An "exceptionally rare" coin hoard has given new clues about life in 9th Century Worcestershire, historians have said.

At first, metal detectorists from Go Detecting (Midlands) uncovered a few silver coins in a field near Bickmarsh, close to the Warwickshire border, in 2022.

But it soon became clear there were more, and 63 coins were found in total, said Worcestershire County Council. Its archaeology team carried out surveys and excavations to investigate the site further.

Experts believe the coins, buried between AD 871 and 874, were perhaps hidden for safekeeping at "a time of trouble when Viking armies were moving across England".

A cave hidden beneath an 11th Century castle in Pembrokeshire is a "truly remarkable site" which could rewrite Britain's prehistory, researchers say.

Small digs of the cave under Pembroke Castle, known as Wogan Cavern, have so far uncovered "extremely rare" evidence of early humans and animals - including the bones of a hippopotamus which roamed Wales 120,000 years ago.

The University of Aberdeen will now lead a larger five-year exploration of the site, which archaeologists hope could reveal "a great deal about our early prehistoric forebears".

The exact location of William Shakespeare's only London property has been pinpointed to a Blackfriars street, after an unknown floorplan was discovered.

Shakespeare expert Prof Lucy Munro from King's College London identified the location and size of the property he bought in 1613.

It had been thought that Shakespeare retired from his theatre career not long after he bought the house and returned to Stratford-upon-Avon. However, academics believe the discovery could indicate that the playwright spent more time in London than previously believed.

A former lorry driver has relived the moment he discovered a hoard of 18 post-medieval silver coins in Derbyshire that have been declared as treasure.

Derby Coroner's Court heard on Tuesday the coins found by detectorist Tim Cox on 1 August in the parish of Longford dated from between 1564 and 1604.

As the items were more than 300 years old and at least 10% precious metal, they were deemed to meet the requirements of the Treasure Act 1996, external.

Speaking after the treasure inquest, Cox, 62, told the BBC he couldn't believe it" when he first found the collection of coins which depict the faces of monarchs Elizabeth I and James I.

A baby boy whose skeleton was found beneath floorboards could have died up to 300 years ago, an inquest has heard, adding more mystery to what happened to him.

The baby, referred to in official documents as Baby Auckland, was found by contractors renovating a building on Fore Bondgate in Bishop Auckland in July 2024.

Opening an inquest in Crook, County Durham and Darlington senior coroner Jeremy Chipperfield heard the baby was full-term but it was not clear if he had been stillborn.

A cause of death could not be ascertained but carbon dating suggested he lived sometime between 1726 and 1812, even though he was wrapped in a newspaper from 1910 and the property was built in the Victorian era.