Tag: historic

Bible-era shipwreck ‘graveyard’ discovered off cost of historic island

A shipwreck graveyard spanning more than 2,600 years has been discovered off…

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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…

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Historic courthouse built in 1892 destroyed in devastating fire

Historic courthouse left badly damaged after huge fire rips through the landmark…

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Dozens of ‘vampire’ burials uncovered at historic 300-year-old cemetery

Archaeologists uncover dozens of unusual 17th-century burials in Poland - including bodies…

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Historic 17th century merchant shipwreck exposed on beach after heavy storms

Storms have exposed a section of a 400-year-old Dutch shipwreck on a…

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Scientists find 2,700-year-old remains of woman wearing bizarre upside-down crown

Archaeologists uncover 2700 year old burial of a woman wearing an upside…

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Angry residents sleep in historic 50s art deco bus shelter to stop it being demolished

Residents camp out in a rare 1950s art deco bus shelter in…

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Nazi officials seen partying with pipe-smoking dog in unearthed footage

Rare wartime footage shows Nazi officials partying with a pipe smoking dog…

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Woman probed for mailing ‘King George III’s’ pistol

Spanish police are investigating a woman accused of mailing a historic flintlock…

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