Two children found buried together in ‘unusual’ Anglo-Saxon grave
DNA tests have confirmed two Anglo-Saxon children buried side by side 1,500…
Ancient mummy found with copy of Homer’s Iliad stuffed inside abdomen
Archaeologists have discovered an ancient mummy with a passage from Homer's Iliad…
Killer bug found in 700-year-old mummy’s tooth
Scientists have reconstructed a 700-year-old strep infection genome from a medieval tooth,…
Tourist spots world’s oldest sea crocodile fossil on Brit beach after mistaking it for wood
A tourist searching for fossils on the Jurassic Coast accidentally discovered a…
Scientists baffled by mysterious creature found six-miles deep in marine trench
Scientists found a bizarre ghostly creature nearly six miles deep in a…
Bible-era shipwreck ‘graveyard’ discovered off cost of historic island
A shipwreck graveyard spanning more than 2,600 years has been discovered off…
Ancient skeletal remains found buried in village gives insight into ‘life and death’ of Roman Britain
Ancient graves in Oxfordshire reveal two Roman-era families buried together, with DNA…
Prehistoric 7,000-year-old ostrich eggs for cooking found by scientists
Eight ostrich eggs up to 7,500 years old have been found buried…
Hidden stash of war weapons found in museum basement during renovations
A hidden cache of World War-era weapons is discovered in a museum…
