Archaeologists discovered a rare Celtic battle trumpet possibly tied to Queen Boudica's tribe in Norfolk, England — one of ...

When the Romans came to Britain, they were stunned to see how powerful local women were. After all, the majority of ancient ...

A previously undiscovered 1,600-year-old burial site in northern England could provide key clues about a a largely undocumented period in British history, officials announced this week. The government ...

Britain was inhabited by complex societies long before Roman legions arrived. Many of these tribes left no written records and slowly disappeared from history. Archaeology offers clues to who they ...

(Reuters) -In Rome's Colosseum and other amphitheaters in cities scattered across the sprawling ancient Roman Empire, gladiatorial spectacles were not merely human-versus-human affairs. Gladiators ...

An archaeological excavation in Leeds has uncovered an ancient lead coffin in a previously unknown 1,600-year-old cemetery, which could help to unravel the mysteries of one of the most important ...

When you imagine life for ordinary people in ancient Britain, you’d be forgiven for picturing quaint villages where everyone looked and spoke the same way. But a recent study could change the way ...

Researchers found evidence that suggests Neanderthals could make fire 400,000 years ago at an archaeological site near Suffolk in the United Kingdom. (Jordan Mansfield / Pathways to Ancient Britain ...

NEW YORK – Genetic samples collected from across the United Kingdom are shedding light on the ancient past, including Viking invasions and a mystery about the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons, researchers ...

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