Researchers detect hundreds of whetstones, stone anchors, and other meaningful finds on the banks of the River Wear.

Discovery of more than 800 whetstones, used to sharpen weapons, seen as one of the most significant finds in northern England for a century ...

The find places north-east England firmly within Roman Britain's industrial heartland and suggests a level of economic sophistication previously unrecognized in this frontier region. The discovery ...

A landmark archaeological dig has found hundreds of Roman-era whetstones on the banks of the River Wear. But what is a whetstone and why is it important?