How Did Humans Boil Water Before the Invention of Pots? On a blustery day in October, Andrew Langley and 13 other graduate students headed to the woods to learn to boil water. They were allowed no obvious cooking vessels: no pots, no pans, no bowls, no cups, no containers at all. But they did bring …

U.K. Archaeologists Make a ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime’ Discovery: Three Well-Preserved Roman Busts Buried Along a Future Railway In an unexpected find, archaeologists in England have unearthed three Roman busts near the ruins of an abandoned medieval church roughly 50 miles outside of London.  Two of the stone statues, found surprisingly intact, depict the faces and torsos of …

British Teenager Discovers Rare Bronze Age Ax Hoard Milly Hardwick was searching for buried treasure in a field in Hertfordshire, England when her metal detector pinged. The 13-year-old’s father, Colin, joked that she’d found an axe. He was partially right: Hardwick had, in fact, stumbled onto a trove of 65 Bronze Age axes and artefacts …

Medieval gold cross found by Norwich detectorist sells for £12K A roofing contractor who found a medieval gold cross in a muddy field said he was “over the moon” after it sold at auction for £12,400. Jason Willis, 38, from Norwich, found the 11th or 12th Century cross while metal detecting at Sutton St Edmund, …

Rare medieval bone flute found in Kent Excavation of a development site at Herne Bay, Kent, on the southeastern coast of England, has unearthed a rare medieval bone flute. The instrument was discovered within the bounds of a rectangular enclosure bounded by a ditch. It was found in a layer with pottery dating to between the …

History buffs on 2,000-year-old Roman road discovery near Evesham History buffs have shared their thoughts on a possible Roman road found near Evesham. Severn Trent workmen came across what some believe to be a nearly 2,000-year-old ford when completing sewerage works several weeks ago. Aidan Smyth, the archaeology advisor for Wychavon District Council, thinks it …

UK’s oldest human DNA obtained, revealing two distinct Palaeolithic populations Published today in Nature Ecology and Evolution, the new study by UCL Insтιтute of Archaeology, the Natural History Museum and the Francis Crick Insтιтute researchers reveals for the first time that the recolonisation of Britain consisted of at least two groups with distinct origins and …

1,700-Year-Old Roman Villa Complex Identified By Archaeologists Using Google Earth Images in England Using Google Earth images, archaeologists identified a Roman villa complex—complete with a bathhouse and central heating system—in Kent, England last month. Crop markings captured by Google outlined the linear features of the site. The wall foundations of the main villa, in addition …

New Thoughts on Fish Consumption in Iron Age Britain A woman who lived in Orkney 1,800 years ago had a diet that was unusually rich in seafood, say archaeologists. Very little evidence has been found of fish being consumed in Iron Age Britain, despite the abundance of marine life, according to the UHI Archaeology Insтιтute. …