This rare silver penny, minted by King David I during the 1130s, bears an inscription that suggests it was struck in ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) has brought ancient languages to life, such as Ancient Greek and Old English, by demonstrating ...

In October, Professor Judith Jesch of the University of Nottingham’s Centre for the Study of the Viking Age led a group of 20 runologists from Scandinavia, Britain and Germany to study Orkney’s ...

New insights from archaeology, genetics and early inscriptions are helping to uncover the story of Celtic languages in ...

The Stone of Destiny, an ancient symbol of the Scottish kings, was taken by four university students in an audacious Christmas raid 75 years ago. This was more than a prank: they said they were in ...

The first complete dictionary of the ancient Celtic languages of Britain and Ireland is being made. Ancient Celtic languages were spoken before the Romans came to Britain, and are where modern Celtic ...

There are more than half a million words in the Oxford English Dictionary. Some trace their origin as far back as the 11th century. For centuries, linguists and academics have kept careful track of ...