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Cover Image Credit: Flagstones enclosure seen shortly after construction in the middle Neolithic period. Reconstruction by Jennie Anderson

Britain’s Oldest Prehistoric Circle Uncovered, Potential Blueprint for Stonehenge

10 March 2025

Recent archaeological findings at the prehistoric funerary site of Flagstones in Dorset have unveiled that this remarkable circular enclosure, dating...

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‘Mystery and Unfathomable’ King Arthur’s Hall is 4,000 Years Older Than Previously Thought

10 November 2024

A mysterious monument in Cornwall has been discovered to be 5,000 years old—4,000 years older than previously thought. The rectangular...

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Isles of Scilly Iron Age warrior buried with a mirror and sword was probably a woman

27 July 2023

Archaeologists conducted a DNA analysis of the tooth enamel of a person who died more than two millennia ago on...

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Britain’s oldest decoratively piece of carved wood discovered in a layer of peat

8 June 2023

A heavily notched oak timber found in a peat layer during construction work turned out to be the oldest piece...

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Rare Elizabethan ship discovered at a quarry

2 January 2023

An Elizabethan ship in “remarkable condition” has been discovered on the lake bed of a Kent quarry, one of only...

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Archaeologists uncovered a second mosaic in Rutland Roman villa in England

29 November 2022

Archaeologists report they have uncovered a second mosaic at the site of the 2020 mosaic discovery at the Roman villa...

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2000-year-old anchor discovered at the bottom of the North Sea

26 September 2022

A possible Iron Age anchor made from wrought iron was found at the bottom of the southern North Sea during...

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Royal Shipwreck From 17th century Is discovered Off the Coast of England

11 June 2022

Off the coast of England, a royal shipwreck has been unearthed. The Gloucester, one of the most renowned ships of...

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Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a stone circle in the Castilly Henge, located in Cornwall, England

20 May 2022

Archaeologists have unearthed a mysterious stone circle at the center of a prehistoric ritual site near Bodmin in Cornwall, located...

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A 2000-year-old wooden figure was unearthed in a Buckinghamshire ditch

13 January 2022

An extremely rare, carved wooden figure from the early Roman era has been discovered in a waterlogged ditch during work...

Britain’s Oldest Prehistoric Circle Uncovered, Potential Blueprint for Stonehenge

‘Mystery and Unfathomable’ King Arthur’s Hall is 4,000 Years Older Than Previously Thought

Isles of Scilly Iron Age warrior buried with a mirror and sword was probably a woman

Britain’s oldest decoratively piece of carved wood discovered in a layer of peat

Rare Elizabethan ship discovered at a quarry

Archaeologists uncovered a second mosaic in Rutland Roman villa in England

2000-year-old anchor discovered at the bottom of the North Sea

Royal Shipwreck From 17th century Is discovered Off the Coast of England

Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a stone circle in the Castilly Henge, located in Cornwall, England

A 2000-year-old wooden figure was unearthed in a Buckinghamshire ditch

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