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Warrior burial could redraw map of Anglo-Saxon era Britain

Marlow Warlord was found with one of the best-preserved scabbards in the region

1600s ‘wine windows’ are re-opening in Italy, reviving old plague tradition

They were last used 400 years ago

Divers discover 12,000 year old ochre mine in Mexico

People were mining red ochre deep underground 12,000 years ago

‘Skull-Shaping’ Reveals How Communities Responded to the Fall of Rome

An ancient cemetery where people practiced 'skull-shaping' is showing how communities responded to the fall of Rome

DigNation: the archaeology festival in your own home!

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Coronavirus Update: DigVentures Field Season 2020

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Stunning 1,200 year-old glass boardgame ‘King’ piece found on Lindisfarne

It's only the second such piece ever found in the British Isles

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Top 10 Discoveries by Junior Archaeologists in 2019

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Our Best Archaeological Discoveries of 2019

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1,700 year old egg releases ‘potent stench’ on archaeological dig

Here's why you should never put all your eggs in one basket

Medieval drawbridge pit unearthed at Pontefract Castle

Over 300 Yorkshire locals joined the dig at one of England's biggest castles

Archaeologists start digging at Pontefract Castle

This October, DigVentures will unearth the castle’s gatehouse and drawbridge pit to find out more about its medieval defences

Roman pen – inscribed with joke – found at London building site

"I went to Rome in AD 70 and all I got you was this lousy pen"

Medieval ‘warrior-woman’ buried in Viking cemetery may have been Slavic

She was buried with a typical Slavic axe and an Arabic coin.

Grave of ‘Real life Asterix’ who fought Caesar found in Sussex

He would have looked 'absolutely fabulous' in all his gear

Is this evidence of a 33,000 year old murder?

It's a very, very, very, very cold case.

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