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, ...

The metal pieces belong to what is now described as “one of the largest and most important Iron Age finds in the (United Kingdom),” according to a March 25 news release from Durham University.

Iron Age cemeteries with well-preserved burials are rare in Britain. Dorset is an exception, due to the unique burial customs ...

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 ...

That’s not all they found. Highway construction resulted in discoveries from multiple eras of history, including the Roman ...

The Iron Age finding, named the Melsonby Hoard after the nearby village of Melsonby in North Yorkshire, contains more than 800 artifacts, including a cauldron, wine-mixing bowl, horse riding ...

An in-depth genetic analysis of 2,000-year-old genomes has revealed that women were at the center of social networks in British Celtic communities during the Iron Age.Women were potentially very ...

An Iron Age hoard with more than 800 pieces was found in northern England by a metal detectorist and finally excavated ... “Its decoration combines both Mediterranean and British Iron Age styles.

Women were at the centre of early Iron Age British communities, a new analysis of 2,000-year-old DNA reveals. The research, published in the journal Nature on Wednesday, ...

Remarkable evidence that women in British Iron Age society were empowered politically and socially has been unveiled in an international genetic study led by researchers at Trinity College Dublin.

An international team of geneticists, led by those from Trinity College Dublin, has joined forces with archaeologists from Bournemouth University to decipher the structure of British Iron Age ...