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In last month’s column, I explored Palaeolithic important prehistoric sites not just in Britain but in the whole of western Europe. Here I will follow up on that review by moving south into Kent and Sussex. A series of discoveries made in these counties has further enriched our knowledge of the deep past of what were to become the British Isles, and played a crucial part in t...

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This month’s articles are bookended by unusual artefacts with intriguing tales to tell. The first is an elaborate pendant bearing emblems associated with Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon. ...

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Examining the Norton Disney dodecahedron in its wider context

The Norton Disney dodecahedron. IMAGE: University of Nottingham Museum/Alan Fletch...

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In the previous few columns I have explored some of the great towns of Roman Britain – so, as a change of pace, here I will begin a new mini-series on the country’s great prehistoric sites. I will commence this month with a series of locations in Norfolk and Suffolk where there is evidence for Palaeolithic activity, some dating back to the Lower Palaeolithic (c.3.3 m...

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Encountering a community from 19th-century Blackburn

Headland Archaeology’s excavation of the remains of St Peter’s, Blackburn, and its b...

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