Recent analysis of 12 teeth, first excavated at the Palaeolithic site of La Cotte de St Brelade in Jersey between 1910 and…
Over the last few years, several spectacular hoards have been discovered in Britain in quick succession, the most recent being the magnificent…
The Vale of York Hoard was initially called the Harrowgate Hoard after the town close to where it was found, and is…
The largest Viking hoard ever found outside Russia, was discovered in 1840 by workmen repairing the embankment along the River Ribble at…
Discovered by a metal detectorist in November 2004, the Huxley Hoard is made up of 21 flattened, decorated silver arm-rings and a…
The Hoxne Hoard, found in November 1992, is a spectacular collection of gold and silver artefacts buried about AD 410 - just…
Discovered by workmen digging drains in 1859, the hoard of Viking silver contains 39 coins and hacksilver made from fragments of brooches…
Stunning new discoveries in Orkney It is an artificial mound the size of five football pitches, formed of monumental stone structures and…
How the Roman emperors quarried their marble. High in the mountains of Egypt’s eastern desert, one of the world’s most magical marbles…