Wednesday, March 31, 2004
Euro currency change for Cadw sites
Tills will be ringing to the sound of the euro at historic sites around Wales from this week.
From Thursday, 1 April all 22 Cadw-run attractions will be accepting euro notes, as well as sterling.
This means that visitors to attractions from Conwy Castle in North Wales to Tintern Abbey in Monmouthshire will be able to pay for admission tickets, guidebooks and souveniers using the European Union’s mainstream currency.
National Assembley for Wales
Bronze Age Doctors sought help from the stars.
Two studies of ancient monuments in southwest Europe reveal the influence the Sun and stars had on their builders according to Dr Michael Hoskin, a historian of astronomy at Cambridge University.
Megalithic Portal
4 May 2004 - The Sarsen Trail Sponsored Walk or Half Marathon
The Sarsen Trail Walk and Neolithic Marathon, link the two World Heritage Sites of Avebury and Stonehenge, and take in a part of Salisbury Plain which is usually closed to the public.
For further information, please fill in the on-line form or contact Patrick Turner at:-
http://www.wiltshire-web.co.uk/wildlife/sarsen
Find further information on other events on the Archaeological Events Diary
Hidden depths to forest
A 12m high sculpture showing an artist's impression of what lies beneath the floor of Thetford Forest will be officially unveiled tomorrow. The idea sprang from visits to the Neolithic flint mines at Grimes Graves and talking to cyclists, walkers and other forest users.
Megalithic Portal
St Paul's restored face revealed
The first renovated face of St Paul's Cathedral is being revealed to the public on Wednesday.
BBC News
Tuesday, March 30, 2004
Romans faced head-to-head battle
A new exhibition in Cumbria has revealed that Roman foot soldiers faced a battle of a different kind against a microscopic foe.
The Romans, sent to the northern front of the empire and Hadrian's Wall, came head to head with lice.
BBC News
Ancient flints found on Cairngorms
Archaeologists are excited by a discovery which they say proves that early Scottish settlers travelled through the Cairngorms 7,000 years ago.
BBC News
Ancient woods to shape future
A pioneering project has been launched to explore the historic landscape within Norfolk's ancient woodlands.
Norfolk Archaeological Services has already pushed ahead with a pilot project to survey a few sites, hoping the results could significantly add to county and national records. It aims to find, record and characterise the oldest woods and use that information to help manage the sites.
EDP 24 Hour News
ROMAN ROAD EXCAVATIONS
North East Hants Historical & Archaeological Society
Bank Holiday Weekends
30 April- 3 May 2004
28 - 31 May 2004
27 - 30 August 2004
The North East Hants Historical & Archaeological Society are holding several long weekend excavations on the Roman Road from Winchester towards London.
For details contact Dr Richard Whaley, Project Director on btl.pcil@ukonline.co.uk or 2 Rotherwick Court, Alexandra Road, Farnborough GU14 6DD (sae appreciated).
Find information about other projects on the Archaeological Events Diary
Monday, March 29, 2004
Alarm sounded for British shipwrecks
Hundreds of wrecks littering Britain's coastal waters are being needlessly lost to future generations, marine archaeologists have warned.
They say valuable historic ships are being lost to the shifting sands, fishing, pipelines and dredging, and that the piecemeal legislation designed to save the undersea heritage is failing.
Cronaca
Ancient statue found on Chios
Archaeologists on the island of Chios have discovered a rare life-sized marble statue of a youth dating to the mid-sixth century BC, the Ministry of Culture said yesterday.
The statue, of a type known as the kouros, was found during a rescue excavation at Emborio — on the island’s southern tip — without its head, while the legs from the knee down were missing. Archaeologists said the naked statue had only been half-finished, but it was unclear whether that would indicate the presence of a sculptor’s workshop at Emborio. It was tentatively dated to 550 BC.
Kathimerini
Sunday, March 28, 2004
Honour at stake in Bannockburn rematch
A SECOND Battle of Bannockburn is raging but this time, rather than the massed ranks of English and Scots, the combatants are two television archaeologists and a museum curator.
The ‘rematch’ of this most celebrated victory of Scottish brains over English brawn is over three sharp wooden stakes that have long been regarded as the only known artefacts recovered from the battlefield.
The Scotsman
Re-writing ancient history of the Upper Tweed Valley
THE archaeological survey of the Upper Tweed Valley has finally been completed by the Biggar Museum Trust. The archaeologists have been checking out every nook and cranny of the landscape in the search for previously unrecorded sites and monuments. The work has taken over three years, interupted in 2001 by the foot and mouth epidemic.
Megalithic Portal
Cambridgeshire site reveals 6,000-year-old relics
Relics dating back 6,000 years to the Neolithic age are being uncovered by archaeologists working on the site of the Fordham bypass.
Megalithic Portal
Monumental study aims at future
The state of Northern Ireland's historical monuments are to come under the spotlight in a new survey. The two-year study by archaeologists from Queen's University's Centre for Archaeological Fieldwork is the first of it's kind to be carried out in Northern Ireland and will begin next month.
Megalithic Portal
Cave art to go on show
The only known Ice Age cave art in Britain is to be revealed to the public for the first time. But the tours, to be held for just two weeks next month, will be the only chance to see the 12,000-year-old carvings at Creswell Crags (Nottinghamshire, England) for some years.
Archaeologists announced their unique discovery at the Crags last summer. The images carved by nomadic Ice Age hunters who sheltered in the caves were the first to be found in Britain. Before then only small carved objects from the period had been found in the UK. Ice Age cave art has previously been found in France and Spain. The Creswell pictures, of animals such as the ibex (a type of goat), wild ox and birds, were found carved into the walls of Church Hole Cave at the heritage site at Welbeck, near Worksop. But they have been kept from public view while they have been studied, and to protect them.
Stone Pages
Re-writing ancient history of the Upper Tweed Valley
The archaeological survey of the Upper Tweed Valley (Scotland) has finally been completed by the Biggar Museum Trust. Over three years, the archaeologists have been checking out every nook and cranny of the landscape in the search for previously unrecorded sites and monuments.
Tam Ward of the museum said: "This has been the largest survey we have undertaken and we have found hundreds of sites of which nothing was known. The final outcome of this project will be to re-write the ancient history of the Upper Tweed, and what a story that will be. A great deal of the past has been lost to us, but using our detective skills, it is possible to salvage much of the story by putting these sites back on the map."
Stone Pages
Ancient statue found on Chios
Archaeologists on the island of Chios (Greece) have discovered a rare life-sized marble statue of a youth dating to the mid-sixth century BCE. The statue, of a type known as the kouros, was found during a rescue excavation at Emborio — on the island’s southern tip — without its head, while the legs from the knee down were missing.
Stone Pages
8,500-year-old axe found in Portsmouth
Jamie Stevenson was walking with his dog along Portsmouth beach (Hampshire, England) when he stumbled across an axe head dating back to the stone age. The discoverer said: "My dog Woody likes chasing stones when I skim them on the water, and so I just happened to pick it up. It felt different and looked different. It moulded nicely into my hands. When I looked at it more closely I saw that the edges were cut to be sharp."
Stone Pages
Scientists to look for lost mass grave at development site
Scientists are set to use ground-penetrating radar to search for the lost mass grave of more than 60 passengers of a doomed steamship that sank in 1880 in the waves of a powerful hurricane.
Herald Tribune
Hundreds of historic shipwrecks threatened
Hundreds of wrecks littering Britain's coastal waters are being needlessly lost to future generations, marine archaeologists have warned.
They say valuable historic ships are being lost to the shifting sands, fishing, pipelines and dredging, and that the piecemeal legislation designed to save the undersea heritage is failing.
Telegraph
Nelson's great love found at the bottom of the ocean
ADMIRAL Horatio Nelson’s favourite ship, on which he is said to have seduced Lady Hamilton and lost an eye in battle, has been found off the coast of Uruguay.
