A routine archaeological excavation ahead of a new housing development near Gloucester, England, has revealed a remarkably preserved 3,500-year-old Bronze Age well. What initially appeared to be ...

What began as an extremely rare discovery of two Roman swords by a metal detectorist has led to an enormous Early-Middle Iron Age find in the Cotswolds in south-west England. Archaeological ...

A Tudor-era hull dug out of a Kent gravel quarry is filling in a crucial missing chapter of British maritime history.

Which means that when a historic excavation really does take place, it’s even more exciting.

Often referred to as the world’s most famous medieval artwork, the Bayeux Tapestry is both an intricate illustration of the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England in 1066 and a historical ...

DORSET, ENGLAND—Dorset View reports that a nearly complete wooden spade was uncovered in a waterlogged area near Poole Harbor in southern England by researchers from Wessex Archaeology. “It’s made of ...

GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND—BBC News reports that an 1,800-year-old kiln has been discovered just underneath the surface of the ground on private land in southwestern England. Stamps on tiles recovered ...