Unlike most Anglo-Saxon gold hoards, which are typically recovered from burial contexts alongside human remains and other grave goods, these objects were found scattered across a slope with no ...

A study has, for the first time, identified minute traces of broomcorn millet consumption directly from human dental calculus ...

Archaeologists have revealed a rare medieval cult site, dated to the 7th century, replete with gold and silver offerings, a study reports. Well-excavated cult sites are key to understanding changing ...

Archaeologists have discovered more than $318,000 worth of gold and silver coins believed to have been used by pagans as “devil’s money” at a rare Medieval worship site in the Netherlands. A dig near ...

A previously unknown medieval castle has emerged from the Swiss landscape after a researcher studying high-resolution terrain maps identified telltale features of an early fortification near ...

The remains of a previously unknown early medieval settlement have been unearthed during works ahead of an offshore wind farm ...

Archaeologists have unearthed human remains thought to date to the 14th or 15th century in a newly discovered cemetery that likely belonged to a demolished medieval abbey in Northern Ireland. When you ...

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Archaeologists have unearthed a stash of 1,300-year-old gold and silver coins offered as "devil's money" at a rare medieval cult site in the Netherlands. The discovery gives a rare insight into the ...

Previously unknown early medieval settlement unearthed during work on wind farm - The discovery is one of several made during ...

Archaeologists have made a stunning breakthrough after discovering an 11th Centry medieval toilet that has helped to unravel a 2,000-year-old mystery. Researchers from the University of Exeter and the ...