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Two northern England regions just secured £30 million to become the UK's clean energy testing ground. The partnership will turn ports and industrial sites into laboratories for green technology that could power Britain's future.
Archaeologists discovered over 800 Roman-era whetstones in a river near Sunderland, revealing a massive 2,000-year-old industrial complex that rewrites the region's history. The find is the largest of its kind in Northwest Europe.
Archaeologists in Northumberland discovered a 4,400-year-old Bronze Age settlement that's rewriting the timeline of early farming in northern England. The dig uncovered homes, burial sites, and ancient fields that paint the most complete picture yet of how people lived in the uplands.
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Volunteers in northern England discovered over 800 ancient Roman whetstones on a riverbank, revealing a 2,000-year-old industrial factory that may have supplied the entire Roman Empire. The find triples all previous British whetstone discoveries combined and rewrites the history of Roman manufacturing in the region.