International treasure-divers said yesterday that they had found HMS Agamemnon, a 64-gun vessel which was the pride of Britain’s naval fleet when it went down in 1809.
The Scotsman
Districts split Saxon cross to settle 150-year feud
After a feud lasting 150 years, involving theft, vandalism and municipal threats of legal action, two districts in Yorkshire reached an unusual settlement yesterday over a 1,000-year-old Saxon cross.
Independent
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Friday, March 26, 2004
Medieval altar cross reassembled
A newly-restored altar cross is going on display at the British Museum for the first time in 100 years. The medieval cross and the enamel plaque which used to be at its centre have only recently been reunited.
Cronaca
Lost "castle" found in bakery
Excited archaeologists in Newry have been given a grant to bring Bagenal Castle back to its former glory. The 12th Century building was hidden under a former bakery in the County Down city. The former Cistercian Abbey was converted into a castle in the 16th Century during the Plantation. . .
Cronaca
The truth about an epic tale of love, war and greed
The legend of Troy has an enduring grip on the imagination. Aidan Laverty talks to the scientists who say they have proved that a siege really took place
It's one of the greatest stories ever; the tale of a war fought over the love of Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world.
Telegraph
Kist unearthed while ploughing in Orkney
An Orcadian farmer has unearthed on his land at Howe Farm in Harray (Orkney, Scotland) what is believed to be a Bronze Age burial kist. Despite kists being quite common in Orkney, Historic Scotland called in AOC Archaeology from Edinburgh to carry out the excavation at the end of last week.
AOC project officer Ronan Toolis said: "The machinery went over the kist and broke through the top slab. It was reported to Historic Scotland and they called us in." Ronan and project supervisor Martin Cook travelled to Orkney on Friday and found a stone kist grave, in effect a stone box. "It is actually very well constructed and inside was a small deposit of cremated bone. We would expect it to be human, although it is still to be analysed," Ronan said. He continued: "The bone was in a small pile, it may have originally been in a bag that has since rotted away."
Stone Pages
Thursday, March 25, 2004
Tudor dress hook found
A DRESS hook found in a field near Stratford is believed to be more than 400 years old.
The silver gilt lozenge-shaped hook was found by Mark Armstrong of Chapelfields, Coventry, when he was using his metal detector in Billesley in November 2002.
This is Stratford
Prince is new Cathedral patron
HIS Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has accepted an invitation to become Patron of Hereford Cathedral Perpetual Trust.
The Royal `yes' is regarded as a coup for the Cathedral authorities, hoping his influence will lead to the success of ambitious projects in the pipeline.
This is Herefordshire
Mixed human and animal ashes give insights into Bronze Age
The 4000-year-old cremated remains of a young man have provided fresh insights into the superstitious bonds between farmers and their animals in Bronze Age society. A burial urn discovered by a birdwatcher in a boulder shelter at Glennan, Kilmartin, Argyll (Scotland) contained the ashes of a 25 to 40 year old male who had been ritually burned alongside a goat or sheep. The ashes were then deliberately mixed for burial. Experts believe that the mixing is evidence of a perceived bond that may have been thought to transcend death.
Stone Pages
Cathedral could close to visitors
Managers of Truro Cathedral say it may have to close its doors to visitors within 18 months unless it can make more money.
BBC News
The Truth of Troy
The legend of Helen of Troy has enchanted audiences for three thousand years, but historians have never been able to prove that the Trojan War actually happened.
Horizon investigates new clues that may solve some of the mysteries of this ancient city.
Thursday 25 March, 9pm, BBC Two.
BBC
ALBERT RECKITT ARCHAEOLOGICAL LECTURE
27 April 2004
Archaeology in Mesopotamia: Digging Deeper at Tell Brak
Dr Joan Oates, The McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
Chair: Professor M G Fulford, FBA
Further Information
Avebury group fears 'knock-on'
Decisions taken about the Stonehenge tunnel could have a knock-on effect at Avebury, the inquiry heard last week. Following on from archaeologists' concerns, expressed to the inquiry last week, that the proposed 2.1km tunnel, costing £200m, would be inadequate, representatives of the Avebury Society believe the existing scheme also overlooks a significant portion of the World Heritage site.
Megalithic Portal
Help us to save Silbury Hill before it's Silbury Down!
Almost 5000 years old and in desperate need of repair. Internal collapses could be happening RIGHT NOW! Silbury Hill in Wiltshire is Europe's greatest prehistoric mound and one of the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage sites.
Megalithic Portal
Want to dig in Summer 2004?
Gray Hill Landscape Archaeology Project 2004, Llanfair Discoed, Monmouthshire. CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS 17th May - 25th June 2004. Gray Hill or Mynydd Llwyd is a distinctive hill in south-east Monmouthshire just north-east of Caerwent, overlooking the Severn estuary. Known archaeology includes a stone circle and standing stones, prehistoric cairns, prehistoric field boundaries and enclosures, and medieval and post-medieval buildings and boundaries. There is also a large, D-shaped scarp-edge enclosure that may be Neolithic or Bronze Age in date.
Further Information
New municipality to incorporate mediaeval findings
AUTHORITIES have finally reached agreement on the site of the old municipality in Nicosia. The new Nicosia municipality will be built on the site where archaeological findings were uncovered, incorporating them into its structure.
Work on the construction of the town hall ground to a halt last summer, when bulldozers breaking ground for the project’s underground car park stumbled on the remains of a mediaeval church.
Cyprus Mail
Move to restore city's 'lost castle'
Work is getting under way to restore a "lost castle" in Northern Ireland.
Excited archaeologists in Newry have been given a grant to bring Bagenal Castle back to its former glory.
BBC News
Wednesday, March 24, 2004
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Antonine Wall World Heritage Site
European heritage experts have met in Scotland to mark the start of a bid to win World Heritage Site status for the Antonine Wal, the most northerly boundary of the Roman Empire.
Scottish Executive
EXPERTS GET TO THE BOTTOM OF ANCIENT BOG BUTTER MYSTERY
Chemical experts have examined examples of 2,000-year-old bog butter from the Museum of Scotland to see what our ancestors really used to bury in their peat.
24 Hour Museum News
Major new article on Knowth's archaeology & astronomy
A major new article examines the archaeology and astronomy of the huge megalithic site at Knowth, in the Boyne Valley in Ireland. There was activity at Knowth up to 6,000 years ago, and the site contains a wealth of archaeology, including a quarter of all known megalithic art in western Europe.
Megalithic Portal
Museum of Iniquity
Spanish authorities have uncovered an illegal archeological museum featuring more than 5,000 priceless artifacts looted from Phoenician, Iberian, Roman and Islamic sites in the southern region of Andalusia, the civil guard announced yesterday.
Phluzein
History and archaeology of Peterculter
Aberdeen City Council archaeologists and historians, along with Peterculter Heritage Trust, are offering locals the opportunity to find out more about the archaeology and history of the Peterculter area. Staff from the Archaeological Unit will be at the St Peter's Heritage Centre this weekend and members of the public are invited to bring along any interesting or unusual objects from the past.
Megalithic Portal
Archaeological Research in Progress Conference 2004
Saturday May 29th 2004, 9.30-5.00. ARP 2004: North East Scotland. Organised by the Council for Scottish Archaeology, and staged jointly with the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, this day long conference in Aberdeen will focus on the many exciting projects that are currently taking place in the north east of Scotland.
Megalithic Portal
Spain recovers 5,000 looted artefacts
Spanish authorities have uncovered an illegal archaeological museum featuring more than 5,000 priceless artefacts looted from Phoenician, Iberian, Roman and Islamic sites in the southern region of Andalusia, the civil guard announced on Monday.
ABC News
Delving into past of Roman village sites
ARCHAEOLOGISTS who have unearthed six former Roman villa estates in the west of the county will unveil their latest findings at the end of the month.
