The device, a mortar explosive shell, had a 1,000-foot blast radius, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office.
The shell fired by government troops at Jacobite forces is believed to have landed on boggy ground and its fuse fizzled out.
This is a remarkable - dare I say, explosive - find of the kind archaeologists dream of, but never expect to encounter." ...
Ahead of the 280th anniversary of the final Jacobite uprising at Culloden Battlefield, archaeologists from the National Trust for Scotland ...
ARCHAELOGISTS have made a “dream” discovery at the Culloden battlefield after an unexploded mortar shell that may have been ...
GREENE COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) - While cleaning out a recently purchased truck Tuesday night, a Gainesville resident made an explosive discovery. Greene County Sheriff Brad Snyder said the truck’s new ...
A team of archaeologists has discovered an undetonated mortar shell from the 1746 Culloden battlefield in Scotland. The find ...
Hosted on MSN
How 20,000 Shells Fueled a Firestorm in White Lund
How 20,000 Shells Fueled a Firestorm in White Lund In 1917, a munitions factory in White Lund, England, erupted into chaos as fire met 20,000 explosive shells. This short documentary explores one of ...
A team of archeologists, metal detectorists, and volunteers led by the National Trust for Scotland have uncovered an ...
Results that may be inaccessible to you are currently showing.
Hide inaccessible results