University of Central Lancashire

The weapon was described as being ‘in the top echelons of swords, an elite object in every way’. Photo: Prof Alice Roberts/BBC/Rare TV

Sixth-Century Sword Unearthed in Anglo-Saxon Cemetery near Canterbury, England

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A spectacular sixth-century sword has been unearthed in an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in southeast England, and archaeologists say it is in...

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The earliest human remains 11,000-year-old discovered in northern Britain

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An international team of archaeologists at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has discovered 11,000-year-old human remains in the Heaning...

Sixth-Century Sword Unearthed in Anglo-Saxon Cemetery near Canterbury, England

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