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ONE dream of the earliest poets has never quite faded from the minds of men. Foretold by prophet and seer; vaguely described in popular myth ; lyingfar back in some ideal past, or yet to be realized ...

LONDON — Newly revealed human remains could offer a rare glimpse into life in Britain through the decline of the Roman Empire and the establishment of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. Experts have hailed the ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. When archaeologist Peggy Piggott uncovered two tiny gold objects on July 21, 1939, ...

Tore Skeie, trans. from the Norwegian by Alison McCullough. Pushkin, $19.95 trade paper (384p) ISBN 978-1-78227-835-1 Medieval historian Skeie makes his English-language debut with a gripping, ...

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(CNN) — Archaeologists have uncovered a key component of a mysterious artifact at Sutton Hoo, a National Trust site in Suffolk, England, famous for the seventh century Anglo-Saxon “ghost ship” burial ...