3+ week, 5+ day ago  (408+ words) A Carlisle excavation uncovering the largest Roman building yet found on Hadrian's Wall has won a top archaeology award. The excavation has been named Research Project of the Year 2026 in the Current Archaeology Awards. The discovery, made beneath Carlisle Cricket…...

5+ mon, 1+ day ago  (346+ words) A new book is exploring how stones act a window into Cumbria and northern England's prehistoric history. The new book, Defined by Stones, from chartered geologist Ian Jackson, delves into Cumbria and north England's prehistoric history through the lens of…...

5+ mon, 4+ day ago  (424+ words) A ROYALIST relic from the Stuart era of British history found by a detectorist near Penrith has been classed as treasure, an inquest has found. A coroner has found that a complete Post-Medieval Silver Charles I pendant, found on land…...

11+ mon, 6+ day ago  (744+ words) INDUSTRIAL waste is turning into rock in decades, much faster than the millions of years it is thought to take for it to form naturally, research has shown. An aluminium drinks can tab made since 1989 and a 1934 coin found embedded…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago  (279+ words) Visitors of all ages will get to train like a gladiator, witness gladiator fighting, make mosaics, take part in ceremonies, march with soldiers, see" New Roman Festival at Maumbury Rings in Dorchester FAMILIES are reminded it's Dorchester's new Roman Festival…...