Archaeologists in Denmark have unearthed the remains of a 1,500-year-old farming village near the famed Viking site of Jelling in central Jutland. The excavated village contains traces of up to 400 ...

Clues to a medieval farm linked to an abbey in North Yorkshire have been found during an archaeological dig. The wealth and quality of the finds at the site near Rievaulx Abbey had surprised experts, ...

Volunteers are set to take part in a 12-day archaeological dig in the hope of finding signs of medieval life on a farm. The excavation at High Tarns Farm in Silloth will begin on 22 July. It will be ...

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What was life like back in medieval England? You might think that the learned friars who lived in the town of Cambridge—scholars, with access to innovations like latrines and places to wash their ...

An archaeological dig in the North York Moors National Park has uncovered a ‘wealth’ of finds from the site’s days as a ‘high-status’ medieval farm with close links to Rievaulx Abbey. Did you know ...

A thatching enthusiast has unlocked the secrets of ancient grains by investigating the wheat seeds he found hidden in old roofs and has become a medieval farmer – using methods last seen in the 16th ...

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