In this talk based on her recent book, The Shock of Colonialism in New England: Fragments from a Frontier, archaeologist Dr. Meghan C. L. Howey shares her research on the seventeenth-century colonial ...

The abandoned fieldstone walls of New England are every bit as iconic to the region as lobster pots, town greens, sap buckets and fall foliage. They seem to be everywhere – a latticework of dry, ...

DORSET, ENGLAND—Dorset View reports that a nearly complete wooden spade was uncovered in a waterlogged area near Poole Harbor in southern England by researchers from Wessex Archaeology. “It’s made of ...

For several years, Cambridge University’s archaeology department has partnered with the local charity Cambridge Past, Present and Future to give student archaeologists the opportunity to dig at real ...

Archaeologists in England have found up to 25 large pits dotting the countryside, but their purpose remains a mystery. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

KENILWORTH, ENGLAND—Live Science reports that eight stone catapult shots were found outside the walls of Kenilworth Castle, which is located in England’s West Midlands. The largest sphere weighs 231 ...

George Bird knew there had to be more to the six-foot-tall standing stone.

Archaeologists working on Sheffield Castle in the United Kingdom found burnt material that helps date the site. Screengrab from Wessex Archaeology's Facebook post Years into excavations at a medieval ...

Ongoing excavations at Exeter Cathedral in England reveal a possible medieval crypt, empty tombs and more. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Robert M. Thorson, University of Connecticut (THE CONVERSATION) The abandoned ...