1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (862+ words) Brits Michael and Christine Egan both died on the 103rd floor of the south tower on September 11, 2001. Now, 25 years on, Jonathan Egan has been working hard across the pond to make his Yorkshireman father proud The week the Twin Towers fell,…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (104+ words) Homeowner discovers Denmark's biggest-ever Viking silver hoard while digging new patio. A homeowner digging a new patio discovered Denmark's biggest-ever haul of Viking silver. He initially thought his garden fork had struck a piece of old iron. Instead, he began…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (447+ words) A centuries-old letter of recommendation from the king of France for William Wallace is set to go on display across the UK. The “Wallace letter” was written in 1300 by King Philip IV of France to his agents in the court…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (365+ words) Roadworks that may have frustrated residents have yielded an archaeological prize: a cache of 10th-century pottery among the oldest medieval works ever found in the Georgian capital. The works on Rustaveli Avenue, Tbilisi's stately central boulevard, began this summer to…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (417+ words) Prehistoric Britons likely chose megalithic stones from sources holding personal meaning for them rather than sites offering logistical convenience Prehistoric builders brought 25-tonne stones from at least 18km away to build Britain’s iconic Devil’s Arrows, archaeologists noted in a new study....

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (393+ words) Authorities on Tuesday unveiled what is believed to be the largest fresco and mosaic complex of ancient Rome, a 1st century AD depiction of a maritime city in what became the largest bath complex in the world. Mayor Robert Gualtieri presented…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (439+ words) Cat’s name likely hints at villa owner’s link to North Africa Unique mosaic engravings unearthed at the ruins of a Roman-era villa in Turkey could be memorialising its rich owner’s beloved pet dog “Ocean” and cat “Emerald”, archaeologists say. The…...

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1+ week, 5+ day ago   (131+ words) The Independent Children discover ‘medieval Viking church’ on school field trip - Students and staff from Gordonstoun private school have discovered what is thought to be the remains of a medieval Viking church on the uninhabited Scottish island of Swona....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (732+ words) A group of students have discovered the remains of what is thought to be a medieval Viking church about 1,000 years old on an uninhabited Scottish island. The Gordonstoun pupils made the discovery on an archaeological field trip to Swona, a…...