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Archaeologists in Norfolk, England, have uncovered the remains of a Roman villa ahead of cable-laying for offshore wind farms ...

Edward the Confessor, who reigned from 1042 to 1066, was the last king of England from the House of Wessex before the Norman Conquest. His reign is often viewed as a transitional period, bridging the ...

A routine archaeological survey ahead of a massive offshore wind farm project in eastern England has led to an astonishing array of discoveries, most notably the remains of a sprawling Roman villa and ...

Which means that when a historic excavation really does take place, it’s even more exciting.

GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND—BBC News reports that an excavation in western England at the site of Cowfield Farm has uncovered a medieval moat and bridge. Traces of wood from the bridge have been dated to ...

DORSET, ENGLAND—Dorset View reports that a nearly complete wooden spade was uncovered in a waterlogged area near Poole Harbor in southern England by researchers from Wessex Archaeology. “It’s made of ...