Archaeology

Archaeology

Mystery surrounds 800-year-old Leicester burial pit containing 123 bodies

In gardens a few metres from Leicester Cathedral, archaeologists have made a disturbing discovery. Their excavations have revealed a narrow vertical shaft filled with the remains of 123 men,...
Archaeology

Wellington’s false teeth and wolf bones: English Heritage seeks help to record vast collection

Animal bones found in the ruins of a North Yorkshire monastery that could, thrillingly, be the remains of...
Archaeology

Wellington’s false teeth and wolf bones: English Heritage needs help to record vast collection

Animal bones found in the ruins of a North Yorkshire monastery that could, thrillingly, be the remains of...
Archaeology

Thames mudlarking permits to be issued again but capped to protect site

Whether fuelled by social media or prompted by the Covid lockdowns, the years between 2019 and 2022 saw...
Archaeology

Dorset ‘Stonehenge’ discovered under Thomas Hardy’s home

When the author Thomas Hardy was writing Tess of the D’Urbervilles in 1891, he chose to set the...

Stonehenge tale gets ‘weirder’ as Orkney is ruled out as altar stone origin

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The plot has thickened on the mystery of the altar stone of Stonehenge, weeks after geologists sensationally revealed that the huge neolithic rock had...

‘I couldn’t believe it was my son who did it’: Boy, 4, smashes bronze age jar in Israel museum

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A rare bronze age jar – its history stretching back at least 3,500 years – had long graced the entrance of the Hecht Museum...

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