Four early Anglo-Saxon swords uncovered during a recent archaeological excavation I took part in each tell a story about how ...
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An 1856 child’s grave hidden behind newer headstones

What looked like a small, somewhat neglected cemetery quickly turned into something much older and more significant. Pushing through briars and trees behind the newer church burials, we uncovered ...
Around 9,000 years ago, an "extraordinary" necklace was buried with a child at an ancient settlement in the Middle East. Now, researchers have described how they reconstructed the artifact several ...
The burial site of a young child who lived 8,000 years ago has been discovered in Eastern Finland, providing a rare glimpse into how Stone Age humans treated their deceased. The Majoonsuo grave first ...