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EMBARGOED TO 0001 TUESDAY MARCH 25 Undated handout photo issued by Durham University of Professor Tom Moore, head of archaeology at Durham University, holding up a decorative copper alloy finial. A huge Iron Age hoard discovered in a Yorkshire field by a metal detectorist could lead to a revaluation of the wealth and status of the elite living in northern Britain 2,000 years ago, an archaeologist has said. Issue date: Tuesday March 25, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story HERITAGE Melsonby. Photo credit should read: Durham University/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

I made a £254,000 discovery but couldn’t tell anyone for four years

UK March 26, 2025 By Katie Boyden

14410863 Egypt announces it's discovered first new royal tomb since Tutankhamen’s over a 100 years ago

New royal tomb of 'brutal' Egyptian Pharaoh discovered after 3,500 years

World February 19, 2025 By Luke Alsford

Television Programme 'PLANET EARTH' Picture shows: Cave Pearls, Lechuguilla Cave. Programme 4. Caves. TX: BBC ONE Sunday 26th March 2006 Gavin Newman 'Planet Earth' gives a unique view of awe-inspiring landscapes from across the globe and reveals the captivating behaviour of the rarely spotted, almost mythical creatures that live in these habitats. WARNING: Use of this copyright image is subject to Terms of Use of BBC Digital Picture Service. In particular, this image may only be used during the publicity period for the purpose of publicising PLANET EARTH and provided Gavin Newman is credited. Any use of this image on the internet or for any other purpose whatsoever, including advertising or other commercial uses, requires the prior written approval of the copyright holder Gavin Newman.

Mystery surrounds 'very rare' ancient cave pearls after incredible discovery

World January 25, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

5,600-year-old mystery of how a Bronze age man was killed finally cracked

World January 17, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

Malachy Conway, the National Trust's regional archaeologist for Northern Ireland, at the site of a complex of buildings dating back to the late 17th century/early 18th century that was discovered at Castle Ward, a National Trust property in County Down, which was unearthed during routine work to install a new drain filtration system. Picture date: Tuesday December 24, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story ULSTER Archaeology. Photo credit should read: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Archaeologists discover 300-year-old building by ‘accident’

UK January 5, 2025 By Luke Alsford

NEXT PLEASE: Secrets of Britain?s lost Atlantis revealed after archaeologists discover artefacts under North Sea

Secrets of UK's lost Atlantis revealed after stunning discovery under North Sea

UK December 26, 2024 By Sarah Hooper

One of Stonehenge's biggest mysteries 'solved' after 5,000 years

UK December 20, 2024 By Sara Odeen-Isbister

EMB 0001 Cannibals Bronze Age Britons "were cannibals who ate their enemies" SWSCcannibal - by Stephen Beech ONLINE EMBARGO 00.01 GMT, 16/12/24 Bronze Age Britons were cannibals who ate their enemies, suggests new research. Analysis of bones from at least 37 people, discovered in Somerset and dating back around 4,000 years, found they were killed, butchered, and probably consumed before being thrown down a 50 feet-deep shaft. Archaeologists studied more than 3,000 human bones and bone fragments found at Charterhouse Warren, the largest-scale example of interpersonal violence from British pre-history. They say the treatment of the remains was likely a means to dehumanise or "other" the victims.

Bronze age Britons were 'cannibals who ate their enemies' for a chilling reason

Tech December 16, 2024 By Tom Sanders

Mystery surrounds ancient pearls found in a cave for the first time ever

World January 24, 2025 By Sara Odeen-Isbister

Mysterious tablet with unknown ancient language unearthed in Georgia

World December 7, 2024 By Sarah Hooper

This undated photo and issued on Tuesday March 7, 2023 by the University of Leicester shows an archaeological dig in the grounds of Leicester Cathedral, which began in October 2021. Experts from the University of Leicester said Tuesday that they have uncovered what they believe to be a Roman shrine beneath a former graveyard in the grounds of a cathedral in central England. (University of Leicester Archaeological Services via AP)

The unexplained mystery behind a burial pit containing over 100 bodies

UK November 17, 2024 By Sara Odeen-Isbister

Dr. Fares Braizat (from left), Fadi Balawi, Josh Gates and Dr. Pearce Paul Creasman look into the newly discovered tomb at Petra.

Secret 2,000-year-old tomb hiding 'Holy Grail cup' found under Indiana Jones landmark

Tech October 15, 2024 By Katie Boyden

Fori Imperiali, ruins of the ancient Roman Empire and Coliseum on background. Rome, Lazio, Italy. Sunrise

Rome once ruled from this surprising UK city – and it's not Bath

Tech October 6, 2024 By Katherine Fidler

Saltman 5 in situ during the 2005 excavation

Final screams of mummified miners frozen in time for 2,500 years

Tech September 4, 2024 By Katie Boyden

Boy, 4, who smashed 3,500-year-old vase returns to museum

World August 30, 2024 By Gergana Krasteva

The woolly rhino dug up by gold miners in the far east of Russia of Kolyma

Miners digging for gold find entirely different type of treasure

Tech August 13, 2024 By Jen Mills

Ancient city that was once a luxury holiday retreat discovered under ocean

World July 28, 2024 By Sara Odeen-Isbister

Ancient stone circles in Norway were hiding a dark secret: dozens of children's graves A Bronze and Iron Age burial ground for children that was unearthed in Norway was used for 600 years, and archaeologists aren't sure why.

Heartbreaking mystery behind ancient stone circles revealed

Tech July 11, 2024 By Katherine Fidler

A view shows a marble statue, uncovered by archaeologists at the site of the remains of the ancient city of Heraclea Sinitica, near the village of Rupite, Bulgaria, July 5, 2024. REUTERS/Spasiyana Sergieva

Greek god of luck found after 1,500 years... hidden in a sewer

Tech July 9, 2024 By Katherine Fidler

epa11456227 A handout photo made available by the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) shows a cave painting inside a cave at Karampuang Hill in Maros, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, 04 July 2024. An important discovery concerning cave paintings in the Sulawesi region of Indonesia which is believed to be the oldest cave painting ever discovered in the world, was made by a collaborative research team comprising Griffith University, the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), and Southern Cross University. Situated in a limestone cave in Leang Karampuang, Maros-Pangkep, South Sulawesi, the aforementioned rock paintings show three humanoid characters engaging in conversation with a wild pig. EPA/BRIN / HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

World’s oldest painting unveiled – can you tell what it is?

Tech July 4, 2024 By Hiyah Zaidi

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