Northampton Today
Tuesday, March 23, 2004
New life for old Elgin Marbles?
One of the greatest artworks of all time is scattered in fragments across Europe. But there is now a way to view the surviving Parthenon sculptures together for the first time - a virtual reconstruction.
BBC News
New life for old Elgin Marbles?
One of the greatest artworks of all time is scattered in fragments across Europe. But there is now a way to view the surviving Parthenon sculptures together for the first time - a virtual reconstruction.
BBC News
Ice Age Riddle Solved?
The breakup of ancient land masses plunged the Earth into a freezing white hell that lasted millions of years, U.S. and French researchers suggest.
This created "snowball Earth," where ice sheets covered continents and seas froze almost down to the equator, an event that occurred at least twice between 800 and 550 million years ago.
BBC News
750 ARTEFACTS RECOVERED IN NAPLES, 17 PEOPLE CHARGED
A 15-month-long investigation has allowed police in Naples to recover 750 stolen archaeological finds and to charge 17 people with receiving stolen property. Among the people charged are highly considered freelance professionals. Investigations were carried out in the Naples area and in the surroundings of ancient Cales, now Calvi Risorta, near Caserta. Among the items that were seized from the homes of the 17 people are 22 high-quality marble and terracotta artefacts from the 1st and 2nd centuries a.C., probably belonging to patrician families from Pozzuoli and Baia who lived in the Roman Empire era. "These finds have an incredible value - says Paolo Caputo, head of the police archaeology department for Naples and Caserta - We are seeking to determine where they were originally found".
AGI On-line
Lindow Man 'was a simple murder victim'
Lindow Man, whose 2,000-year-old body was found in a peat bog in Cheshire, was the victim of a simple murder and not a ritual sacrifice, according to two academics. They say that the British Museum should remove the preserved body from its galleries and erase him from the history books.
Megalithic Portal
Archaeoastronomy at Stonehenge Using Computer Methods
by Charles Webster
Presentation made at SEAC 2003, "The Future of Archaeoastronomy"
Further Details
Monday, March 22, 2004
The Digger
The March Issue of the Digger is now online.. dealing with Pay Bargaining, Council Closures and Iraq.
The Digger
Delving into past of Roman village sites
ARCHAEOLOGISTS who have unearthed six former Roman villa estates in the west of the county will unveil their latest findings at the end of the month.
Northampton Today
Save Nine Ladies Anti Quarry Solidarity Ramble
Thursday 25th March 10am
Meet at Nine Ladies Protest Camp (Stanton Lees)
Join us on a 7 mile ramble to the offices of Stancliffe Stone (the company
planning to quarry the site), to demonstrate our opposition to their plans
to despoil our natural heritage. Bring good shoes/boots, packed lunch,
banners, whistles, drums and your friends. This will be a peaceful and
family friendly event.
The protest site is on the road between Stanton-in-the-peak and Stanton
Lees.
See WWW.nineladies.uklinux.net for directions.
Phone 07969 548891 for info.
Mixed ashes of man and animal give insight into Bronze Age
A BIRDWATCHER who unearthed the 4000-year-old cremated remains of a young man has given archaeologists fresh insight into the close, superstitious bonds between humans and animals in prehistoric society.
The Herald
Saxon ring find may be worth thousands
A METAL detecting enthusiast is celebrating his most precious discovery - part of a Saxon ring believed to be worth several thousand pounds.
John Hunt discovered the gold bezel while using his new metal detector for the first time on farmland at Cotton, near Stowmarket.
East Anglian Daily Times
Mysteries of bog butter uncovered
Wax found in Celtic bogs is the remains of ancient meat and milk.
Chemical detectives have traced deposits of fat in Scottish peat bogs to foodstuffs buried by people hundreds of years ago. The 'bog butter' is the remains of both dairy products and meat encased in the peat, say Richard Evershed of the University of Bristol and colleagues.
Nature
Experts hail rare find of medieval logboat
Well-preserved remains may reveal secrets of ancient environment
A thousand years ago it split asunder and could no longer be used to work the marshy waterways of East Yorkshire.
But rather than let it go to waste forever, workers built part of the medieval logboat into the side of the trackway over the soft ground – and there it remained until a few days ago.
Archaeologists discovered the stern of a boat, made out of a single hollowed oak trunk, while construction work was being carried out at Welham Bridge on the A614, between Holme upon Spalding Moor and Howden.
Yorkshire Post
Antiquities from the air
A photographer who got her start at the Daily News exhibits her work at Edison Community College Gallery of Fine Art in Fort Myers.
Naples Daily News
What next for 20,000 Roman coins?
A glint of gold on the blade of his spade started an adventure which could net a Bristol man real treasure.
When Ken Allen from Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, dug up 20,000 Roman coins it marked the start of a long and painstaking task to determine both ownership and conserve them.
BBC News
Archaeological researches on Skopje fortress began
Skopje, March 17 (MIA) - Teams of Museum of Macedonia and Museum of the City of Skopje, in co-ordination of the Skopje Bureau for Protection of Cultural Monuments, began the archaeological researches on site Gradishte hill at Skopje Fortress, where new US Embassy building should be built according to the contract with the Macedonian Government.
Idividi
FORUM 04 - Aktuelle Grabungen und Forschungen aus dem Trierer Land
28 March 2004 to 9 January 2005
Exhibition at the Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier
Further Information
Teeth unravel Anglo-Saxon legacy
New scientific research adds to growing evidence that the Anglo-Saxons did not replace the native population in England as history books suggest.
The data indicates at least some areas of eastern England absorbed very few Anglo-Saxon invaders, contrary to the view in many historical accounts.
BBC News
Archaeologists: the tunnel under Stonehenge is inadequate
Archaeologists have branded the government's £200m plans for a 2.1km tunnel under Stonehenge "inadequate", claiming it would bring "irreversible damage to the World Heritage site". The National Trust has objected to the proposed road tunnel scheme and highlighted that several key modifications - including lengthening the tunnel by 800m - would appear to offer significant advantages over the existing scheme. While applauding the government for its desire to pursue a scheme that would rescue Stonehenge from its present predicament, the Trust does not believe that the current scheme proposed by the Highways Agency is the right solution for Stonehenge or delivers the objectives of the Stonehenge Management Plan.
Stone Pages
Ever-decreasing circles
The Stonehenge Inquiry, into the proposed scheme to tunnel the A303 for a mile and bit under the site of the stone circle, opened on February 17, after decades of discussion, and will probably continue until the end of April. Stonehenge's present plight has been described by many, including a parliamentary committee, as a "national disgrace". That is an understatement.
Telegraph
Cavers Find Prehistoric Remains Beneath Pub Car Park
A group of cavers who became bored during the foot-and-mouth crisis today told how they discovered a hidden network of caverns under a pub car park.
With the countryside off limits, members of the Bristol Exploration Club agreed to help to clear out a drain in the car park of the Hunters Lodge Inn at Priddy in the Mendip Hills in Somerset.
Scotsman
Friday, March 19, 2004
Study: Humans, Neanderthals Did Not Mate
The verdict is in: humans and Neanderthals did not date — much.
Genetic evidence from Neanderthal and early human bones indicates that if there was any intermixing of the two species, it was so little that it left no genetic trace. The discovery was published in the current edition of PloS Biology.
Discovery Channel
STONE ME. . . . IT'S A BRONZE AGE GRINDER
JUST a few months after neolithic round houses were found on the site of a housing development on the outskirts of Forres, a man living on the other side of town has unearthed more evidence of the area's historic past.
Forres Gazette
Bronze Age grinder identified after 9 years
Just a few months after neolithic round houses were found on the site of a housing development on the outskirts of Forres (Moray, Scotland), a man living has unearthed more evidence of the area's historic past.
