An almost complete battle trumpet dating back around 2,000 years to the Iron Age has been unearthed by in England.
Dr Tim Pestell, a senior curator of archaeology for Norfolk Museums Service, said: "This find is a powerful reminder of ...
A near-complete battle trumpet is one of only three known from Britain and is one of the most complete found in Europe ...
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A Rare Iron Age Battle Trumpet Has Been Found — and Experts Say It's One of a Kind
The excavation didn't just uncover the battle trumpet but also other ancient artifacts like a sheet-bronze boar's head. Five ...
One of only three Celtic battle horns ever found in the U.K., the carnyx unearthed in West Norfolk could yield new insights into Iron Age warfare, ritual and sound.
Fashioned in the shape of a snarling wild animal with "great big flappy ears," as Hinman described them, this bronze trumpet would have been mounted on a long mouthpiece and held high above warriors' ...
The animal-headed bronze instrument, called a carnyx, was used by Celtic tribes across Europe to inspire their warriors in ...
A new £2.5m visitor centre at what is thought to be the biggest Iron Age hillfort in the country has opened its doors. Based at Ham Hill Country Park near Yeovil in Somerset, the new site features a ...
An ancient Celtic coin discovered in a field in northeast England could fetch over $5,000. A metal detectorist in Lelley, ...
Researchers have reconstructed ancient herpesvirus genomes from Iron Age and medieval Europeans, revealing that HHV-6 has ...
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Ancient genomes reveal Iron Age origins of human herpesvirus 6
For the first time, scientists have reconstructed ancient genomes of Human betaherpesvirus 6A and 6B (HHV-6A/B) from ...
Archaeologists have discovered one of Britain’s rarest ancient instruments: an Iron Age carnyx, a bronze battle trumpet once ...
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