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The remains of a Late Bronze Age settlement “of considerable significance” were uncovered during the development of a new road, archaeologists said.

“I guess over time, I just started to wonder if there might be more to this standing stone up in my local woods.”

Archaeology enthusiast George Bird said he had been “dragging” his friends to stone circles across the Peak District for years.

A forestry agency has said plans for a woodland holiday park will not be affected by the discovery of a stone dating back to the Bronze Age.

Archaeologists have helped uncover one of the “largest and most important” Iron Age finds in the UK.

Archaeologists have discovered that what was thought to be a single standing stone in a forest is part of a larger ceremonial site dating back 3,700 years to the Bronze Age.

Archaeologists identify a possible Celtic settlement on the island and believe the trove was hurriedly transported there

Two new buildings will be built near Stonehenge, after plans for a pair of learning centres were given the go-ahead.

A prehistoric burial site in Dorset is now thought to be the earliest known large circular enclosure in Britain prompting researchers to question whether current dating of Stonehenge may need revising.

Volunteers have been helping restore an Iron Age hillfort, which was recently damaged by vandals.

An Iron Age hillfort has been targeted by vandals who have dug firepits, ridden mountain bikes over it and ripped gates off their hinges.

For over 20 years, archaeologists in India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu have been unearthing clues to the region’s ancient past.

Whilst recognising everyone’s right to ritual and celebration of these spots, surely this kind of long term scarring is out of bounds. Plus the actual image is, let’s face it, totally rubbish on aesthetic grounds...don’t think the local plod are likely to catch our Dan though.

“This house was likely built by some of the earliest faming communities to settle in the Cork Harbour region and is assumed to have housed a single family group,” the video explains.

News in the LRB about Strichen stone circle from Iain Hampsher-Monk, who excavated the site

A 2025 P&J article by Gayle Ritchie which discusses the stone circle as well as the nearby derelict mansion.

The skeleton of a Bronze Age woman is set to be archived in a museum after being unearthed at a Kent building site.

Fragments of copper alloy unearthed at one of Britain’s most important archaeology sites have been revealed to be parts of an incredibly rare Iron Age helmet.

Ballindalloch Castle and grounds were only open Tuesday 26th March – Thursday 26 September 2024 according to visitscotland.com and when I passed by in December 2024 there was a closed gate and a big sign saying closed. I suppose greywether when saying park on the A95 is talking about the layby a bit to the south. I thought I might come back but had such a great time at nearby Upper Lagmore that I didn’t bother.

A rare Iron Age horse brooch has been made the subject of a temporary export ban in the hope it will be acquired by a UK museum.

Ancient monuments across the UK face “complete destruction” from off-road bikers illegally using them as ramps and racetracks, archaeologists have warned.

Members of the public are helping to sustain digs across the country, even as volunteering declines

Nestled within the valleys, hills and open fields of Wales, lies one of Western Europe’s most remarkable collections of prehistoric Neolithic burial chambers.

Walkers and history-lovers have no easy way to visit more than a quarter of England’s most ancient countryside landmarks because they are on private land with no legal rights of access.

Stone tools made from quartz and flint were discovered in a thin layer of charcoal and peat.

A new project aims to uncover more details about ancient stone monuments believed to have been built by Scotland’s first farmers.