Britain Archive

Mystery Of The British Pompeii Deepens – Bronze Age Settlement Destroyed By Dramatic Fire

AncientPages.com | June 23, 2019

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Some years ago, archaeologists discovered a very well-preserved Bronze Age settlement in Britain. While investigating the site scientists noticed the 3,000-year-old settlement located

Archaeology

Migrants From Turkey And Greece Arrived In Britain Some 6,000 Years Ago

AncientPages.com | April 16, 2019

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A wave of migrants from what is now Greece and Turkey arrived in Britain some 6,000 years ago and replaced the existing hunter-gatherers

Ancient Mysteries

Antediluvian Discoveries In Britain, Germany And France That Could Re-Write History

AncientPages.com | January 4, 2019

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Could man be of a greater antiquity than previously thought? Did the inhabitants of Britain, Germany and France once in the remote past share

Archaeology

DNA Study Of ‘Cheddar Man’ Re-Writes Ancient History Of Britain

AncientPages.com | February 9, 2018

AncientPages.com - DNA studies reveal that people in Britain had blue eyes and dark skin 10,000 years ago. Who were the first people to arrive in Britain and where

Caesar's invasions of Britain Part of Caesar's Gallic Wars. Edward Armitage's reconstruction of the first invasion. Image: wikipedia

Archaeology

Caesar’s Invasion Of Britain Started from Pegwell Bay in Kent – New Study Says

AncientPages.com | December 2, 2017

AncientPages.com - Archaeologists from the University of Leicester suggest that the first landing of Julius Caesar’s fleet in Britain took place in 54 BC at Pegwell Bay on the

Unique 2,500-Year-Old Celtic Jewelry – Oldest Iron Age Gold Ever Found In Britain

Archaeology

Unique 2,500-Year-Old Celtic Jewelry – Oldest Iron Age Gold Treasure Ever Found In Britain

AncientPages.com | March 3, 2017

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Two amateur treasure hunters have discovered remarkable gold artifacts decorated with ancient Celtic art. It is an incredible discovery because examination revealed the precious

News

On This Day In History: Britain’s Greatest War-Time Leader Winston Churchill Died In London – On Jan 24, 1965

AncientPages.com | January 24, 2017

AncientPages.com - On January 24, 1965, Britain's greatest war-time leader Winston Churchill died in London. Born at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, in 1874, Churchill joined the British Fourth Hussars,

Archaeology

The Pompeii Of The Fens: Ancient Village In Cambridgeshire Burned Down 3,000 Years Ago For Unknown Reasons

AncientPages.com | July 14, 2016

AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have examined an ancient Cambridgeshire settlement that was only there for a short time before it was engulfed by flames 3,000 years ago. The village

Archaeology

Time Capsule – Best Preserved 3,000-Year-Old Dwelling Ever Found In Britain

AncientPages.com | January 12, 2016

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have revealed the best-preserved Bronze Age dwellings ever found in Britain, which provides an extraordinary insight into domestic life 3,000 years ago. Dated to

Archaeology

Lost World Of Doggerland: Parts Of Britain’s Sunken Stone Age Atlantis Discovered

AncientPages.com | July 4, 2012

AncientPages.com - Doggerland was once considered the real heartland of Europe until sea levels rose to give us the UK coastline of today. What was life in ancient Doggerland?