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Researchers find evidence of drug use during Bronze Age ceremonies

Researchers have found evidence of drug use during Bronze Age ceremonies. Analysis of strands of human hair from a burial site in Menorca, Spain, indicates ancient human civilisations used hallucinogenic drugs derived from plants. The findings are ...

06 Apr 2023 at 16:00

Scotland

‘Bronze age ritual cemetery’ discovered at planned Shetland spaceport

Archaeologists working at a planned Shetland spaceport have discovered what appears to be a bronze age ritual cremation cemetery. The remains were uncovered while foundation work was carried out at the SaxaVord spaceport site on the Lamba Ness ...

21 Jul 2023 at 11:13

Oldest house in Cardiff excavated under city park

A dig to unearth what is thought to be the earliest house found in Cardiff has resumed. The roundhouse was first discovered at Trelai Park, a short distance from the city centre, last year. Archaeologists are now excavating the “remarkably ...

22 Jun 2023 at 10:33

Bronze Age settlement is ‘amazing time capsule of a site’, says archaeologist

A prehistoric settlement dubbed Peterborough’s Pompeii was occupied for less than a year before it burned down, leaving a wealth of well-preserved artefacts, an archaeologist said. The Bronze Age homestead of around 10 circular wooden ...

20 Mar 2024 at 00:01

Bronze Age logboat moves into new home after conservation work

A 3,000-year-old logboat is moving into its home at a new museum after specialist conservation work to preserve it for the future. The Bronze Age vessel, found on the banks of the river Tay, had to be warmed up by special electric ...

25 Oct 2023 at 13:11

Scotland

Bronze Age immigration to Orkney ‘mostly women’, scientists discover

Orkney experienced mass immigration during the dawn of the Bronze Age that was led mostly by women, new scientific research suggests. Genetic studies of ancient DNA from human remains found on the islands off the north coast of ...

07 Feb 2022 at 21:25

Inishowen

Replicas of 4000-year-old Inishowen clay pots on display this weekend

Replicas of Bronze Age clay pots from Inishowen which date back 4,000 years will be on display this weekend. The free community-based heritage event is a chance for the public to see and learn about the JB collection - a set ...

29 Jul 2024 at 13:33

Inishowen

Replicas of 4000-year-old Inishowen clay pots on display this weekend

29 Jul 2024 at 13:33

Museum staff describe ‘magical’ moment hoard’s silver colour was revealed

Museum staff conserving a Bronze Age hoard have described the “magical” moment the “silvery surface” of its contents emerged from beneath thousands of years of dirt and corrosion. The Peebles Hoard, which was found by a ...

16 Oct 2025 at 06:28

Remains of two Bronze Age people found at long-lost site by farmer

The remains of two Bronze Age people found in a long-lost burial chamber by a farmer ploughing a field are revealing their secrets at Scotland’s new facility for storing and researching archaeological human remains. ...

23 Dec 2025 at 07:18

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