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10 Nazi bunkers and subterranean bases
10 Nazi bunkers and subterranean bases built by the Third Reich during World War II
Archaeological detectives discover ‘secret square’ beneath world-famous Avebury stone circle
New archaeological survey reveals unique square megalithic monument at the heart of the World Heritage Site
Æthelflæd: the Anglo-Saxon iron lady
Nearly 1,100 years ago, however, Æthelflæd, “Lady of the Mercians”, died in Tamworth – as one of the most powerful political figures in tenth-century Britain.
When – and why – did people first start using money?
Sometimes you run across a grimy, tattered dollar bill that seems like it’s been around since the beginning of time. Assuredly it hasn’t, but the history of human beings using cash currency does go back a long time – 40,000 years.
Brewing Viking beer — with stones
When archaeologist Geir Grønnesby dug test pits at 24 different farms in central Norway, he nearly always found thick layers of fire-cracked stones dating from the Viking Age and earlier. Carbon-14 dating of this evidence tells us that ago, Norwegians brewed beer using stones.