What was life really like for the merchants, craftsmen and traders in London in the middle ages? Whilst the majority of ...

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 ...

Two people buried in early medieval England had West African ancestry, experts have revealed, in a discovery that rewrites British history. The find provides the first direct evidence of a connection ...

Archaeologists have analyzed the DNA of two unrelated individuals buried in 7th-century-AD cemeteries on the south coast of England, revealing that they both had recent ancestors, likely grandparents, ...

Population genomics has exposed a history far more complex, dynamic and intertwined than we might wish to imagine. Even in a ...

Norwich Castle, a mighty medieval fortress built by William the Conquerer after he invaded England in 1066, reopened to the public last month following a landmark $37 million restoration. The castle’s ...

Researchers found the remains of ten individuals in a burial pit near Cambridge, England. Cambridge Archaeological Unit / David Matzliach For several years, Cambridge University’s archaeology ...