Friday, July 01, 2016

Danish cops now on a 1,000-year-old case

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Archaeologists involve the police after surmising that a fire at a 1,000-year-old castle was deliberately set Archaeologists have foun...

Ancient Theatre Of Larissa Opens To Public After 20 Centuries

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One of the largest and well-preserved theatres of Greek antiquity opened to the public for the first time after 2,000 years last week in th...

Second Gatwick runway 'threat to heritage', campaigners warn

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Building a second runway at Gatwick Airport would be "the biggest destruction of British heritage since the Blitz", campaigner...

1,400-Year Old Sledge Thawed Out of Norwegian Glacier

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In the most recent issue of the Journal of Glacial Archaeology   (JGA) , a team  of Norwegian scientists from the Hordaland County Counc...
Thursday, June 30, 2016

The prehistoric tombs that may have been used as 'telescopes'

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Researchers think that the entrance passages to 6,000 year-old tombs could have been used to enhance visibility for ancient stargazers ...
Monday, June 27, 2016

THE DAY OF ARCHAEOLOGY 2016 WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY 29 JULY!

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We are looking for people working, studying or volunteering in the archaeological world to participate with us in a “Day of Archaeology...

Metal detectorist who struck gold with Bronze Age ring during illegal search is fined after touting it to a museum

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The Penannular ring, a gold ring with a small section missing, found on a Surrey bridle path by Ricky Smith CREDIT: SWNS A  metal detec...

German 'Stonehenge' Opens To The Public

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One of the most important relics of the Bronze Age, an ancient site known as the German Stonehenge, has opened to the public after years of...

Unique Viking tomb contains remains of noble couple

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A Viking tomb in Denmark contains the rare remains of two men and a woman and offers more evidence of an international Viking culture. ...

Boundaries of Roman Empire redrawn after Devon archaeological dig

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The Ipplepen Archaeological Project began its fieldwork for this year two weeks ago The boundaries of the Roman Empire have been expan...

Skeletons, Coins Found In Dig Of Ancient Pompeii Shop

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Italian and French archaeologists have discovered four skeletons and gold coins in the ruins of an ancient shop on the outskirts of Pompeii...

DÉCOUVERTE DE L’ÉGLISE LA PLUS ANCIENNE DE NÎMES ET D’UN CIMETIÈRE

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Un e fouille archéologique préventive a révélé 130 tombes dont les datations s’échelonnent entre la fin de l’Antiquité et le haut Moyen Â...

Ausgrabung am Alten Kirchplatz mit Überraschungen

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Archäologen des Landschaftsverbandes Westfalen-Lippe (LWL) haben in Gütersloh das bislang älteste Haus der Stadt aus dem 12. Jahrhundert ...

Roman Burials Discovered In East England

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A previously undiscovered Roman cemetery has been found by archaeologists working on a Lincoln city centre site. The skeletal remains of tw...

EMAS Field Trip to Wells Cathedral and Bishop's Palace

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Field Trip to Wells Cathedral and Bishop's Palace Guide: David Beard MA, FSA Saturday, 9th July 2016 There are still a fe...
Tuesday, June 21, 2016

After 1,000 years, ‘forgotten’ Danish Viking fortress opens

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The 'forgotten' Viking fortress is one of five in Denmark. Photo: Mathias Løvgreen Bojesen/Scanpix The historic discovery two y...

Largest-ever Viking gold collection found in Denmark

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Six gold bracelets and a silver one represent the largest-ever Viking treasure trove uncovered in Denmark. Photo: Nick Schaadt, Museet ...

Whistling Sling Bullets Were Roman Troops' Secret 'Terror Weapon'

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Some of the Roman sling bullets found at the Burnswark Hill battle site in Scotland. The two smallest bullets, shown at the bottom of thi...
Monday, June 20, 2016

Story of one of the largest Saxon cemeteries ever found in Wessex revealed 42 years after its discovery

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One of the largest Saxon cemeteries ever found in Wessex contains cremations, inhumations and warrior burials Found in Collingbourne D...

Viking Gold Hoard Discovered In Denmark

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Denmark's main museum says amateur archaeologists have found seven bracelets - one of silver and six of gold - which are considered to ...