The findings have been hailed as “a hugely important discovery,” which can boost experts’ understanding of Iron Age Britain, Paula Ware, managing director at MAP Archaeological Practice ...

Iron Age archaeological find: British 'bling' from 2,000 years ago included horse harnesses The Melsonby Hoard, a collection of more than 800 Iron Age artifacts found in northeast England, ...

Near the British village of Melsonby, North Yorkshire, history lay hidden beneath the soil—muddy and forgotten for 2,000 years. Then came the ping of a metal detector. What followed was the ...

British researchers are soliciting help from citizen scientists to gather information on some 5,000 Iron Age hillforts that dot the United Kingdom and Ireland. The aim is to make an online public ...

A new DNA-based study challenges the conventional understanding that Iron Age Britain society was dominated by men. An international team of geneticists and archaeologists, led by Trinity College ...

A hoard of Iron Age artifacts discovered by a metal detectorist could alter our understanding of life in Britain 2,000 years ago, researchers have said. Now known as the Melsonby Hoard, this vast ...

A metal detector hobbyist’s find has yielded one of the UK’s largest and most expansive troves of Iron Age artifacts.After years of excavation work following its 2021 discovery, the Melsonby ...

Women-centered Celtic society unearthed in 2,000-year-old cemetery. DNA analysis indicates that a Celtic tribe in Iron Age Britain was matrilocal, meaning men relocated to live with women’s ...

(CNN) — A hoard of Iron Age artifacts discovered by a metal detectorist could alter our understanding of life in Britain 2,000 years ago, researchers have said. Now known as the Melsonby Hoard ...

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — A hoard of Iron Age artifacts discovered by a metal detectorist could alter our understanding of life in Britain 2,000 years ago, researchers have said. Now known ...