Sunday, August 05, 2007

Hellenistic city on island in Persian Gulf

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On his way back west from India, Alexander the Great’s Admiral Nearchos reached the island of Failaka, about 20 kilometers from what is now ...
Friday, August 03, 2007

DOES LINCOLNSHIRE ROMAN FIND OFFER CLUE TO EMPEROR'S CURSE?

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Archaeologists think they may have uncovered unique curse tablets used against a Roman Emperor at a time of political unrest in Roman Britai...

MfD: Czech archaeologists uncover unique Central European ditch

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Archaeologists have uncovered a unique medieval ditch in Sumperk which they say is unique in Central Europe by its structure, the regional s...

Italy drops legal battle against Getty after deal

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ROME (Reuters) - Italy has dropped a legal suit against the Getty Museum after the richest U.S. art institution agreed to return 40 items Ro...

SNAKE FARMER BACKS BIG DIG

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The farmer who owns the land close to where archaeologists unearthed a Bronze Age snake has said he would back plans for it to be dug up co...

Leben am Limes erforschen: Archäologische Grabungen zum Mitmachen

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Auf Archäologie- und Geschichtsbegeisterte wartet im September 2007 im Naturpark Altmühltal eine neue Attraktion: Im Rahmen ihres Aufenthalt...

Steinzeitlicher Brunnen entdeckt

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Einen seltenen Fund machten Archäologen bei Niederröblingen in Sachsen-Anhalt: sie entdeckten einen über 7.000 Jahre alten Brunnen. »Der Bru...
Thursday, August 02, 2007

Roman holiday!

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FASCINATING clues about life in a Roman ‘motel’ were uncovered during an archaeological dig on the moors above Huddersfield Top Roman offici...

400-year-old Scots ready to reveal their battle secrets

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A MASS grave of soldiers, including Scots, slaughtered during Europe's bloody Thirty Years War is yielding up valuable information on ho...

Shop assistant wore ancient necklace

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Archaeologists have found a valuable ancient gold necklace being worn by a cashier in a Bulgarian grocery after it was dug up by her husband...
Wednesday, August 01, 2007

Massive Mastodon Tusks Unearthed in Greece

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ATHENS, Greece — Researchers in northern Greece have uncovered two massive tusks of a mastodon that roamed Europe more than 2 million years...

Laverstock church survey ready in 2008

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VOLUNTEERS in Laverstock are carrying out a detailed survey of their parish church in readiness for the church's 150th anniversary next ...

ANCIENT GATEWAY UNCOVERED AT CASTLE

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An Ancient gateway has been revealed near the entrance to a north-east castle after lying hidden beneath the ground for centuries. The disco...

Stone Age site surfaces after 8000 years

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Excavations of an underwater Stone Age archaeological settlement dating back 8000 years are taking place at the National Oceanography Centre...

Bronze Age skeleton is dug up in quarry

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ARCHAEOLOGISTS believe they may have unearthed a Bronze Age cemetery near Peterborough after digging up the remains of a 3,500 year-old skel...

Archaeologists in Rome dig up ancient tannery

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An ancient tannery that is being dug up in Rome — believed to be the largest ever found in the capital — is threatened by railway constructi...
Tuesday, July 31, 2007

New Viking graves discovered

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While most parts of Norway have experienced the wettest summer in years, the county known as Nord-Trøndelag, not far from Norway's third...

Archaeologist Uncover Possible Medieval Mosque In Sicily

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Earlier this summer, while standing in an archaeological pit adjacent to an ancient hilltop castle in west-central Sicily, Northern Illinois...
Monday, July 30, 2007

EU Committee Chairperson Repeats Calls for Work to Halt on 'Illegal' M3

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The chairperson of the influential EU Petitions Committee has written to Minister John Gormley calling for a halt to all construction work i...

3000-year-old whalebone mask found in Alaska

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Archaeologists working in Unalaska (Alaska, USA) have found the remains of a whalebone mask believed to be about 3,000 years old. The partia...