George Powell was ordered to appear in court earlier this month for failing to repay £600,000 he pocketed from illegally ...

One of them was a double-headed coin, showing two rulers of England. Alfred the Great, who ruled Wessex, and Ceolwulf II of Mercia. Historians said this showed there was an alliance previously not ...

The nominees of the 17th annual Current Archaeology Awards are below, and voting is now open. The awards celebrate the projects and publications that made the pages of the magazine over the past 12 ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a 'once-in-a-century' discovery in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii PA/ Archaeological Park of Pompeii "It's these spaces that really are part of the 'Pompeii effect' - ...

They’ve found 321 silver coins that are over a thousand years old, dating back to the 11th century. This rare find, shared by ...

Archaeology involves the systematic study of human cultures through material remains, asking: Who did what? When? Where? How? And Why? Physical and biological Anthropology involves the study of ...

Oxford Cotswold Archaeology (OCA) announced the discovery ... The coins within the hoard were issued during the reigns of three House of Wessex kings: Harold I (1036-40), Harthacnut (1040-2 ...

A new documentary on BBC 2 will tell the story of an 18th Century water mill which was uncovered in the heart of Bristol.

The episode explores the results of excavations by Wessex Archaeology on The Moors at Arne project near the Dorset harbour. Throughout 2024, more than 17,000 fragments of pottery, two kilns and ...

IMPORTANT archaeological discoveries relating to industrial-scale Roman pottery are to be featured on BBC Two's Digging for Britain. The episode, which will air on Thursday, January 16, explores ...

Wessex Archaeology, who carried out the excavations, said the mill was in use for around 170 years. "It takes us back to a time when Bedminster was a rural village, not really part of Bristol ...