Curiouser and Curiouser: Iron Age Hoard found in Britain was Deliberately Burned
The island of Great Britain has a strange and unusual history, and part of the...
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The Anglo Saxon Kings of England: The History of the Before (Part Four)
For centuries, after the Romans left, Britain was ruled by the seven kings of the...
“We Saw the Stone, But Not the Circle”: Bronze Age Monument Found in England
Near the city of Matlock in Derbyshire lies Farley Wood, a sprawling mix of pine...
Rewriting Human Evolution: Not One Lineage of Man, but Two?
A new study from a team of researchers at the University of Cambridge has upended...
Flagstones: Oldest Prehistoric Circle may be the Blueprint for Stonehenge
Something happened in Britain five and a half thousand years ago, which marked a transition...
The Anglo Saxon Kings of England: The History of the Before (Part Three)
For the six centuries between the end of Roman occupation and the Battle of Hastings...
Extremely Rare Divination Spoon Found on Isle of Man was used for Prophecy
A 2,000 year old metal spoon has been found on the Isle of Man in...
The SS Bessemer: the Worst Idea in Nautical History?
This is a story about an inventor and his invention. It is the story of...
“Oathkeeper” Sixth Century Anglo-Saxon Sword Found Near Canterbury
A field near Canterbury in southeastern England has given up another secret from Dark Age...
Dracula, Stoker’s Vision and the Path to the Modern Vampire
When Dracula was published in 1897 it was an instant success, but one built on...
Cannibalistic Coping Mechanism? The Bronze Age “Othering” of Fallen Foes
A gruesome discovery in the United Kingdom has thrown a shadow over Bronze Age England....
65,000-Year-Old Gibraltar Neanderthals Built an Oven for Making Glue
A new discovery in Gibraltar may finally confirm a long held theory about Neanderthals. While...