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King Tut suffered ‘massive’ chest injury, new research reveals

A new study shows that Tutankhamun, Egypt’s famous “boy-king” who died around the age of 18, suffered a “massive crushing tearing injury to his chest” that likely would have killed him. X-rays and CT scans have previously shown that the pharaoh’s heart, chest wall, the front part of his sternum and adjacent…

‘Rare’ Bronze Age hoard unearthed at Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex

Archaeologists have unearthed Bronze Age hoard containing 3000-year-old axe heads, spear tips and other metal objects in a field in the Burnham-on-Crouch area, Essex. The objects foundat the fieldinclude an pottery container with heavy metal contents unearthed undisturbed. The first finds at the location were all metal work and reported…

Silbury Hill’s true story – construction process was more important than design

Standing 30 metres high and 160 metres wide, Silbury Hill in England is one of the world’s largest man-made prehistoric mounds. It was constructed in the Neolithic, about 25 kilometres north from Stonehenge. Silbury Hill Construction It is estimatedtheconstruction of Silbury Hill involved half a million tonnes of material and…

Bracken Tor – Murder mystery set in Bronze Age Cornwall

Right in time for Halloween, Shadow Tor Studios have released the first (and spooky) trailer for horror adventure game ‘Bracken Tor: The Time of Tooth and Claw’, which will hit the UK late November. The point-and-click PC game is set in a Bronze Age environment, based on prehistoric Cornwall. Beyond…

Addison Lee The Driver Challenge Winner Announced

The “Meet the Driver” competition has been a great success, with many registered users completing our short quest to be able to win 1,000 worth of travel with Addison Lee in and around London. We closed the entry to the competition on Thursday the 30th of September. As we have…