud, archaeologists claim. The intact Iron Age organ was discovered inside a decapitated skull in York seven years ago and since then experts have conducted tests …

Giant handaxe discovered at Ice Age site in Kent, UK Researchers in Kent in southeastern England have discovered a prehistoric handaxe so big it would have been almost impossible to wield as a cutting tool. The handaxe is the third largest ever found in Britain. Excavations also uncovered artifacts preserved in deep Ice Age sediments …

A gigantic Roman mosaic was discovered in a farmer’s field in the United Kingdom The first ever mosaic illustrating scenes from Homer’s Iliad, it would have decorated an imposing dining and entertainment space within a major villa complex A battered but magnificent Roman mosaic—the first ever found in the UK illustrating scenes from Homer’s Iliad, …

Vast cemetery of Bronze Age burial mounds unearthed near Stonehenge Archaeologists have discovered a vast cemetery of Bronze Age burial mounds, thought to be up to 4,400 years old, ahead of a building development less than 10 miles (16 kilometers) from Stonehenge. The cemetery includes more than 20 circular mounds, known as barrows, built between …

This 500-year-old skeleton died with his boots on In the mud of London’s Thames River, a strange skeleton that lay hidden for 500 years has finally seen the light of day. Face down, one arm upflung, the only remnants of his clothing were a pair of half-rotted, thigh-high black leather boots. It’s those boots that …