Retired farmer Alec Mackenzie with his wife, Margaret was trying to remove a large tree root from his garden when he struck a big rock. "When I finally managed to get it, I found a large flat stone and a smaller rock buried together, " he said. The large stone was shaped like a saddle with an indention in the middle, and Mr Mackenzie left it in his garden, using it as an ornamental birdbath, where it has been for the past nine years, alongside the other smaller stone. When he finally did bring the object into the Falconer Museum in Forres, museums officer Anne Bennet said she was extremely excited about what she saw.
Stone Pages
Archaeological Study Tour to Berry - Limousin
29 May - 4 June 2004
Further details, including a detailed itinerary, cost and contact details can be obtained from Archaeology in Europe
Stone Me....It's a Bronze Age Grinder
Just a few months after neolithic round houses were found on the site of a housing development on the outskirts of Forres, a man living on the other side of town has unearthed more evidence of the area's historic past. Retired farmer Alec Mackenzie (76), who lives at Karora, Mill of Grange, with his wife, Margaret, was trying to remove a large tree root from his garden when he struck a big rock.
Megalithic Portal
Thursday, March 18, 2004
'Archaeological requirements for works on churches and churchyards'
The Association of Diocesan and Cathedral Archaeologists is consulting on its guidance document: 'Archaeological requirements for works on churches and churchyards'. This can be found as a .pdf file on the ADCA website at:
http://www.britarch.ac.uk/adca/documents/ADCAWorksConsDrMar04.pdf
Comments are sought by 31 May 2004.
Perfect place for Roman around?
A VISION for how a Worcester eyesore could be transformed to reflect the city's Roman roots has been drawn up by an enthusiastic resident.
David Palmer wants the Cornmarket car park turned into a boulevard and meeting place.
This is Worcester
Roman past unearthed
ARCHAEOLOGY fans will be glued to their TVs on Sunday, March 28 when the popular Time Team series broadcasts a dig at Cranborne Chase.
This is the second time this year the TV archaeologists have been to Dorset, following their recent dig at Green Island in Poole Harbour.
This is Dorset
Colchester's Roman Wall
A new website that draws attention to the very bad state of so much of Colchester's Roman Wall.
http://www.camulos.com/townwall.htm
Awards for the Presentation of Heritage Research 2004
Sponsored by the Royal Archaeological Institute, English Heritage, Cadw and Historic Scotland
Tell people about your research - and win a prize!
Too much fascinating research into our heritage is buried in specialist journals which the people we do it for don't read. It is vital for the heritage's future that we do more to present and explain our work to the wider public, to increase their understanding and enjoyment and the value they place on the heritage.
Further information
A RARE CHANCE TO SEE CRUSADE ARTEFACTS
A new exhibition opened this week at Bede's World brings together for the first time the town's two most significant moments in history under one roof. The Jarrow Crusade exhibition is running at the museum throughout the spring and summer and places on display some of the iconic but rarely seen artefacts of the 1936 march to London.
Further information
Roman coin sparks quest
A CHANCE find in a Monxton field has prompted Robert Crick to delve into the story behind a fourth century Roman coin.
This is Andover
Town bones up on past
An 11th century skeleton discovered in a stream at Marshfield has gone on display at the Chippenham Museum and Heritage Centre.
This is Wiltshire
ARCHAEOLOGISTS UNLOCK HIDDEN PAST OF DUNSTANBURGH CASTLE
An archaeological survey into the wild landscape around Dunstanburgh Castle has uncovered its wartime secrets and new evidence of its medieval past.
24 Hour Museum News
Castle for sale on internet site
A castle complete with 250 acres of land and its own baronet's title is up for sale on the internet auction site eBay with a price tag of £4m.
BBC News
Runic inscriptions from Bryggen in Bergen
This site, hosted by the National Library of Norway, provides a database and catalogue of the runic inscriptions found during excavations at Bryggen, the medieval wharf of Bergen. The intention of the project is to develop a schema for rune graphology. Each entry in the database is accompanied by an image of the item inscribed and a both a literal and normalised transcription while the catalogue is divided by inscription type.
http://www.nb.no/baser/runer/eindex.html
Neolithic carvings found in Sicily
Italian archaeologists have found a series of huge human and animal figures carved on a rocky wall at Petralia Sottana, above the Vecchiuzzo cave, one of the most important Neolithic sites in Sicily. The archaeologist Emilia Sakharova said that "The finding confirms in a way the ancient legend of 'giants' among the inhabitants of the Madonie, a mountainous region near Palermo."
Stone Pages
Archaeologists blast Antiquities Department
THE ARCHAEOLOGISTS’ Association yesterday launched a scathing attack against the Antiquities Department, accusing them of being unorganised, after recently discovered finds in Paphos were dug up and left exposed.
In a news conference yesterday, the chairman of the Association of Cypriot Archaeologists, Andreas Demetriou, said the area had been dug up without the presence of an archaeologist, disturbing the finds’ original location and leaving them in heaps next to the holes
Cyprus Mail
Teeth unravel Anglo-Saxon legacy
New scientific research adds to growing evidence that the Anglo-Saxons did not replace the native population in England as history books suggest.
BBC News
Wednesday, March 17, 2004
Landmark is saved... praise English Heritage
A PRECIOUS landmark has been saved - thanks to a £353,000 grant from English Heritage and the Heritage Lottery Fund.
St Mary's Church, a grade two listed building, needs to carry out urgent structural repairs to its crumbling bell tower.
Thisd is Cheshire
Archaeological society symposium will examine ancient east Mediterranean civilization
The Brock University Archaeological Society will host a symposium at the University entitled States of Complexity: Perspectives on Sociopolitical Development in the Ancient Eastern Mediterranean on Saturday, March 20, 2004.
Brock University
Megalith Meeting,
I know it's only a week away, but a group of us are meeting at the New Beehive pub, Westgate, Bradford (at the top of town, past Morrisons), on the evening of Tuesday, March 23, at 7.30pm, to discuss & evaluate the nature & condition of megalithic enquiries in Yorkshire & Lancashire. The intention is to create a working group of individuals who regularly meet & discuss latest finds, along with field outings to explore known sites & discover unknown ones.
Megalithic Portal
Tuesday, March 16, 2004
WORK has finally begun on a £500,000 programme to preserve and enhance Odiham’s 800-year-old castle.
Workers moved onto the historic site last week to reinstate the castle’s moat.
They have been busy clearing trees from the overgrown site and will continue to do so this week.
Fleet News & Mail
Lake treasures go on display
Rare artefacts from the 9th Century discovered on an island at a Brecon Beacons lake are going on display for the first time.
BBC News
Early human marks are 'symbols'
A series of parallel lines engraved in an animal bone between 1.4 and 1.2 million years ago may be the earliest example of human symbolic behaviour.
University of Bordeaux experts say no practical process, such as butchering a carcass, can explain the markings.
BBC News
Southend: Saxon king home to take 5 years?
Southend residents face waiting up to five years for a full-time home for the Saxon king's treasure.
The popular exhibition at the town's central museum in Victoria Avenue, closes on March 20 when the priceless artefacts return to London
This is Essex
Spell shoe is discovered in roof
Planners in charge of preserving Jersey's historic buildings are asking people to get in touch if they have found footwear built into properties.
Workmen stripping the roof of a 16th Century cottage found a shoe that had been built into one of the walls.
BBC News
Excavations at Olloy-sur-Viroin (Belgium)
July, 2004. ArcheoStage. Excavations at a late Bronze Age fort near Viroinval, Belgium. Three sessions.
About.com
UK MUSEUMS LAUNCH MANIFESTO TO BACK UP £115M FUNDING PLEA
The UK's museums yesterday joined forces to issue a plea for £115million extra funding to maintain current levels of access and service.
24 Hour Museum News
Find an ax, go to jail
A Fife man who discovered a rare Neolithic axe head while out walking near his home is facing prosecution for refusing to hand it over.
