Road-widening isn’t normally the kind of thing to set pulses racing, but one such project in the UK uncovered a hugely significant archaeological site. Now research published Thursday sheds light on a ...

Archaeologists in the U.K. have revealed new details of the earliest Christian royal burial ever found in Britain, which they compared to the famous King Tutankhamun's tomb. In 2003, road workers in ...

The tomb of an Anglo-Saxon prince has revealed treasures such as a decorated lyre, painted woodwork and a gold belt buckle. The treasure-laden tomb is the first known Christian burial of an ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Though almost all of the Anglo-Saxon prince's body had long since decayed, archaeologists believe ...

Excited archeologists on Thursday hailed an ancient burial site found on the side of a road near a pub and a budget supermarket as Britain's answer to the tomb of Egypt's King Tutankhamun. The small ...

The tomb of an Anglo-Saxon prince has revealed treasures such as a decorated lyre, painted woodwork and a gold belt buckle. The treasure-laden tomb is the first known Christian burial of an ...

A reconstruction of the timber-built burial chamber near Prittlewell. Archaeologists estimate that it would have taken 13 oak trees and 113 person-days of work to build the tomb. A group of 20 to 25 ...