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Wigtown bookseller finds inspiration in Galloway's graveyards
8+ hour, 45+ min ago (864+ words) Bre Martin finds the stories told on old gravestones fascinating When looking for a way to brighten up your day, not many would head for the graveyard. For Wigtown bookshop owner and author Bre Martin, however, there is no better…...
Bronze Age site near Peterborough could be saved thanks to funds
12+ hour, 12+ 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…...
Divers explore mysteries of Norfolk's 14th Century lost town
12+ hour, 6+ min ago (706+ words) Divers found part of a wall which may have been the ruin known as "church rock" The remains of a Norfolk town that was claimed by the sea about 700 years ago have been explored by divers in an attempt to…...
Why a Manchester museum has removed its last mummy from display
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (827+ words) The mummified body of the woman named Asru has been placed back in its coffin The mummified body of an ancient Egyptian woman has been removed from a museum exhibition after more than 200 years on display as part of efforts…...
Peterborough museum's prehistoric collection awarded new status
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (480+ words) Rare Bronze Age log boats are part of Peterborough museum's newly recognised collection A unique hoard of artefacts depicting prehistoric life has received one of the highest honours available to museums in England. The Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery's prehistoric…...
Scorpion fossil identified as the largest ever known
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (439+ words) An enormous scorpion fossil has been identified as the largest known to science. The discovery was made by experts from the University of Manchester and the Natural History Museum, who rare re-examining it 150 years after it first became part of…...
Anglo-Saxon treasure found in Norfolk blocked from leaving UK
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (834+ words) The Anglo-Saxon mount could have been exported from the UK but the government has intervened An "exceptionally rare" Anglo-Saxon ornament more than 1,400 years old has been blocked from leaving the UK by the government. The metal mount, depicting a four-legged…...
Female fossil hunter recognised with blue plaque in Tring
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (681+ words) Dorothea Bate was one of the first women to be employed as a scientist by the Natural History Museum A blue plaque has been unveiled to honour one of the first female scientists to be employed by the Natural History…...
The skull of a saint that was discovered during renovations
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (810+ words) The skull of St Ambrose Barlow is on display at Wardley Hall On 25 April 1641, Ambrose Barlow celebrated a secret Easter Sunday mass at Morleys Hall near Astley in Greater Manchester. King Charles I wanted to prove that he supported the…...
Cave art discovery suggests first humans in Ireland came from Wales
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1140+ words) Researchers have helped to unearth the earliest known evidence of human existence in Ireland Researchers believe the first known humans to set foot on Ireland thousands of years ago were most likely from Wales, following the "exciting" discovery of ancient…...