Archaeology News Feb 11, 2025

Veterans and military personnel uncover Iron Age treasures beneath RAF airfield

A recent excavation at Anglesey’s RAF Valley revealed sensational Iron Age treasures. Military and veterans involved in the excavation uncovered a section of a charioteer’s chariot, a terret ring, and a bridle-bit for a horse, dating to about 2,000 years ago...

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Veterans and military personnel uncover Iron Age treasures beneath RAF airfield

An excavation at Anglesey's RAF Valley uncovered 2000-year-old Iron Age artifacts, including part of a chariot, a terret ring, and a bridle-bit

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Digging for Britain - Series 12: 5. Chariots and Slaves

In the west of Britain, there's one of the largest Roman buildings ever discovered in Britain, an Iron Age chariot is saved, and evidence is found of the transatlantic slave trade in Devon.

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Feb 11, 2025 at 10:37pmWeb