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An amateur metal detectorist in the United Kingdom has unearthed a "remarkable" 3, 000-year- old gold clasp that would've been used to fasten clothing during the Late Bronze Age (1000 to 800 B.C.). Jonathan Needham discovered the artifact while metal detecting in Staffordshire, a county in central England, according to a statement from The British Museum . "Straight away people said it was 3,000-year-old gold and at that point we were able to celebrate," Needham told BBC News . "We were punching the roof at what we had found." He immediately reported his find to the Derby Museum in accordance with The Treasure Act 1996 , which requires citizens to report archaeological finds of significance. Museum researchers determined that the "beautifully preserved " piece was likely made in Ireland and provides a "cultural link between Ireland and Britain during the Bronze Age," according to the statement.  Related: Bronze Age 'tr...

A partially mummified skeleton with white hair and part of an ear still intact has been discovered in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii.The remains of wealthy 60-year-old Marcus Venerius Secundio, a former slave who rose through the social ranks and later put on theatre performances in Greek, were found in a tomb in the necropolis of Porta Sarno in an area not currently open to the public.The tomb is believed to date back to the decades before Pompeii was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79. Archaeologists said it was ‘one of the best -preserved skeleton s ever found in the ancient city’. It is also unusual because deceased adults were usually cremated during Roman times, they added. The team from the Archaeological Park of Pompeii said the discovery sheds fresh light on the cultural life of the city before it was destroyed, presenting evidence of the Greek language being actively used alongside Latin. White hair and part of an ear, along with bones a...