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Time Team announces historic comeback with 2021 dig at huge Oxfordshire Roman villa that may be ‘almost the size of Buckingham Palace’. Following the successful
19 March 2021
MAP85: Mudlarks: Searching for London’s Lost Treasures
Mudlarks A mudlark is defined as someone who digs or searches in in river or harbor mud for items of value. The term was widely
1 March 2021
Skeletal trauma found in Cambridge’s medieval residents
Social inequality was “recorded on the bones” of Cambridge’s medieval residents, according to a new study of hundreds of human remains excavated from three very
26 February 2021
Netflix’s “The Dig” Explores the Discovery of Sutton Hoo
Sutton Hoo, near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, is the site of two Anglo-Saxon cemeteries from the sixth and early seventh centuries. The discovery revealed Anglo-Saxon burial
11 December 2020
Remains of medieval soldier found in Lithuanian lake
Archaeologists and divers have unearthed the remains of a medieval soldier from the underwater slope of Lake Asveja in eastern Lithuania. The human remains were
20 November 2020
Oulton burial site: Sutton Hoo-era Anglo-Saxon cemetery discovered
A “nationally significant” Anglo-Saxon cemetery with 200 graves dating back to the 7th Century has been revealed. The graves were uncovered in Oulton, near Lowestoft
25 September 2020
Shrewsbury Castle dig fails to find chapel but is solving other mysteries
Members of the team have been working at the site over the last three weeks in the hope of finding a long lost chapel. And
22 September 2020
Viking Grave with Full Set of Weapons Discovered in Norway
Archaeologists conducting excavations in Vinjeøra, Norway, recently uncovered a group of ninth- or tenth-century Viking graves—including one whose unusual layout suggests it may contain the
18 September 2020
276 skeletons recovered from hidden medieval cemetery
Archaeologists in central Poland have uncovered an early medieval cemetery, excavating the skeletal remains of nearly 300 people. The chilling discovery was made in the
14 September 2020
Restoration begins on Valmiera Castle ruins
The builders have almost completed studying the composition of the historical wall java that is intended to secure the walls. Afterwards, a new cultural center will be created
20 August 2020
Cache of 14th-Century Coins Discovered in Czech Republic
The Museum of West Bohemia in Plzeň has announced the discovery of hundreds of silver and gold coins from the 14th century. The treasure, unearthed
19 August 2020
Norfolk discovery of 1,100-year-old brooch ‘will remain a mystery’
The origins of a 1,100-year-old brooch found in a lorry-load of soil may be “a mystery” that is never solved, say archaeologists. The late 9th
10 June 2020
Mass Medieval Cemetery Sheds Light on Berlin’s Brutal Birth
In Berlin, a historic medieval cemetery has been excavated which reveals that medieval people’s lives were blighted by hunger, disease, and extreme violence. Many of
28 May 2020
Remnants of 13th-Century Town Walls Unearthed in Wales
The Welsh town of Caernarfon played a crucial role in the fraught history between England and Wales; here, in the late 13th century, English king
6 April 2020
PLAGUE PIT, Black Death mass grave with dozens of bodies unearthed after 700 years
Analysis of a medieval mass grave has confirmed that the 48 individuals inside died during the Black Death in the UK. The ancient pit was
3 April 2020
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