A rare sixth-century sword has been uncovered in an Anglo-Saxon burial site near Canterbury, England. This remarkable find ...

Two British metal detectorists face jail time after finding a $3.8 million Viking treasure and failing to report it to ...

Small decorative details on an iconic helmet belonging to “Britain’s Tutankhamen” could revise our understanding of early medieval Anglo-Saxon history. But the reexamination isn’t due to anything new ...

The Domesday Book is a record of landholding in England from the reign of the Conqueror, surviving in its original manuscript ...

The silver penny brooch dates to the end of the reign of the last Anglo-Saxon king, says an expert. The items will form part of an exhibition that will be held at a museum in Scunthorpe.

A newly discovered metal stamp in Denmark may challenge the origins of the Sutton Hoo helmet, one of Britain’s most iconic ...

Did Easter come from an ancient Greek festival? Scholars have long linked the customs involved in this celebration with pagan ...

Bite marks found on a Roman-era skeleton in York are the first physical evidence that humans fought animals in gladiatorial combat, experts ...

Radiocarbon analysis of the bones convinced the archaeologists that the remains date from A.D. 960 to 1020—the period in which the Anglo-Saxon monarchy peaked in power. Originally from Germany ...