Under Scots Law such finds are Crown property but until now it is not thought anyone has faced court action.
Cronaca
Monday, March 15, 2004
Excavation Index for England
English Heritage and ADS / AHDS Archaeology are pleased to announce an extension to the Excavation Index for England. http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/collections/blurbs/304.cfm
The Excavation Index is a guide to the archaeological excavations and interventions carried out in England since the earliest days of scientific archaeology, and an index to the location of the excavation archives and finds. It is routinely updated to include recent fieldwork. This latest update adds some 5715 records for the year 2000.
Museum may get new home
CRICKLADE Museum may be given a new home to attract more visitors.
Town councillors will consider relocating the collection from the former chapel in Calcutt Street to alternative premises.
It currently houses a collection of items relating to the town from Roman to modern times, including a large number of maps, photographs and archives.
This is Wiltshire
Asking questions on heritage and history
A three-month consultation on the revised criteria and guidance for defining national importance for ancient monuments was luanched today as part of a wider review of the process of scheduling ancient monuments.
Culture Minister Frank McAveety said:
"Much of what we recognise today as Scotland's cultural heritage is embodied in our rich and varied resource of ancient monuments. Scotland’s 7,700 scheduled monuments range from 6,000 year old settlements to WWII pill-boxes and provide us with a tangible connection to a very human element of our past.
Scottish Executive
Archaeological Investigations Project
The AIP website has reduced the file sizes for the online Gazetteers 2000 and 2001 of Archaeological Investigations in England. They should now prove easier to load
http://csweb.bournemouth.ac.uk/consci/text_aip/aipintro.htm
Ancient 'Miracle' Icon to Be Returned to Russia
An ancient Russian Orthodox icon purportedly painted by St. Luke will be returned to Russia after it was spirited to the United States for safekeeping during the communist era of the Soviet Union.
Beliefnet
Burrowing badgers lay siege to castle
BURROWING badgers are destroying priceless pieces of the country's archaeological heritage, including earthworks at a medieval castle which played a vital role in William Wallace's war against the English.
The Herald
Sunday, March 14, 2004
Ides of March Marked Murder of Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar's bloody assassination on March 15, 44 B.C., forever marked March 15, or the Ides of March, as a day of infamy. It has fascinated scholars and writers ever since.
National Geographic
Greeks put stop to 'Elgin Marbles' museum
The new Greek government has stopped work on a £700 million museum being built to house the 2,500-year-old Elgin Marbles and legal action has begun against those who authorised the project. A month after its surprise election victory, the centre-Right New Democracy Party has reversed the project in Athens that it tried to block while in opposition.
Megalithic Portal
Unveiling castle's hidden secret
Ancient and modern war secrets took time detectives by surprise as they probed land around the battered remains of a Northumberland Castle.
A team of archaeologists spent three weeks investigating the wild, exposed landscape around the 14th Century coastal castle near Craster.
Evening Chronicle
Talks on future of town's castle
SENIOR bosses at English Heritage have agreed to meet the Mayor of Pickering to discuss a controversial plan to close Pickering Castle for five months from next year.
English Heritage's decision to shut the ancient attraction during the autumn and winter months, in order to save money, has sparked outrage among the local community
This is Ryedale
Imminent Portal shutdown for upgrade PLEASE READ
There may be some interruptions in service at the Megalithic Portal over the next day or so. We have become too popular for the server I upgraded to in January. I was going to send a mail out threatening to close the site, but on reflection I feel that would be rather dishonest as I'm sure you all know that it means too much to me to it to shut it down.
Megalithic Portal
'Archaeo-Astronomical sites and observatories' meeting in Venice
Last November, the new UNESCO World Heritage Thematic Programme 'Archaeo-Astronomical Sites and Observatories', was officially announced by Anna Sidorenko, WHC Assistant Programme Specialist, who is responsible for this Programme, in the presence of Magda Stavinschi, Director of the Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy, and Regina Durighello of ICOMOS. Dr Christoforos Mallouris, astrophysicist, WHC consultant, presented an analysis of the archaeo-astronomical sites inscribed on the World Heritage List and tentative lists, carried out with support of the Government of the Netherlands.
Stone Pages
Celebrate Archaeological Science as part of National Science Week
12-21 March 2004
Have a go at the on-line National Science week quiz on the English Heritage web-site. Prizes include a digital camera and a private tour of Stonehenge.
Go to
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/sciencequiz
Friday, March 12, 2004
NORTH YORKSHIRE PREHISTORY DAY CONFERENCE
'THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE THORNBOROUGH HENGES COMPLEX'
Saturday, 27th March 2004 at the Golden Lion Hotel, Northallerton.
The event is being staged by the Council for British Archaeology Yorkshire Group supported by the Yorkshire Archaeological Society, the premier archaeological societies in the county. Membership ranges from professional archaeologists to the interested amateur. The Yorkshire Group are a constituent member of the Council for British Archaeology national body and have an institutional and individual membership of over 500 from across the county. The Yorkshire Archaeological Society have a similar membership profile with a local, national and international membership of over 1200.
Further information
Archaeological Study Tour to Berry - Limousin
29 May - 4 June 2004
Further details, including a detailed itinerary, cost and contact details can be obtained from Archaeology in Europe
Roman treasure found in pond dig
A man unearthed a priceless hoard of 20,000 Roman coins as he dug a new fishpond in his back garden.
BBC News
Colchester: Town's treasures are uncovered
The secrets of the past of Colchester in Roman times have been revealed to the town's 21st century residents.
Archaeologists from Colchester Archaeological Trust have been excavating 12 trenches and two test pits in the Vineyard Street area, just beyond the Roman wall.
This is Essex
Castle inspires skill shortage solution
Imagine trying to renovate a 2,000-year old building and not being able to find a bricklayer.
BBC News
Suffolk's Roman history on TV
WHEN Paul Atkins began digging a hole in his garden to place a fence post little did he realise the historical secrets he was about to reveal.
The hard surface that met the end of his spade was not a large stone but the remains of an entrance to a Roman villa built in the 2nd Century.
EADT
Bubonic plague traced to ancient Egypt
The bubonic plague, or Black Death, may have originated in ancient Egypt, according to a new study.
"This is the first time the plague's origins in Egypt have been backed up by archaeological evidence," said Eva Panagiotakopulu, who made the discovery. Panagiotakopulu is an archaeologist and fossil-insect expert at the University of Sheffield, England.
Mirabilis
Sparks fly over rare axe head
A Fife man who discovered a rare Neolithic axe head while out walking near his home is facing prosecution for refusing to hand it over. Under Scots Law such finds are Crown property but until now it is not thought anyone has faced court action. Michael Kelly discovered the 6,500-year-old axe head, one of only 30 in the UK, in a field last year.
Megalithic Portal
Stepping back in time in Hertfordshire
History is being unearthed – and the public has the chance this weekend to step back in time and see what’s being dug up along the Baldock bypass route. Hertfordshire County Council is holding an open day on Saturday at the site where archaeologists have discovered remains dating back to the Neolithic period.
Megalithic Portal
Thursday, March 11, 2004
Ancient hoard of gold is found
A HOARD of Bronze Age treasure hasbeen unearthed by a trio of Wrexham metal detectors.
Fourteen artefacts of gold, bronze and ancient pottery, thought to date back more than 3,000 years, have been unearthed by the three metal detector enthusiasts in north east Wrexham.
IC North Wales
UK man finds 20,000 Roman coins
A man digging a pond in his garden was surprised to uncover around 20,000 coins more than 1,000 years old.
CBBC News
Man finds 20,000 Roman coins while digging pond
One of the most significant collections of Roman coins to be found in Britain in recent years has been unearthed by a man digging a fishpond.
Independent
Roman treasure found in pond dig
A man unearthed a priceless hoard of 20,000 Roman coins as he dug a new fishpond in his back garden.
