Coronavirus lockdown measures led to a spike in back-garden archaeological discoveries, including 15th century gold coins, the British Museum revealed. More than 47,000 discoveries were registered with the British Museum’s Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) so far this year – many from garden-based discoveries. In the first lockdown alone – starting in March – the scheme … Read more
Strumming their guitars in his auntie’s front room, this is Paul McCartney with John Lennon and George Harrison in what is thought to be one of the earliest colour pictures ever taken of the Beatles. The photograph, which has never been seen before, was unearthed by Sir Paul’s brother Mike McCartney, who took it in March … Read more
Strumming their guitars in his auntie’s front room, this is Paul McCartney with John Lennon and George Harrison in what is thought to be one of the earliest colour pictures ever taken of the Beatles. The photograph, which has never been seen before, was unearthed by Sir Paul’s brother Mike McCartney, who took it in March … Read more
I’m A Celebrity: Unearthed clip shows Giovanna Fletcher took part in Vernon Kay’s All Star Family Fortunes with husband Tom seven years ago By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 22:48 GMT, 2 December 2020 | Updated: 22:53 GMT, 2 December 2020 Giovanna Fletcher and Vernon Kay had already rubbed shoulders in the showbiz world before … Read more
Remains of the oldest relative of the Tyrannosaurus Rex – who walked the earth 230 million years ago – have been unearthed in Brazil. Named Erythrovenator, the prehistoric beast was about six-and-a-half feet long with razor sharp teeth and claws and bristles. It is the most primitive of its kind ever discovered. Erythrovenator, the rare ‘godfather’ … Read more
Remains of the oldest relative of the Tyrannosaurus Rex – who walked the earth 230 million years ago – have been unearthed in Brazil. Named Erythrovenator, the prehistoric beast was about six-and-a-half feet long with razor sharp teeth and claws and bristles. It is the most primitive of its kind ever discovered. Erythrovenator, the rare ‘godfather’ … Read more
Secrets from within the shrouds of three ancient Egyptian mummies, first discovered in 1615, have been revealed for the first time thanks to CT scans. A man in his twenties, a woman in her thirties and a teenage girl aged between 17 and 19 were inside the plaster-covered remains, buried with jewellery, gold coins and … Read more
A haul of rare gold coins unearthed in a field by a metal detectorist could be one of the earliest depictions of the English people. One of the roughly 1,500-year-old Anglo-Saxon pennies shows a figure brandishing what appears to be a trident. It is thought the minted gold image could be one of the earliest … Read more
A haul of rare gold coins unearthed in a field by a metal detectorist could be one of the earliest depictions of the English people. One of the roughly 1,500-year-old Anglo-Saxon pennies shows a figure brandishing what appears to be a trident. It is thought the minted gold image could be one of the earliest … Read more
Strongly worded letter from Prince Philip slamming New Zealand for treating Maoris like ‘museum pieces and domestic pets’ following 1954 royal visit is unearthed 66 years on The 11-page 1954 letter was addressed to Australian politician Sir Harold Hartley The Duke of Edinburgh penned the official letter after state visit to New Zealand He also … Read more