Archaeological dig uncovers medieval tile floor in Gloucestershire
Archaeologists at a city dig site have uncovered a medieval tiled floor dating back to around the 13th Century. The discovery was made in Gloucestershire
3 February 2022
Sutton Hoo of the north: £10.4m visitor centre to celebrate Anglo-Saxon site
“Just here would have been the great hall,” says Chris Ferguson to a Guardian reporter and a dozen indifferent sheep chewing grass in a stunning
17 November 2021
Archaeologists discover medieval port in west France
A medieval port has been discovered in a 2,500m2 building site and archaeological dig surrounding a chateau in Vendée, western France. Among the discoveries are
17 November 2021
Medieval Castle Ruins in the French Cevennes
Aerial and ground footage from the medieval ruins of a French castle.
24 September 2021
Call for volunteers to dig into the medieval past of nearby Beoley
Redditch residents have the chance to take part in a community archaeology dig in Beoley over the weekend of October 2-3. Neighbouring village Beoley is
23 August 2021
Time Team is coming back!
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
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