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Letters from Britain: Cheddar Gorge – Show caves, a human skeleton, an...
Cheddar is a small town in Somerset, England. The resident population is around 5,750. It is set at the foot of the towering limestone Mendip Hills and can be approached through a gorge, the largest...
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Brit History: Britain Before the Romans
Unquestionably, the invasion of Britain by the Romans in 43 AD was a moment of major historical significance that shaped the destiny of the country. Roman technology, architecture, and society would...
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Through the Lens: Castlerigg Stone Circle in Cumbria – A Neolithic Site...
Castlerigg Stone Circle was my first stop on a busy day of sightseeing in the Lake District. Mostly because it didn’t have an open/close time so I could go whenever I liked. I chose to go on my way to...
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Prehistoric animal carvings found for first time in Scotland
Prehistoric carvings of animals have been discovered for the first time in Scotland. Thought to be up to 5,000 years old, dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, they depict two male red deer...
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Amateur palaeontologists uncover one of the UK’s largest sites of rare fossils
One of the largest collections of rare marine fossils anywhere in the UK has been discovered by a couple using Google Earth. Non-professional paleontologists discovered the site in Wiltshire during...
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Protecting Heritage: Scaffolding erected for Stonehenge facelift
Cracks and holes in the stones which form Stonehenge are to be repaired for the first time in more than 60 years. Work is taking place after laser scans showed that the lintel stones, joints, and...
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Bronze Age roundhouse recreated by military veterans unveiled in Hampshire
A traditional Bronze Age roundhouse reconstructed by a group of military veterans as part of an experimental project has been unveiled. TV presenter and archaeologist Professor Alice Roberts attended...
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Daughter of 1930s Stonehenge custodian shares her memories of historic site
The daughter of a 1930s Stonehenge custodian is sharing her memories of the mysterious landmark for an English Heritage project. Jean Grey, 91 and now living in Melbourne, Australia, grew up among the...
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Visitors can take virtual tour of Skara Brae with new 3D model
Visitors can take a virtual tour of Skara Brae through a new digital 3D model of the Neolithic site. The Historic Environment Scotland (HES) model of the settlement in Orkney also lets people take a...
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British Museum exhibition to explore mysteries of Stonehenge
A major exhibition on Stonehenge featuring 430 objects and artifacts is due to open at the British Museum. The World Of Stonehenge will include items such as elaborate gold hats depicting the cosmos...
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Ancient DNA study reveals large scale migrations into Bronze Age Britain
The movement of people into southern Britain during the Bronze Age has been traced using ancient DNA. New research reveals fresh insights into the languages spoken at the time, the ancestry of...
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Footprints of early dinosaur discovered on Welsh beach
Footprints discovered on a South Wales beach could have been made more than 200 million years ago by an early relative of a dinosaur, experts believe. Paleontologists at the Natural History Museum...
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Discovery of UK’s largest sea dinosaur among ‘greatest’ palaeontological finds
Scientists have hailed one of the “greatest finds” in British palaeontological history after the largest fossilized remains of a prehistoric “sea dragon” were discovered in the Midlands. The...
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HS2 archaeologists track development of Iron Age village into Roman trading town
Archaeologists working on the HS2 route have discovered how an Iron Age village in Northamptonshire developed into a wealthy Roman trading town. Evidence found during a dig of the site near the...
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British Museum hails discovery of prehistoric art – 5,000 year-old sculpture
The British Museum has announced the “most important” discovery of prehistoric art in Britain in a century. The Burton Agnes chalk drum, a 5,000-year-old chalk sculpture, was found on a country estate...
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Archdruid of Stonehenge blesses new landmark Stonehenge exhibition at British...
The Archdruid of Stonehenge has performed a prayer ceremony at the British Museum to mark the opening of a new exhibition. Performed by Rollo Maughfling, Archdruid of Stonehenge and Britain, the...
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Stonehenge was a solar calendar, says expert
The Stonehenge monument served as an ancient solar calendar, according to research. Professor Timothy Darvill concluded the site was designed as a calendar based on a solar year of 365.25 days,...
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Rare Pictish symbol stone found as archaeologists unearth 1.7 meter-long object
Archaeologists struck lucky after they unearthed a rare Pictish symbol stone near to the location of the most significant carved stone monuments ever discovered in Scotland. The 1.7 meter-long stone...
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‘Bodies in bog’ man and woman may have crossed medieval Scotland
Two people whose remains were among 14 bodies found in the latrine of a Roman bathhouse may have come from the other side of medieval Scotland, new research suggests. The skeletal remains of nine...
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Prehistoric people created art by flickering firelight – study
Prehistoric people created art by the fire where it may have appeared to move and flicker in the firelight, a new study has suggested. Researchers examined 50 stones unearthed in France that were...
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