Monday, February 28, 2005

Market's medieval site documented

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Work to document the medieval remains of Norwich market begins on Monday. The current refurbishment of the site will lower the ground level ...

Russia refuses to give up Trojan treasure

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Moscow - A legendary collection of gold objects from ancient Troy that was seized by Soviet troops in Berlin in 1945 should become Russian g...

French Castles Go Private

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France is planning to privatize 178 historical castles and monuments. But regional authorities fear they may get saddled with decrepit and i...

Teenagers held after church fire

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Four teenage boys have been arrested following a fire that caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to one of Cornwall's oldest church...
Sunday, February 27, 2005

Historic Scotland restores cradle of Scottish Christianity at Whithorn

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SOME 100 years before Saint Col umba established his monas tery at Iona, when the British Isles were only just beginning to feel the tremors...

Medieval church damaged in fire

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A fire is thought to have caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to one of Cornwall's oldest churches. Emergency crews were called t...

Perthshire Archaeology Week events unveiled

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Perthshire (Scotland) boasts a wealth of prehistoric monuments, the legacy of Roman occupation, ancient burgh towns, picturesque castles and...
Saturday, February 26, 2005

Royal Tara extends well beyond the hill

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WE strongly reject the implication that we have ‘hoodwinked’ the public into thinking that the proposed road goes over the Hill of Tara, con...

We force council to reveal ship bill

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THE Newport med-ieval ship has cost more than £3.7m so far, according to documents released under pressure from the Argus. The excavation wa...

MAKING HISTORY

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Grimsby's most exciting historical discoveries to date could be made this year. The remains of buildings and rubbish pits - possibly dat...

DIGGING DEEP TO REVEAL HISTORY

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Old pots and drains may not sound exciting, but they often hold the key to unlocking our past. Telegraph reporter KATIE NORMAN finds out how...

Castle hunt

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ARCHAEOLOGISTS will be out in force this week hunting for the remains of Bedford Castle. Parts of Castle Lane car park will be closed to the...

Ancient Stronghold Discovered in Varna

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An unknown stronghold wall has been discovered in the coastal city of Varna, the regional historical museum officials announced Friday. The ...

Mystery of 49 headless Romans who weren't meant to haunt us

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ARCHAEOLOGISTS have unearthed a Roman cemetery in York with the skeletons of 49 beheaded young men. Experts from the York Archaeological Tru...
Friday, February 25, 2005

Archaeological dig sniffs out world's oldest perfumery

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MUSKY, with a woody tone and spicy hints of cinnamon - the perfect fragrance for a Bronze Age date. Italian archaeologists have discovered t...

Archaeologists Baffled by Headless Bodies Find

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Archaeologists have been left mystified by the discovery of 36 decapitated bodies, it was revealed today. Experts from the York Archaeologic...

Experts have bones to pick on seashore

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A RAPID response archaeology team has been sent to Orkney after storms exposed skeletons on the shore below St Thomas' Kirk. Orkney Arch...

Mystery over decapitated Roman skeletons found under York street

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A MACABRE mystery from York's ancient past has been uncovered in a city street. Experts from York Archaeological Trust have unearthed an...
Thursday, February 24, 2005

City by-pass to be re-routed

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The Minister for the Enivoronment, Heritage and Local Government, Mr. Dick Roche on a visit to the Woodstown Viking Site on the banks of the...

Medieval finds block new exit from Uffizi

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An aesthetically controversial plan to give the Florentine museum more exhibition space has been brought down by an archaeological dig Unfla...