Monday, December 18, 2017

Evidence of 'special site' for Bronze Age burials near Loch Ness

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The latest grave to be found is pictured before and after soil was removed from inside it Archaeologists say they are finding increasing...

The tense truce between detectorists and archaeologists

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Metal detecting has a contentious history within the heritage community.  Photograph: Antonio Olmos for the Observer There’s been rea...
Wednesday, December 06, 2017

Prehistoric women's arms 'stronger than those of today's elite rowers'

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Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins celebrate Olympic victory in 2012. Neolithic women’s arm bones were about 30% stronger than those of ...

Viking-Era Stone Carved with Runes Found in Norway

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This whetstone (a stone used for sharpening knives) has letters known as runes engraved on it, archaeologists found. Discovered recently ...

The Viking Spear from the Lendbreen Ice Patch

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The Lendbreen ice patch, September 1974. Young student Per Dagsgard from Skjåk was visiting the ice patch to search for remains from anci...

'Santa's bone' proved to be correct age

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A fragment of bone claimed to be from St Nicholas - the 4th-Century saintly inspiration for Father Christmas - has been radio carbon test...
Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Ancient sword and other incredible items discovered during dig at Glenfield Park

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Archeologists have discovered an unprecedented collection of artefacts from the Iron Age at Glenfield Park in Leicestershire. Prehist...

Third Roman Temple In Silchester May Have Been Part Of Nero's Vanity Project

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Aerial view of the temple site in Silchester [Credit: Dr Kevin White, University of Reading] The temple remains were found within the g...

Caesar's invasion of Britain began from Pegwell Bay in Kent, say archaeologists

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Julius Caesar’s invasion of Britain was launched from the sandy shores of Pegwell Bay on the most easterly tip of Kent, according to fres...

Julius Caesar's Britain invasion site 'found by archaeologists'

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Archaeologists from the University ofLeicester believe the ditch was part of a large fort in Kent Archaeologists believe they may have ...
Monday, November 27, 2017

Denmark’s first Viking king printed in 3D

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Gorm the Old’s bones are printed in a range of colours (Photo: Marie Louise Jørkov) For the first time ever, bones from the famous Dani...

Archaeologists uncover ancient Viking camp from the 870s in village of Repton

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University of Bristol students excavated a Viking camp dating to a winter in the 870s (PA) A Viking camp that dates back to the 870s ha...

New Research on Viking Army Camp at Repton

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(Courtesy Cat Jarman) Archaeologists have turned up new evidence about a ninth-century Viking overwintering camp in the Derbyshire vill...

Bronze Age Burial Of 'Shaman' Discovered In Slovakia

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Archaeologists found an interesting discovery when researching the area of the transport infrastructure for Jaguar Land Rover and accompa...

Fairy Tales Are Much Older Than You Think

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How does the same story come to be known as “Beauty and the Beast” in the U.S. and “The Fairy Serpent” in China? As Wilhelm and Jaco...
Tuesday, November 07, 2017

Construction workers find Byzantine sarcophagus lid in northeastern Turkey

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province discovered a 1,407-year-old Byzantine sarcophagus cover, assumed to belong to a "blessed" figure, near the ancient cit...

Rare Pictish carving of “big nosed warrior” found near Perth

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Detail from the stone found near Perth. PIC: Contributed. A large Pictish stone decorated with what appears to be a big nosed warrior h...

Byzantine Shipwreck Found Off Coast Of Sicily

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The wreck of a Byzantine ship has been found on the sea bed at a depth of 3 metres, buried by about 2 metres of sand, off Ragusa, sources...

When the Gloves Come Off – Why We Do Not Use Gloves to Handle Artifacts in the Field

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Ever since we started publishing pictures of our crew holding artifacts without using gloves, we have taken some heat in the Facebook c...

English Heritage joins the digital age with new Google partnership

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Free online collection of high-resolution images offers visitors an intimate look at historic buildings, artwork and artefacts The de...