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A forgotten explorer, the first Greek who reached Britain 1,500 years before modern travel

History tends to cluster its explorers in the same few centuries, frequently ignoring older figures whose expeditions left fewer evidence. Long before Marco Polo travelled east or Columbus crossed the Atlantic, a Greek adventurer from the Mediterranean is believed to have sailed into portions of Europe that were well outside…

The Times of India · Feb 4

How Celtic languages spread across Britain and Ireland: why we need to reconsider the early story

The Celtic languages spoken today – namely Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Manx, Welsh, Cornish and Breton – all descend from Celtic languages once spoken across Britain and Ireland in antiquity. While the modern languages are well documented from the early middle ages onwards, what came before is far more mysterious.

The Conversation · Dec 31, 2025

Bronze-age Britain traded tin with the Mediterranean, shows new study – settling a two-century debate

Tin was the critical mineral of the ancient world. It was essential to alloy with copper to make bronze, which for many centuries was the preferred metal for tools and weapons. Yet sources of tin are very scarce – and were especially so for the rapidly growing bronze age towns,…

The Conversation · May 7, 2025