Archaeology in Europe News

Archaeological news from the Archaeology in Europe web site

Friday, August 20, 2004

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Skeletons unearthed in old town On the weekend the Medieval Park in Oslo's Gamlebyen (Old City) district played host to 30,000 con...

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Roman town found at farm A ROMAN town, possibly dating back to the first century, has been discovered beneath a Wickwar farm. The ...

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Unique items unearthed in burial mounds in Orenburg Archaeologists have found household appliances and weapons of the Sarmat epoch (4t...
Monday, August 16, 2004

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The ongoing revamp of Acropolis monuments PLAGUED by a plethora of ailments from cracking, erosion and flaking to delamination, sugari...

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Relic linked to Seahenge A simple carved wooden figure could hold the key to an amazing new theory about the true meaning of Norfolk...

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Rare Iron Age burial found at Minehowe Archaeologists working at Minehowe in Orkney, Scotland, have uncovered a complete skeleton buri...

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Neolithic sanctuary found in Bulgaria Archaeologists working near the village of Kapitan Dimitrievo, southern Bulgaria, have uncovered...
Friday, August 13, 2004

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IS BOW THE LATEST PIECE OF MARY ROSE PUZZLE TO EMERGE FROM SOLENT? The latest excavations at the Mary Rose wreck site have added yet f...
Thursday, August 12, 2004

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Bow of Tudor wreck raised A missing section of the Mary Rose, including one of the cannons which may have helped take Henry VIII's...

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Ancient Olympians Followed "Atkins" Diet, Scholar Says The 2004 Athens Olympic Games begin on Friday. Over the course of the...

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Roman baby find baffles boffins ARCHAEOLOGISTS working on the site of a Roman villa just outside Wheathampstead are puzzled by the dis...

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Council planning rules say "NO" to henges quarry plan Heritage group claims councils own rules provide ray of hope for the ...
Tuesday, August 10, 2004

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IS BRITISH HISTORY BEING SOLD ON THE INTERNET TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER? Archaeologists and heritage experts yesterday voiced their concer...

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Castle's treasures put on display Tens of thousands of artefacts, some dating back to the Bronze Age, are to be brought out of sto...
Monday, August 09, 2004

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4,000-year-old doll found Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a 4 000-year-old doll, thought to be the world's oldest to...

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Workmen uncover medieval graves Archaeologists say they have found a town's largest medieval burial site yet after workmen dug up ...

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Ship takes King's Lynn back in time During King's Lynn's heyday as a major trading post, "kogge" cargo ships wou...

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Objections to quarrying at Thornborough henge complex Heritage campaigners fighting to stop the destruction of the massive Thornboroug...

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Sardinia stakes claim as cradle of wine Dutch and Italian archaeologists digging in the fertile Sardara hills north of Sardinia's ...
Wednesday, August 04, 2004

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Hidden History of Sand Dunes Revealed Nature lovers can this weekend learn about the discovery of medieval cities and buried graves un...
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David Beard MA, FSA, FSA Scot
I am a freelance archaeologist and Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland specializing in the medieval period. I have worked as a field archaeologist for the Department of Environment (Northern Ireland) and the Museum of London. I have been involved in continuing education for many years and have taught for the University of Oxford Department for Continuing Education (OUDCE) and the Universities of London, Essex, Ulster, and the London College of the University of Notre Dame, and I was the Archaeological Consultant for Southwark Cathedral. I am the author of and tutor for an OUDCE online course on the Vikings, and the Programme Director and Academic Director for the Oxford Experience Summer School.
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