Game of Thrones-like barons in England were responsible for the brutal massacre of dozens of people 2,000 years ago, research has revealed. The 62 skeletons, found with skulls “smashed to oblivion”, ...

The newly discovered information has archaeologists questioning decades of work. A new study published by archaeologists at Bournemouth University (published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology) has ...

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The Roman invasion of Dorset included 30 battles, the conquest of two great tribes and the capture of 20 fortresses.In Iron Age Dorset, a tribe called the Durotriges sited their capital at Maiden ...

The east gate ‘war cemetery’ in 1937: general view from the south. Credit: Society of Antiquaries of London and Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society A new archaeological investigation ...

Maiden Castle, located in Dorset, England, is one of the largest and most complex Iron Age hill forts in Europe. Spanning an area equivalent to around 50 football pitches, this vast settlement was ...

You are in: Dorset > History > Local History > Maiden Castle in pictures The 'War' Cemetery - bodies of 38 Iron Age warriors were uncovered during an excavation in the 20th century. This is evidence ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The skeletons were found smashed in the 1930s at a mass burial pit in Dorset (Martin Smith) The 62 skeletons, found with skulls ...