BBC News
Send us a SINE
Newcastle University’s Structural Images of the North East (SINE
www.sine.ncl.ac.uk) digitisation team are asking for help from the region’s internet users. The team are hoping to create an on-line exhibition of images from their vast collection chosen by users of the SINE website. The aim is to show people’s favourite images and include their comments about why they chose them.
Further information
WHOSE MAMMOTH SKULL IS IT ANYWAY?
It may be a bag of old bones, but that hasn't stopped an argument over who owns the skull of a woolly mammoth.
The fossil, worth at least £12,000, should have gone on display for the official opening of the Gateway centre near Cirencester on Tuesday. But confusion reigns over who it belongs to. Palaeontologist Dr Neville Hollingworth made the extraordinary discovery in January as he took a stroll around a gravel pit in Cotswold Water Park.
This is Gloucestershire
Baltic Sea Shipwrecks.
Vello Mss leans across a wood-spoked shipswheel and eagerly scans the Baltic Sea horizon as far as the eye can see-where, he says, tens of thousands of historically important ships, from the Danish coast to Russia, lie below the cold-gray waves waiting to be found. "There are hundreds of Viking ships out there, hundreds of old trading ships, hundreds of warships," mused the captain cum researcher, dubbed The Baltic Sea Sherlock Holmes in his native Estonia for finding so many such ships himself. "The Baltic's an archaeological paradise.
Denmark News
Key objector National Trust makes its case
BATTLELINES over the future of Stonehenge were drawn this week, as a key opponent to the scheme, the National Trust, presented its case.
The charity, which owns much of the land surrounding the monuments, argues the Highways Agency's plans for a 2.1km tunnel through the World Heritage site will not be sufficient to restore tranquillity to Stonehenge and protect vital archaeological remains, and it wants the tunnel extended by 800m.
Salisbury Journal
Wednesday, March 10, 2004
'A once-in-a-lifetime discovery'
Exciting objects are emerging from beneath the mud in a Croatian river valley.
Guardian
Cannon corrosion being removed with unusual baking technique
An unusual restoration technique - baking - may be the answer to the expensive and time-consuming process of cleaning chunks of oxidized corrosion from artifacts hauled from the ocean.
Wilmington Star
Inscription could have been carved by Viking settler
A runic inscription found in Dalgety Bay has provided evidence that Vikings could once have settled in Fife.
The inscribed slate, found by a walker 10 years ago, was brought to the attention of experts at last year’s archaeology fair in Dunfermline.
The Courier
Detectors trawl mud to turn up treasures
Metal detector users converged on a Lincolnshire field at the weekend in an effort to unearth the secrets of the past. As part of an ongoing survey, around 20 detector enthusiasts were invited to trawl through mud on farmland at Fiskerton, near Lincoln.
Megalithic Portal
Burial chamber moves back to Dartmoor
Remains of an ancient burial tomb, which have been in a museum for more than 120 years, are being moved back to the Devon moor where they were found. The five stones, which form the Bronze-Age chamber, were discovered near Thornworthy Tor on Dartmoor in 1879.
Megalithic Portal
Bronze Age conservation project celebrates completion
A four-year project to save more than 100 Bronze Age ceramic pots has now been completed. The celebration to mark the end of Wiltshire County Council-led project will be held at Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum's lecture hall on Wednesday, March 24.
Stone Pages
British Museum pays for Lady of the Night
A 4,000-year-old relief of a goddess of the underworld - that may once have been seen in an ancient Iraqi brothel - has been bought by the British Museum.
Phluzein
1200-year-old Viking graffiti
A walker has discovered a mysterious stone inscribed with 1200-year-old Viking graffiti which could provide the first tangible evidence that the fearsome Norse raiders gave up raping and pillaging to live alongside native Scots.
Mirabilis
Historic tower wrapped in jacket
A innovative fabric jacket is preserving a 14th Century Brecon tower which has been reburied in a road project.
BBC News
Roman remains found at site of new hospital
PEOPLE were living a Roman lifestyle on land between Newbury and Thatcham before the arrival of the Romans in AD 43, a recent meeting heard.
More than 65 people gathered at Kennet School to listen to Andy Simmonds from Oxford Archaeology describe excavations on the site of the new Newbury Hospital. He was speaking at the monthly meeting of Thatcham Historical Society.
IC Berkshire
Hoard adds weight to museum bid
Calls for a national museum for north east Wales have intensified following the find of an "exceptional" hoard of Bronze Age treasure in Wrexham.
BBC News
Museum warning amid funding plea
British museums have joined forces to ask the government for an extra £115m a year at what they say is a "critical time" for their services.
BBC News
Mar 2004: Environmental Archaeology Bibliography
The English Heritage Environmental Archaeology Bibliography is now available through the ADS. This is a compilation of bibliographic references to published reports on environmental archaeology from the whole of the British Isles (including the Channel Islands).
Archaeology Data Service
Mar 2004: Somerset Historic Environment Records
The Historic Environment Service of Somerset County Council and the ADS / AHDS Archaeology are pleased to announce the launch of an online index to the Somerset Historic Environment Record.
Archaeology Data Service
Monday, March 08, 2004
DETECTORS TRAWL MUD TO TURN UP TREASURES
Metal detector users converged on a Lincolnshire field at the weekend in an effort to unearth the secrets of the past.
Lincolnshire Echo
A monumental tragedy unfolds
In the low winter sunlight, a Wiltshire hillside fills with the long shadows of an ancient settlement. Twenty years ago these banks and hollows were prominent landmarks; next year or the year after and the last faint echo of this numinous place will have gone.
FT.Com
Mystery of sacred site shaped by stars
Thornborough is the only triple henge complex in the world and the only one to share the same astronomical alignment as the pyramids at Giza in Egypt.
A recent theory is that the henges' alignment may follow that of Orion's Belt in the constellation of Orion.
Yorkshire Post
CHANCE TO MEET GAIUS VALERIUS
10:30 - 08 March 2004
History fans will have the chance to meet a Roman standard bearer from the IXth Legion.
Greyfriars Exhibition Centre in Broadgate, Lincoln, is laying on a fun-packed weekend - including the chance to chew the fat with a genuine historical figure.
The event, which starts on Saturday, also offers workshops on mosaic making, clay pottery and sword and shield making for children.
Lincolnshire Echo
NI culture goes online
The rich and diverse culture of Northern Ireland is now available to browse at the click of a mouse.
BBC News
Farm ploughing threatens Thornborough henges
Experts say the immediate threat to archaeology around the 5,500-year-old Thornborough Henges in North Yorkshire (England) is not an expansion of sand and gravel quarrying but the annual ploughing of land by farmers. Now the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is working with English Heritage to investigate the possibility of paying them not to plough in an area around the scheduled ancient monuments.
Stone Pages
Castle promotes wrong country
A website which aims to bring overseas visitors to the UK has apologised after it moved a north Wales castle across the sea to promote the attractions of Northern Ireland.
BBC News
Archaeological Research in Progress 2004: North East Scotland
Date: Saturday May 29th 2004, 9.30-5.00
Organised by the Council for Scottish Archaeology, and staged jointly with the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, this day long conference in Aberdeen will focus on the many exciting projects that are currently taking place in the north east of Scotland. Topics include recent excavations of recumbent stone circles (Richard Bradley, University of Reading), 'privies and other filthiness... the Environment of Medieval Aberdeen' (Christopher Croly, Aberdeen City Council) and some archaeological 'tales of the unexpected' (Shannon Fraser, National Trust for Scotland). The conference is aimed at members of the public, amateur and professional archaeologists and will include a mixture of sites and types of research as well as display stalls by local and national groups.
