The discovery of a well-preserved sixth century sword by University of Central Lancashire archaeologists will feature on the ...

Archaeologists have discovered 321 silver coins still wrapped in a cloth and lead pouch from a time in English history marked ...

"I've never seen one that's so beautifully preserved." Archaeologists excavating a medieval cemetery near Canterbury, England ...

When a roughly 1,500-year-old sword is described as still being in the “top echelons of swords,” you know that’s a pretty ...

And after the first binge-drinking Danish Vikings got to Britain in the eighth century, the DNA of these bloodthirsty ...

An incredible Anglo-Saxon sword unearthed in a field in Kent has been revealed for the first time on BBC programme Digging for Britain. Described as 'one of the most extraordinary objects' ever ...

Dating to the fifth and sixth centuries C.E., the burials held a trove of grave goods—but the team was particularly impressed ...

Sutton Hoo, one of England’s most iconic archaeological sites, has once again captured the attention of historians and ...

From the end of the Roman occupation through the Anglo-Saxon and Viking invasions - a new way of testing DNA in ancient bones ...

Professor Peter Heather, historian at King's College London, told BBC the research was "revolutionary," highlighting its potential to clarify the nature of relations between new arrivals and native ...

The lead archaeologist at the grave site told Newsweek that the sword was an "elite object that marked its owner out as special." ...

Sutton Hoo - first excavated by self-taught archaeologist Basil Brown in 1939 - is widely considered to be England's Valley ...