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Layers of chalk, sand, and gravel can be visible on the road. Image Credit: Southwark Council

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A section of one of Britain’s most important Roman roads unearthed under Old Kent Road in south-east London

15 November 2024

Archaeologists have found a section of a Roman road under Old Kent Road in south-east London, part of one of...

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‘Astonishingly Preserved’ Ancient Roman Well Found in Cambridgeshire was An Engineering Failure

22 August 2024

In an excavation at the site of future highway improvements in Cambridgeshire, the team from MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology)...

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Britain’s first Roman funerary bed is discovered in central London after 2,000 years

7 February 2024

Archaeologists excavating a construction site in London have unearthed the first Roman “flat-packed” funerary furniture – a fully intact Roman...

Classical Archeology, News

‘Incredibly Rare’ Roman Mausoleum Unearthed Near London Bridge Station

13 June 2023

Archaeologists report discovering an “incredibly rare” and featured preserved floors and walls Roman mausoleum near London Bridge Station, UK. Archaeologists...

Reconstruction of Bar Hill Comb. Photo: © MOLA.

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Iron Age comb found made from human skull in UK

2 March 2023

Researchers from the London Archaeological Museum (MOLA) determined that an Iron Age comb they found during an archaeological dig that...

Classical Archeology, News

Roman ‘ritual center’ discovered in England

12 January 2023

Archaeologists from have discovered a Roman ritual centre during excavations near Northampton, England. The find was made by the Museum...

Remarkable Roman mosaic discovered in Southwark

Classical Archeology, News

Remarkable Roman mosaic discovered near London Bridge in Southwark

22 February 2022

A team of archaeologists from the Museum of London Archaeology have announced the discovery well-preserved Roman mosaic that may have...

Classical Archeology, News

Shackled skeleton identified as rare evidence of slavery found in Rutland

7 June 2021

In Rutland, archaeologists discovered an ‘unusual’ skeleton of a Roman slave, who might have been a criminal sentenced to death....

A section of one of Britain’s most important Roman roads unearthed under Old Kent Road in south-east London

‘Astonishingly Preserved’ Ancient Roman Well Found in Cambridgeshire was An Engineering Failure

Britain’s first Roman funerary bed is discovered in central London after 2,000 years

‘Incredibly Rare’ Roman Mausoleum Unearthed Near London Bridge Station

Iron Age comb found made from human skull in UK

Roman ‘ritual center’ discovered in England

Remarkable Roman mosaic discovered near London Bridge in Southwark

Shackled skeleton identified as rare evidence of slavery found in Rutland

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Pharaonic Hieroglyphic Inscription of Ramses III Found in Southern Jordan

Secrets of the Ancient Walls: 1,700-Year-Old Roman Altar Unearthed at Vuçak Castle in Kosovo

First Human Figurine of the Mesolithic Era (Circa 9000 Years Old) Discovered in Azerbaijan’s Damjili Cave

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