Flytippers dump mountain of junk on 4,000-year-old Bronze Age burial ground in Wales

The UNCLEAN green grass of home: Flytippers dump sofas and fridges among mountain of junk on Welsh beauty spot that is 4,000-year-old Bronze Age burial ground Gelligaer Common is home to burial cairns linked to the legend of King Arthur and an ancient Roman road  The site near near Caerphilly, South Wales, is officially classified as a … Read more

Metal detectorist unearths `nationally significant´ Bronze Age objects

A metal detectorist has discovered artefacts in the Scottish Borders dating back 3,000 years, including a preserved horse harness and a sword in its scabbard.  Archaeologists called to the site near Peebles also excavated decorated straps, buckles, rings, ornaments and chariot wheel axle caps.  Evidence of a decorative ‘rattle pendant’ from the harness was also … Read more

Hertfordshire police arrive at home of museum curator who tweeted how to destroy bronze statues

Police arrived at the home of Oxford-educated Madeline Odent this evening after she tweeted a guide on how to destroy bronze statues in the wake of recent Black Lives Matters protests. Museum curator Madeline Odent wrote a series of tweets last night on how to destroy bronze statues such as the one of Edward Colston … Read more

Museum curator tweets advice on destroying bronze statues

An Oxford-educated museum curator has provoked outrage by sharing expert advice on how to dissolve bronze statues using corrosive chemicals in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests.   Madeline Odent, curator of Royston Museum in Hertfordshire, sent a series of tweets last night to her 5,164 followers, which were then shared thousands of times.  … Read more

Museum curator tweets advice on how to destroy bronze statues with chemicals after BLM protests

An Oxford-educated museum curator has provoked outrage by sharing expert advice on how to dissolve bronze statues using corrosive chemicals in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests.   Madeline Odent, curator of Royston Museum in Hertfordshire, sent a series of tweets last night to her 5,164 followers, which were then shared thousands of times.  … Read more

Megan McKenna uploads racy Instagram snap showing off her toned bronze legs in TINY yellow shorts

Megan McKenna uploads racy Instagram snap showing off her toned bronze legs in TINY yellow shorts By Isabella Nikolic For Mailonline Published: 00:07 BST, 10 June 2020 | Updated: 00:08 BST, 10 June 2020 She has been keeping herself entertained on social media throughout lockdown.  And Megan Mckenna uploaded her latest racy snap to Instagram … Read more

‘Havering Hoard’ reveals Britons preened themselves with bronze razors and tweezers 2,900 years ago

The largest ever haul of Bronze Age items unearthed in London has revealed insight into the beauty regime and lifestyles of Britons 2,900 years ago. A double-sided razor and a pair of tweezers discovered in London date back to around 900BC and form part of the Havering Hoard.  They were both made from the copper … Read more

Remains of a Bronze Age chieftain are unearthed in Gloucestershire

Archaeologists have uncovered the first evidence in the British Isles of a holy man being sacrificed to guide his chieftain through the afterlife. The remains of a Bronze Age leader were found in a 4,000-year-old burial mound in Gloucestershire alongside valuable rugs, a horde of goods and the the body of a shaman in a … Read more

Bronze Age warriors developed sophisticated sword-fighting techniques

Warriors duelling with bronze swords in the millennia before iron weapons were crafted employed sophisticated fighting methods, a study has found.  Researchers assessed the dings and dents on 110 Bronze Age swords and used modern replicas and hand-to-hand combat to investigate the cause of the damage. They discovered evidence of fighting methods similar to those … Read more

April Banbury, daughter of Olympic bronze medallist, 30, becomes the first ever Ms Great Britain

A bridal gown designer has been crowned the first ever Ms Great Britain, after the contest introduced a new category for women over 28.   April Banbury, 30, from Hemel Hempsted, Hertfordshire, was declared the winner of the new beauty contest,  beating hundreds of other contestants to take home the crown in a glittering ceremony in … Read more