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Christians Supplied Medieval Pagans with Horses for Sacrifice for Funeral Rituals

20 May 2024

In the late medieval period, pagans in the Baltic region of northern Europe imported horses from neighboring Christian nations for...

Rendlesham Revelead: showing the archaeological remains including the probable temple or cult house (left hand side) and boundary ditch (centre). Photo: by Jim Pullen)

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1,400-year-old temple from the time of the East Anglian Kings discovered at Suffolk royal settlement

21 November 2023

Archaeologists have uncovered a possibly pre-Christian temple from the time of the East Anglian Kings at Rendlesham, near Sutton Hoo...

Fourteen skeletons were found in one of six rooms surrounding the main chambeer at the site. Photograph: National Museums Scotland

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Orkney dig reveals ruins of huge Neolithic tomb

21 October 2023

A 5,000-year-old tomb was unearthed in Orkney, north-east Scotland. The discovery was announced by the Guardian, describing the tomb structure...

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Complex Of Early Neolithic Monuments Discovered In Herefordshire, England

22 July 2023

Archaeologists discovered a remarkable complex of early Neolithic monuments while investigating the area around Dorstone Hill in Herefordshire, England. The...

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“Cardiff’s earliest house” unearthed during an archaeological dig may shed light on the city’s earliest inhabitants

15 July 2022

Archaeological excavation in a city park in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, has uncovered what is believed to be the...

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Archaeologists have discovered the origins a Herefordshire Stone Age monument

22 August 2021

Archaeologists have finally uncovered the mysterious origins of Arthur’s Stone, named after the mysterious legends of King Arthur, who inspired...

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Archaeologists may have uncovered a 13th-century castle in Shropshire

7 August 2021

Archaeologists have been working on a mound of land in Wem, Shropshire, that belongs to Soulton Hall, Elizabethan mansion and...

Christians Supplied Medieval Pagans with Horses for Sacrifice for Funeral Rituals

1,400-year-old temple from the time of the East Anglian Kings discovered at Suffolk royal settlement

Orkney dig reveals ruins of huge Neolithic tomb

Complex Of Early Neolithic Monuments Discovered In Herefordshire, England

“Cardiff’s earliest house” unearthed during an archaeological dig may shed light on the city’s earliest inhabitants

Archaeologists have discovered the origins a Herefordshire Stone Age monument

Archaeologists may have uncovered a 13th-century castle in Shropshire

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Exceptional Iron Age Artifacts Discovered at Celtic Necropolis in France

Mystery of the ‘Deserted Castle’ Unraveled: Austria’s First Roman Bridgehead Fort Discovered

Rare Tales of Merlin and King Arthur Found in 13th Century Manuscript

Early Anatolian Genes: Genetic Links Between Girmeler Mound and 17,000-Year-Old Pınarbaşı Skeletons

An Elite Nubian Woman’s Burial, Dating Back 4,000 Years, Reveals the Oldest Evidence of Tumpline Use

Human Presence in Malta Earlier Than Previously Thought: Hunter-Gatherers Navigated 100 km by Sea 1,000 Years Before Farmers

3,000-Year-Old Cave Paintings Discovered in Itatiaia National Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Neo-Assyrian Writing Boards: The Role of Beeswax, Orpiment, and Carbon Black in 7th Century BC Writing Techniques

Dacian Treasure Discovered in Romania, Possibly Indicating a Hidden Settlement in Breaza

Researchers Examine 4,000 Bricks to Solve the Secrets of an Ancient Roman Metropolis of Trier