“Taken together, the evidence paints early medieval England as a place of constant change. People arrived from near and far, stayed for a time or settled permanently, and shaped the social fabric ...

Archaeologists have discovered a “nationally significant” burial ground in southeast England, which they say offers fresh ...

It always amazes me how much history is still being uncovered today, despite the time that has been dedicated to looking and ...

For centuries, popular history has framed early medieval England as a land reshaped by a handful of dramatic invasions – Romans departing, Anglo-Saxons arriving, Vikings raiding, Normans conquering.

Migration into England was continuous from the Romans through to the Normans and men and women moved from different places and at different rates, a study finds. The researchers found early medieval ...

Researchers give medieval Cambridge residents the 'Richard III treatment' to reveal hard-knock lives of those in the city during its famous university's early years. Study of over 400 remains from a ...

Archaeologists have discovered a monumental early medieval cemetery that could be linked to a Christian saint. The burial ground was uncovered during excavations conducted as part of an improvement ...

DNA recovered from skeletons buried in a 7th-century cemetery on the south coast of England has revealed that the buried individuals had west African ancestry, raising further questions about early ...

Archaeologists in England were surprised to discover an elaborate cross with human faces and a gold-and-garnet necklace in an early medieval burial. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

A hoard of early medieval gold coins discovered by two people with metal detectors is the largest of its kind ever found in England, reports Nadia Khomami for the Guardian. Buried in what is now West ...