Monday, June 28, 2004
ANCIENT PAINTING IS A HIDDEN GEM
An ancient wall painting discovered in a church near Tewkesbury is being hailed as a find of national importance. The painting at Deerhurst Church is thought to have been created in the 10th century and has remained hidden 30ft up on the east wall of the nave until now.
The faint red image depicts a saint carrying a book in a veiled hand. Experts say it is the second surviving Anglo-Saxon wall painting in Britain.
This is Gloucestershire
St George found in Welsh church
A medieval wall painting has been uncovered during renovation work at a south Wales church.
A life-size image of St George standing on a slain a dragon was uncovered at St Cadoc's church in Llangattock Lingoed, near Abergavenny.
BBC News
Ancient jewellery reveals village site
RARE Iron Age jewellery has been found in the remains of an ancient Celtic settlement uncovered on a site earmarked for a motorcycle showroom in Yorkshire.
Dave Clarke
Among the finds unearthed at the Catesby business park at Balby Carr, near Doncaster, are the foundations of a round house and a rare black glass bangle that would have been worn by a Celtic woman over 2,000 years ago.
Yorkshire Post
Neolithic hill to be protected
Walkers will not be given access to an ancient Wiltshire monument dating back nearly 5,000 years, it is reported.
The Countryside Agency wanted to classify Silbury Hill in Avebury as "unimproved chalk grassland", which would have opened up some access.
BBC News
Fragments of Roman armlets found in dig
Fragments of two glass armlets, dating back to the Roman era, have been discovered during an archaeological dig at Knowes Farm near East Linton.
The remains of several circular Iron Age houses with stone-flagged floors, apparently belonging to the latest period of occupation, have also been uncovered.
East Lothian Courier
Friday, June 25, 2004
Man unearths Bronze Age dagger in field
A METAL detecting enthusiast has unearthed a 3,600-year-old dagger from the depths of a South Lakeland field.
The finder, who wishes to remain anonymous for fear others will descend on the secret site, said he could not believe his luck when he stumbled across the Bronze Age relic.
This is the Lake District
ARROWHEAD IS FOUND IN BATTLE DIG
ARCHAEOLOGISTS digging a trench near to the Bannockburn Visitor Centre have uncovered a souvenir from the 14th century.
The discovery of an armour-piercing arrowhead comes just as the famous battleground marks the 690th anniversary of the two-day fight between Scottish and English armies.National Trust for Scotland archaeologist Derek Alexander made the discovery, which has been described as hugely significant, during a recent trench dig.
I C Stirlingshire
SEE A ROMAN VILLA - BEFORE IT IS BUILT ON
Archaeologists yesterday revealed they have unearthed a huge Roman villa and may have even identified who owned it. They believe the villa, in the heart of the Dorset countryside, was owned by a rich and important native Roman called Anicetus.
He was mentioned by Roman historian Tacitus who said that he possibly donated money to the Roman army.
Western Daily Press
HAVE DERBY'S MUSEUM & UNIVERSITY FOUND MEDIEVAL TREASURE?
Following the discovery of an unusual plaque, Derby University has joined forces with Derby Museum to launch an exciting new partnership to help uncover more treasure in the region.
The university has specialist equipment, previously only available at the British Museum Research Laboratory, which can be used to identify the metal make up of archaeological finds.
24 Hour Museum News
The arrow that pinpoints where Bannockburn was fought
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have found a rare medieval artefact which will solve a centuries-old mystery surrounding Scotland's most famous victory.
The 700-year-old armour-piercing arrowhead, the cruise missile of its day, will help experts pinpoint the location of the first day of the battle of Bannockburn on June 24, 1314, where Robert the Bruce defeated the forces of Edward II.
The Herald
Bronze Age axe found in harbour
The artefact, recently found in Poole Harbour by diver Philip Butterworth, is believed to date back to 1000 to 800BC - the late Bronze Age.
The axe has now been declared to the Receiver of Wrecks, which acts for the Crown, as required by law.
BBC News
ARCHAEOLOGISTS UNCOVER EVIDENCE OF PORTCHESTER CASTLE'S TRADING PAST
Archaeologists working at Portchester Castle believe they have discovered evidence that it was once a Roman trading port.
Topographic and geophysical surveys of the ancient site have revealed a number of previously uncharted structures dating from Roman, Saxon and medieval times.
24 Hours Museum News
ROMAN COIN UNEARTHED IN AMPHITHEATRE DIG
INITIAL excavations at Chester´s Amphitheatre site have already unearthed some interesting finds.
Chester Standard
Iron Age Discovery in Heybridge
A rare artefact from the Iron Age has been discovered at an archaeological site in Heybridge, Essex. Archaeologists believe the small copper alloy plaque, pictured above, discovered in an excavated Roman pit in Crescent Road, reveals the importance of the ancient settlement at Heybridge.
Megalithic Portal
Thursday, June 24, 2004
NEW DIG UNCOVERS ROMAN ARTEFACTS
SEVERAL exciting discoveries have been unearthed at Chester’s Amphitheatre site after just 10 days of new excavations.
Chester Now
Long Man is not as old as he looks
The Long Man of Wilmington may be much younger than originally thought.
The familiar chalk figure of a man, drawn on a downland hillside near Eastbourne, has baffled generations of experts.
Investigators thought the figure might date from anywhere between 4,000 years ago, in the Bronze Age, and the first known drawing of it in 1710. The favoured guess was about 700AD.
However, a year-long examination of material unearthed at the bottom of the hill led researchers to conclude he is probably from the 16th or 17th Century.
This is Brighton & Hove
Work sheds light on hidden priory
Part of a 'forgotten' 13th Century priory in Gloucester is to be restored as part of regeneration work.
The demolition of a garage will enable the original cloister at Blackfriars Priory, off Commercial Road, to be rebuilt, organisers say.
BBC News
New CEO for Historic Scotland
John Graham was today announced as the new Chief Executive of Historic Scotland by the Permanent Secretary. Historic Scotland is the executive agency responsible for safeguarding the protection and presentation of the nation's built heritage.
Megalithic Portal
Wednesday, June 23, 2004
WALL LOCALS SIRED BY AFRICANS SAYS EXPERT
AN ARCHAEOLOGIST wants DNA tests of Cumbrians to prove his theory that people from the Carlisle area are descended from Africans.
The academic says there is compelling evidence that a 500-strong unit of soldiers from modern-day Morocco manned the Aballava fort near Burgh by Sands – and would have mixed with the local ladies.
Richard Benjamin, from the University of Liverpool, says a fourth century inscription in Beaumont, two miles from Burgh, is a mark of Aurelian Moors, a unit of North African soldiers
Cumbria Online
Early hominid ears primed for speech
Early humans evolved the anatomy needed to hear each other talk at least 350,000 years ago. This suggests rudimentary form of speech developed early on in our evolution.
The conclusion comes from studies of fossilised skulls discovered in the mountains of Spain. A team of Spanish and US researchers used CT scans to measure the bones and spaces in the outer and middle ears of five specimens, thought to belong to Homo heidelbergensis. This species is thought to be a relative of the ancestral line leading to neanderthals.
New Scientist
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