For further information please contact: Council for Scottish Archaeology, c/o National Museums of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh EH1 1JF, telephone 0131 247 4119, e-mail csa@nms.ac.uk or look at our website www.britarch.ac.uk/csa/
Scottish Archaeology Month 2004
September is your opportunity to celebrate Scotland's past by taking part in Scottish Archaeology Month (SAM). SAM aims to encourage increased awareness, understanding, appreciation and, perhaps more importantly, enjoyment of Scotland's fascinating heritage, through a programme of special events for people of all ages. Any interested groups, individuals and societies are warmly invited by CSA to hold an event - the more the merrier! Past activities have included guided tours, excavation open days, talks, workshops, family activity days and much more. Don't miss this free opportunity to explore Scotland's archaeological heritage - come and celebrate! The full programme details will be available from the Council for Scottish Archaeology, c/o National Museums of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1JF. Tel 0131 247 4119, web www.britarch.ac.uk/csa
Viking harbour remains found
A Powerpoint presentation showing photographs and drawings from the excavation of the Viking harbour is available on the Web.
The ancient harbour complex was found at Faanestangen, near the west coast city of Trondheim and some 400km north of Oslo.
You can download the presentation from http://www.ntfk.no/hovedside/side/faanestangen.htm but beware - the file is 6.64 MB and can take a long time to download if you don't have a broadband connection!
Save French Scientific Research!
(Taken from a Britarch posting by Bernard Clist)
Started weeks ago, the French "save scientific research" movement (web site can be browsed at http://recherche-en-danger.apinc.org/) has issued a deadline on March 9 (this coming Tuesday) : if the french government does not meet its demands for more funds for research and a significant increase in scientific jobs for young scientists (amongst other prerequisites) all the Research directors who signed the online appeal will resign from their administrative positions.
An english version of the text can be read on http://recherche-en-danger.apinc.org/article.php3?id_article=222
Today March 7 more than 61,000 scientists and PhD students have signed the research appeal and 147,749 signatures have been sent in by supporting people.
Archaeological research at Universities, the CNRS (National Centre for Scientific Research), the IRD (Institut de Recherches pour le Développement) is/will be impacted by the movement.
Quite a few signatures from abroad have been coming in for the last few days. If you agree to the English text, sign in !
ROMAN ROAD EXCAVATIONS
North East Hants Historical & Archaeological Society
Bank Holiday Weekends
9 - 12 April 2004
30 April- 3 May 2004
28 - 31 May 2004
27 - 30 August 2004
The North East Hants Historical & Archaeological Society are holding several long weekend excavations on the Roman Road from Winchester towards London.
For details contact Dr Richard Whaley, Project Director on btl.pcil@ukonline.co.uk or 2 Rotherwick Court, Alexandra Road, Farnborough GU14 6DD (sae appreciated).
Sonderausstellung "Trachten der Römer und Kelten" im Römermuseum Bedaium Seebruck
Noch bis zum 21. März 2004 läuft im Römermuseum Bedaium in Seebruck eine Sonderausstellung mit dem Thema "Trachten der Kelten und Römer", veranstaltet vom Verein "Kelten und Römer - Geschichte zum Anfassen e. V."
Archäologie
Laser scan captures heritage sites' every angle
Imagine a device with spiderlike tripod legs, connected to a large cube that shoots a green laser beam. The beam scans the Orinda Theatre, then boomerangs back to a wired laptop computer.
Contra Costa Times
Anthropologists Hail Romania Fossil Find
BUCHAREST, Romania - Experts analyzing remains of a man, woman and teenage boy unearthed in Romania last year are convinced that the 35,000 year-old fossils are the most complete ever of modern humans of that era, a U.S. scientist said Saturday.
Yahoo News
Toe think again... relic of The Bruce
A bone, said to be the toe of Robert The Bruce, is the centrepiece of a new exhibit.
Scotsman
Fife find could shed light on Viking settlement
A WALKER has discovered a mysterious stone inscribed with 1200-year-old Viking graffiti which could provide the first tangible evidence that the fearsome Norse raiders gave up raping and pillaging to live alongside native Scots.
The Herald
Sunday, March 07, 2004
Newgrange Aerial Photos
Several superb aerial photos of Newgrange have just been published on the Web by Knouth.com.
http://www.knowth.com/newgrange-aerial.htm
Experts work to save Easter Island statues
A TEAM of conservationists is working on a ‘miracle cure’ to save the famous giant heads of Easter Island from crumbling away.
Experts from Germany are investigating the use of a chemical to stabilise the stone monoliths, which have become severely eroded.
Scotland on Sunday
The 1,000-year-old abbey of S. Nilo in Grottaferrata is unique in Italy for its Catholic monks who follow a Greek-Byzantine rite
On a hill overlooking Rome in the Castelli Romani, 15 ageing monks are about to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of the foundation of an unusual abbey.
It is the abbey of S. Nilo, which dominates the tiny village of Grottaferrata, three km downhill from Frascati and 20 km from Rome. The main road swishes by it, which is perhaps why few people have heard of it.
Wanted in Rome
Viking harbour remains found
Archaeologists today said they found the remains of a harbour complex built by the Vikings 1000 years ago, the first of its kind discovered in Norway.
"This is very special," said district archaeologist Lars Forseth. "Archaeologically, it is a sensation."
Mirabilis
Saturday, March 06, 2004
Remains of Viking Harbor Complex Found
OSLO, Norway (AP) - Archaeologists in western Norway found the remains of a harbor complex built by the Vikings 1,000 years ago - the first of its kind discovered in the country.
Guardian
Castle revamp scheme on display
Plans for the conservation of Whittington Castle near Oswestry are on show in the village.
BBC News
Remains of Viking Harbor Complex Found
Archaeologists in western Norway found the remains of a harbor complex built by the Vikings 1,000 years ago - the first of its kind discovered in the country.
The Ledger
Fire guts medieval monastery
The 800-year-old Serbian monastery of Helandari on Mount Athos was ravaged by a fire that broke out early yesterday morning and destroyed a large section of the complex, including 17th and 18th century frescoes.
Kathimerini
Fire hits 12th-Century monastery
A 12th-Century Serbian Orthodox monastery on Mount Athos in north-eastern Greece has been badly damaged in a fire.
The fire at the Hilandariou monastery is thought to have destroyed parts of the monks' living quarters, which date back to 1188.
BBC News
Fire guts Mt. Athos' Helandariou monastery
The 800-year-old Serbian monastery of Helandari on Mount Athos was ravaged by a fire that broke out early yesterday morning and destroyed a large section of the complex, including 17th and 18th century frescoes.
Cronaca
Archeologists uncover Maritime Spice Route between India and Egypt
Archaeologists from UCLA and the University of Delaware have unearthed the most extensive remains to date from sea trade between India and Egypt during the Roman Empire, adding to mounting evidence that spices and other exotic cargo traveled into Europe over sea as well as land.
TravelVideo.TV
Friday, March 05, 2004
Archaeological Study Tour to Berry - Limousin
29 May - 4 June 2004
Further details, including a detailed itinerary, cost and contact details can be obtained from Archaeology in Europe
St Osyth: TV team to spend a time in village
Historical detectives from television's top archaeology programme are to visit St Osyth.
Time Team plans to film for three days in the spring.
This is Essex
POMPEII: LIST OF VULNERABLE ARTEFACTS DRAWN UP
Dozens of archaeological artefacts in Pompeii have been catalogued by the Naples Heritage Superintendence. The list was compiled based on how much time it would require a team of dedicated thieves to remove the item from the archaeological precinct.
AGI On-Line
Thursday, March 04, 2004
Ancient monastic manuscripts gain digital life
Inside the sixth-century Monastery of St. Catherine, with its small stone church, its rickety buildings covered in centuries' worth of white paint, where bearded monks wear black robes, the modern world seems terabytes away.
But here at St. Catherine's, in the world's oldest continuously inhabited Christian monastic community, a Greek Orthodox monk from Texas is working with some of the world's highest-resolution digital technology to help preserve the monastery's 3,300 priceless and impressively intact ancient manuscripts.
