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Bronze Age site near Peterborough could be saved thanks to funds
20+ hour, 19+ min ago (501+ words) Peterborough City Council says Flag Fen is a "globally significant" Bronze Age site An excavation project at a Bronze Age site could see the area removed from a register of at-risk historical locations, the government has said. Ancient remains at…...
Isles of Scilly Museum to display treasure from 1680 shipwreck
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (607+ words) Xavier Duffy (left) said the condition of the finds was "outstanding" Artefacts from a shipwreck dating back to 1680 have been given to a museum. Items from The Phoenix have been donated to the Isles of Scilly Museum by diver and…...
Northern Ireland auction house under fire over sale of ancient mummy head
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (952+ words) The 3,000-year-old Egyptian head is currently on display at the auction house in Bangor A Northern Ireland auction house has come under fire from a number of academics over it selling human remains, including a 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy head. Anthropologists…...
Britain: migration, empires and the people c790 to the present day - GCSE History
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (556+ words) Britain, migration and empire overview, c790 - present day Britain has been forged and reforged over the last thousand years. It was conquered and then eventually built a great Empire. Motives for migration to and from Britain - economics and commerce A range…...
Sleeping Roman statue approved for park in Stevenage
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (705+ words) Louis Smith said the sleeping Roman soldier statue was designed to be "beautiful and respectful" Work is under way to install a statue of a sleeping Roman soldier after the design was approved by councillors. Artist Louis Smith said the…...
Tree rings reveal Letheringham Lodge is older than first thought
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (692+ words) Letheringham Lodge is said to have been inspired by Dutch architecture A building believed to be one of the earliest surviving banqueting houses or hunting lodges in England has had its listed status upgraded after tests revealed it was older…...
Roman brooch found in Midlothian to be displayed for first time
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (574+ words) The brooch was found in 2022 by a metal detectorist A rare Roman brooch discovered by a metal detectorist in Midlothian is to go on show for the first time in a new exhibition. Described by archaeologists as a "miniature masterpiece…...
Rare Roman altars to go on display in Scotland
7+ mon, 2+ day ago (290+ words) Two ancient stone altars discovered at a Roman fort near Edinburgh are going on display at a museum for the first time. The altars were used by Roman soldiers in Scotland to worship the god Mithras, almost 2,000 years ago. Historians…...
Ancient Roman altars to go on display in Edinburgh
7+ mon, 2+ day ago (740+ words) The monuments gave frontier soldiers a sense of comfort and purpose, says Dr Fraser Hunter Two ancient Roman stone altars found near Edinburgh and acquired for the nation are set to go on public display for the first time as…...
True origin of 'first black Briton' revealed
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (692+ words) Mystery has surrounded where the ancient skeleton is from Scientists have shed light on the true origins of the so-called "first black Briton". The skeletal remains - dating from Roman times - were previously thought to belong to a woman from the…...