The last time I ironed, I was 18 and freshly arrived at university. ‘How hard can this be?’ I thought, brandishing said implement with a sweeping gesture that began on a blouse and proceeded straight up the tender skin inside my left arm. Horrified by my wounds, the boy downstairs offered to press things for … Read more
Two metal detectorists in their 60s are charged with theft after discovering 1,000 Iron Age gold coins worth ‘more than million pounds’ in Essex Couple in their 60s charged after discovery of 1,000 Iron Age gold coins in Essex Shane Wood and Kim Holman are accused of failing to declare the treasure haul Wood, from … Read more
Two 7th century warriors at an ancient burial ground in Sweden were laid to rest with comfy bedding stuffed with feathers from a variety of birds, research shows. New microscopic analysis of the bedding shows traces of feathers from local geese, ducks, grouse, crows, sparrows, waders and even eagle owls. The warriors were also buried … Read more
A trove of treasures uncovered in 2020 including a wax seal stamp of an Elephant with a ‘war-tower’ and a medieval ‘meme’ has been revealed by the British Museum. The meme-like item is a unique mount, perhaps worn as a badge, depicting a knight stepping out of a snail shell that appears to be mounted … Read more
Archaeologists in Scotland have dug up the remains of a rather impressive seafood feast that fed an entire Iron Age community. More than 18,000 snail shells were found in a pit at The Cairns, an ancient settlement in Orkney that was established between 400 AD and 500 AD. Scientists determined the shellfish, mostly limpets and … Read more
It took me all of about five seconds and a few hundred yards of driving to get the measure of Audi’s new flagship electric grand tourer – the e-tron GT. There are very few cars with which you feel almost instantly at ease and intuitively in tune – and this is one of them. The … Read more
It’s a fashionable haircut favoured by the rich and famous. But it looks like the skin fade’s popularity could stretch as far back as the in the first century AD. Archaeologists discovered that a two inch high figure of a deity found on the Wimpole Estate, in Cambridgeshire, was sporting what appeared to be a … Read more
St Kilda was inhabited 2,000 YEARS ago! Archaeologists discover Iron Age pottery on Scotland’s remote archipelago, indicating a community was ‘well established’ there Experts excavated a site in Village Bay, on the island of Hirta, from 2017–2019 The work was undertaken prior to the refurbishment of a military tracking base Radiocarbon dating indicated the island was inhabited … Read more
A new stabilizer could soon turn any soldier into an expert marksman, able to hit their targets with deadly accuracy—even from a standing position. The Aim Control Enhancer, or ACE, is being evaluated by the US Army for its Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) Program, which fast-tracks cutting-edge firearms. The device easily attaches to a … Read more
Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson’s ‘secret’ love child has spoken out to claim the rocker cut her off, two years after meeting her for the first time a decade ago. Brittany Potts, 33, has revealed in an interview with The Sun that she was initially elated to have finally met her British rocker father, 62, … Read more