Mirabilis
EXCAVATION: A home fit for an ancient king
A RESIDENT could hardly believe it when she discovered that she lived in a house that was once the stronghold of one of the first kings of England.
Jane Baile, who lives in the 800-year-old, Prebendal Manor House, in Nassington, near Peterborough, invited presenter Tony Robinson and archaeologists from top TV show, Time Team, into the Grade I listed building.
Peterborough Now
Fresh Bronze Age treasure find
An "exceptional" hoard of buried treasure has been found in Wrexham just two years after another major find of Bronze Age treasure there.
BBC News
Treasure hunters give find to experts
A HORDE of 13th-century coins has been handed to the British Museum after their discovery by treasure hunters in Creslow.
Aylesbury Today
BRUNEL'S 'LOST' BRIDGE DISMANTLED TO MAKE WAY FOR ROAD DEVELOPMENT
Work began yesterday in west London on dismantling an iron bridge built by the great Isambard Kingdom Brunel, but only 'discovered' 10 months ago.
As the first iron plates were lifted away Dr Steven Brindle, the English Heritage Inspector of Ancient Monuments who 'found' it, described his elation at having unearthed an engineering treasure.
24 Hour Museum News
Historians preserve Govan’s 1000-year-old stones
HISTORIANS have taken unprecedented steps to preserve some of Scotland's most important early medieval sculptures which marked a major ceremonial and administrative capital of the kings of Strathclyde.
The Herald
Veni, vidi, veggie...
Roman gladiators were overweight vegetarians who lived on barley and beans, according to a scientific study of the largest gladiator graveyard discovered.
Analysis of the bones of more than 70 gladiators recently found near Ephesus, the Roman capital of Asia Minor, puts paid to traditional Hollywood images of macho carnivores with the physique of boxers.
Telegraph
Study Tour to the Orkney Islands
8 - 14 April 2004
This is your last chance to book for the Study Tour to the Orkney Islands which is run by EMAS the University of London Archaeological Society.
You can find further details here
Excavations at Malloura, Cyprus
June 4 to July 25, 2004. Davidson College Athienou Archaeological Project. The Project involves excavation at the site of Malloura (occupied from the Archaic through Ottoman periods - 7th century B.C. to 19th century A.D.) and field survey of the surrounding valley in south central Cyprus.
Further information from Davidson College
24 HOUR MUSEUM ANNOUNCES CITY HERITAGE GUIDES
The 24 Hour Museum is set to launch a series of web guides to the museums, galleries and heritage of 10 English cities. Scheduled to go live in August 2004, the non-commercial mini websites promise more than traditional tourism sites.
24 Hour Museum
New archaeological website for Somerset
Somerset County Council is launching a website which lists all archaeological sites in the county, from pill boxes to Stone Age sites. The site will be launched at two demonstrations hosted by the Council’s Archaeological Outreach Officer Talya Bagwell, at Burnham Library on Friday 5 March and at Williton Library on Monday 8 March. Both events will run from 9.30am to 4.30pm. Also present will be Elaine Howard Jones from the Somerset and Dorset Finds Liaison Team, who will help identify objects that have been found locally.
Stone Pages
Blueprint to protect Colne Valley's beauty and archaeology
New moves are being unveiled to preserve isolated parts of the Colne Valley which contains archaeological remains from the Stone Age to the Victorian Age. The blueprint aims to protect moorland, hay meadows, woodlands and wildlife.
Megalithic Portal
Wednesday, March 03, 2004
DIG FOR HISTORY
Thousands of years of Derby's heritage lies buried beneath our feet. Broken pots and rusting tools give us insights into the lives of our long-dead ancestors.
This is Derbyshire
Give Stonehenge a new Druid Shrine to the dead
Druid leaders yesterday called for the creation of a sacred site at Stonehenge for the re-burial of human remains unearthed during a unique road project in the area, reports This is Bristol. They want a parcel of land near the "powerful temple of our heritage" to be set aside as a ceremonial shrine for the Pagan and Druid communities.
Megalithic Portal
Dig unearths ancient love affair
A Roman tale of love and romance that took place in Kent in about 200 AD has been unearthed during an excavation.
BBC News
Cadw headquarters moves to Nantgarw
HERITAGE organisation Cadw is establishing a new headquarters at Cefn Coed, part of the Parc Nantgarw office development.
ic Wales
Southend: Legal hurdle for Priory protesters
Protesters hoping to stop the controversial widening of Priory Crescent in Southend through tomorrow's long-awaited public inquiry could be doomed to failure before it even starts.
Bosses say the inquiry - which is thought will last several days - will not be examing the archaeological find of the Saxon king's burial ground on the site.
Evening Gazette
Tuesday, March 02, 2004
Somerset Libraries Host New Archaelogical Website Launch
Archaelogy is all around us, and to make information on archaeological sites more accessible to residents, Somerset County Council are launching a new website which lists all sites within the County, from pillboxes to Stone Age occupation sites, and from Medieval cemeteries to Roman villages, all periods and monument types in Somerset can be found at the touch of a few buttons.
Managing Information News
11th-century coin stash
A family removed a tree from their garden and found a treasure: 280 silver coins from the early 11th century.
The coins, most of them from Germany, were discovered several weeks ago on the Swedish island of Gotland, archaeologist Leif Zerpe of the Gotland county museum said Monday.
Daily News
Tuscan 'Excalibur' Mystery to be Unearthed
Archaeological digging might soon unveil the mystery surrounding a sword buried in a Gothic abbey in Tuscany, Italian researchers announced.
Discovery Channel
Web pages in honour of Daphne Lorimer
A selection of papers in honour of the retiring chairman of the Orkney Archaeological Trust went online today.
The site, which pays tribute to Daphne Home Lorimer MBE, features a selection of archaeological papers and pictures, including details of a newly discovered Pictish figure incised on a bone found in Burray.
Mrs Lorimer was instrumental in setting up the Trust in 1996 and has been at the organisation's helm since its inception.
The site can be accessed at http://www.orkneydigs.org.uk/dhl/
Saxons & Normans in Eastern England
Saturday, Saturday, 20th March 2004
A one-day field trip run by EMAS (the University of London Extra-Mural Archaeological Society).
You can find further details here
Ein Keltenmuseum auf dem Glauberg
Angesichts der finanziellen Schwierigkeiten von Land und Kommunen ist es ein ehrgeiziger Plan: In den nächsten Jahren soll am Glauberg in der östlichen Wetterau in Zusammenarbeit von Land, Kreis, Gemeinde Glauburg sowie einer für dieses Projekt gegründeten gemeinnützigen GmbH der zweite archäologische Park in Hessen nach der Saalburg entstehen. Hauptattraktion soll ein Museum sein, das sich der mehr als zwei Jahrtausende alten Kultur der Kelten widmet.
Frankfurter Allgemeine
March 2004: Environmental Archaeology Bibliography
English Heritage's Environmental Archaeology Bibliography can now be accessed on the ADS website. This interactive database is searchable both by site and by environmental report.
Archaeology Data Service
Nine Ladies under threat
The Nine Ladies stone circle at Stanton Lees, Derbyshire (England) is threatened by plans to extract 3.2 million tons of millstone grit from just 100m away. The company, Stancliffe Stone, has legally binding development rights to a dormant quarry just below the Nine Ladies site, owned by Lord Edward Manners of nearby Haddon Hall. Stanton Lees, between Matlock and Bakewell, is at the heart of the Peak District National Park, the first National Park to be established in the UK. Attracting some 22 million visitors each year, the ‘Peak’ is a magnet for walkers and rock climbers. A landscape of dales, high moors and millstone and limestone crags, the Peak is rich in Neolithic and Bronze Age sites – cairns, burial mounds, stone circles and hillforts. Now locals and visitors alike are coming together to protect ancient heritage and modern tourism.
Stone Pages
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