Ancient Britain

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Human history “time capsule” revealed after 20-year investigation on South Uist

Archaeologists working on the Hebridean Island of South Uist say they have amassed a “treasure trove” of new knowledge from buried settlements.

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Iron Age Capel Garmon Firedog from 2,000 years ago secured by National Museums Wales

A firedog owned by an Iron Age chieftain, elaborately shaped from 85 separate pieces, has been given to Welsh museum leaders as part of the Acceptance in Lieu scheme.

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Yorkshire Museum bids to save first Iron Age bracelets ever found in north of England

A pair of all-gold torcs believed to have belonged to prominent members of a ruling Yorkshire tribe more than 2,000 years ago are at the centre of a £60,000 fundraising drive.

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The Wickham Hoard of Iron Age gold coins saved for Ipswich Museum

The Wickham Hoard of Iron Age coins has been saved for the nation and will be displayed at Ipswich Museum.

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Archaeologists unearth Britain's first 'construction boom'

A new carbon dating method has revolutionised the way in which prehistory is to be understood.

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Ipswich Museum launches £300,000 appeal to keep Iron Age Wickham Market hoard

When a pot of coins left as a gift to the Gods by the Iceni tribe were found in a Suffolk field in 2008, they became one of the largest hoards ever found and sparked a bitter dispute. Now Ipswich......

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Skeletons of women and children massacred in Iron Age battles found at Fin Cop in Derbyshire

The remains of victims slaughtered in tribal battles 2,000 years ago have been found in a ditch in the Peak District.

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Age of the Dinosaur brings rocks, swamps and prehistoric beasts to Natural History Museum

The NHM is about to unleash a dinosaur summer spectacular complete with animatronics, fossils and specimen handling.

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English Heritage steps in to rescue Pre-Historic Rotherham earthwork from mountain bike peril

English Heritage has come to the rescue of a prehistoric Yorkshire earthwork which has been damaged by bikers.

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The medieval mystery of Nine Men's Morris investigated at Creswell Crags in Derbyshire

Creswell Crags is investigating a medieval mystery at the Ice Age site - the discovery of a Nine Men's Morris board game.

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Archaeologists face battle to reveal secrets of 5,000-year-old Orkney tomb crammed with skulls

Experts from the Orkney Research Centre have found skulls full of water in a burial monument on the Scottish island.

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Manor House Museum in Kettering revisits astonishing discovery of the Hallaton Hoard

Kettering’s Manor House Museum is looking at the Hallaton Hoard through the words of the archaeologists who found it.

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Bronze - Alchemy in Mann explores Isle of Man's Bronze Age heritage at Manx Museum

Manx Museum is exploring the Bronze Age heritage of the island and the bloody mystery of a 3,000-year-old skeleton.

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In Pictures: Brechin Town House Museum reopens after two-year, £380,000 rebuild

Brechin's intriguing collection, stretching back 2,000 years, reopens after a two-year refurbishment.

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4,000-year-old Gristhorpe Man prepares to speak for the first time at Rotunda Museum

Experts from Bradford have installed a talking version of a Bronze Age legend at the Rotunda after scanning his skull.

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