Dating to the fifth and sixth centuries C.E., the burials held a trove of grave goods—but the team was particularly impressed ...

Described as 'one of the most extraordinary objects' ever seen on BBC show Digging for Britain, the weapon was found in a ...

Researchers developed a more precise method of understanding ancestry from ancient DNA and used it to identify previously ...

In the shadows of York’s storied walls, an ancient Roman skeleton has revealed an astonishing secret: Scandinavian heritage ...

The UK’s largest woodland conservation charity is fighting to make sure the rainforests across the country are preserved for ...

Professor Peter Heather, historian at King's College London, told BBC the research was "revolutionary," highlighting its potential to clarify the nature of relations between new arrivals and native ...

It was found in a cemetery for high-social-status individuals that's being kept secret from the public due to the value.

And after the first binge-drinking Danish Vikings got to Britain in the eighth century, the DNA of these bloodthirsty ...

Scientists have discovered a new technique to test the DNA of ancient bones – the findings could completely rewrite our ...

Scientists reveal Scandinavian roots of Roman gladiators in Britain through DNA analysis Ancient European migrations traced ...

Duncan Marks of York Civic Trust takes us on a walk back in time and explores York's old 'desire lines and paths' ...