Thursday, February 12, 2004
RARE RING DECLARED TREASURE TROVE
A RARE medieval silver ring unearthed by a metal detecting enthusiast at Havenstreet may have belonged to the lady of the manor, an inquest was told.
Isle of Wight County Press
More clues unearthed at Commandery
EXCAVATION work at the Commandery Museum in Worcester has unearthed more clues into the historic site’s past.
Archaeologists have discovered evidence of what they believe is the floor layer of the monastic hospital dating from the medieval period on which the 16th century Commandery was built.
Worcester Standard
Museums interested in medieval lord's ring
A medieval gold ring found in a Wiltshire field was declared treasure trove at an inquest in Chippenham yesterday
This is Wiltshire
Wednesday, February 11, 2004
British Archaeological Awards
The British Archaeological Awards are the most prestigious awards in British archaeology. Established in 1976, they have grown until they now encompass 15 Awards, covering every aspect of British archaeology. The Awards are presented every other year, with the next Awards ceremony being held in Belfast in October 2004.
Entries and nominations must relate to activities, events and achievements over the 2-year period between 1 June 2002 and 31 May 2004.
Further details can be found at http://www.britarch.ac.uk/awards/
The closing date for entries is 31 May 2004
St Mary, Ickleton, Cambridgeshire
A fire which destroyed much of the roof and transept of this church revealed a complete set of rare 12th-century paintings on the nave walls
Country Life
New homes an echo of the past
When families move into a new housing development they will be following in the footsteps of their ancestors from 5,000 years ago. Archaeologists have unearthed a series of exciting historic finds at a building site in Woodston, Peterborough.
Megalithic Portal
Fife archaeology service cuts plan to be opposed
Labour proposals to cut Fife Council’s archaeology service by almost 50% are to be opposed by the Liberal Democrats tomorrow, writes Michael Alexander.
Evening Telegraph
Fountain's Abbey Gets Makeover
Fountain's Abbey in Yorkshire, a World Heritage Site owned by the National Trust, has been undergoing new restoration, thanks to English Heritage.
Country Life
When the Viking boat comes in
DECORATING a Viking longboat is just one of the challenges being issued to children this half-term.
This is York
Bronze Age may halt modern fad for wind power
THE PROPOSED site for seven huge wind turbines on Denshaw Moor is home to more than 200 archaeological remains, with many more, including a Roman road, still waiting to be discovered.
Oldham Advertiser
German Archaeologist Throws Light on Pyramid Origin
Egypt's ancient pyramids are probably a byproduct of a decision to build walls around the tombs of kings, a leading expert on early Egyptian royal burials said Wednesday.
Reuters
FIELD SCHOOL IN HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY
ST GEORGE, BERMUDA
10-31 July 2004
The Department of Archaeology
University of Bristol
Further details
Greens Object Stonehenge Road Plans
Proposed road cutting would dominate World Heritage Site, say Salisbury Greens. If the A303 proposals were approved, the new road cutting would become the most prominent monument within the Stonehenge World. Heritage Site: the 21st century monument to the car, a kind of inverted Cursus, rivalling the original Cursus in size."
That's the warning Salisbury Green Party will present to the public inquiry that begins on Tuesday (17th February).
Green Party Home Page
Copper Age village found in Bulgaria
A village from the Copper Age was found in northern Bulgaria. The village is situated just 800 metes away from the place where the bridge Vidin-Kalafat was planned to be built.
Stone Pages
Ethiopian obelisk needs ride back home from Italy
ROME -- Wanted: An airplane strong enough to carry the 70-ton pieces of an ancient obelisk back to Ethiopia, nearly seven decades after Italian Fascist forces hauled the monument out of Africa.
Chicago Sun Times
Ancient stone circle has madeus ill, say ghost detectives
A PAIR of psychic investigators looking at the healing properties of an ancient stone circle claim it has made them seriously ill.
IC Wales
Tuesday, February 10, 2004
The Battle for Britain's Soul
Starting this Saturday (14th February 2004) on BBC2 at 7.15pm (GMT), the Reverend Peter Owen-Jones traces the spread of Christianity throughout the British Isles. Accoding to an article by the BBC the programme looks at how Christianity first came to Britain, when the country was in turmoil with a superstitious population worshipping its own set of Gods, both Roman and Pagan. With Iron Age Britons at the mercy of the natural world, people felt beholden to their local Gods, making sacrifices in the hope of staving off famine and disease.
Megalithic Portal
Harnessing fire on Bronze Age Thera
Recent findings brought to light during the excavation of foundations for a new roof at the archaeological site at Akrotiri on Thera (Greece) have provided more information on daily life during the Early and Middle Bronze Ages. Of particular interest are the various ways in which inhabitants harnessed the power of fire to serve a variety of day-to-day needs, ranging from the domestic to the ceremonial. At a recent Archaeological Society gathering Professor Christos Doumas explained the use of fire in the home, in the preparation of food, in the economy and in ritual acts.
Stone Pages
Stone Age artefacts found at site of new supermarket
ARCHAEOLOGISTS working at the site of a new supermarket in Ballymoney have found remains which date back to 7000 BC.
Belfast Telegraph
Items 9,000 Years Past Use-By Date
Archaeologists working for Tesco have dug up more than they bargained for at the site of the company's planned new supermarket in Ballymoney,Co Antrim. Hoping to discover traces of a medieval castle, believed to have once occupied the site, the archaeologists were amazed when they unearthed remains which date back some 9,000 years.
Megalithic Portal
Monday, February 09, 2004
Out of the industrial archives
Items from the archives of Yorkshire's first industrial museum will be put on display to mark its 30th anniv-ersary this year.
The spare keys to Buckingham Palace and a lock which baffled Houdini are just some of the items included in the exhibition at Bradford Industrial Museum.
Telegraph and Argus
Copper Age Village Found in Northern Bulgaria
A village from the Copper Age was found in northern Bulgaria. The village is situated just 800 metes away from the place where the bridge Vidin -Kalafat is to be built.
Novinite.com
A Monumental Enquiry for Stonehenge
Heritage Link reports that the cost of man-hours spent on the Stonehenge Inquiry could well equal the cost of the road proposals itself given the huge commitment of numerous organisations including many voluntary groups which have been working on the proposals for over two years.
Megalithic Portal
Mysteries of the Etruscans revealed
THEY built Europe’s first cities and may have eaten Italy’s first pasta. The original inhabitants of Chiantishire, circa 5th century BC, are coming to Edinburgh this summer.
The "long-nosed, sensitive-footed, subtly-smiling Etruscans", as one enthusiast, DH Lawrence, described them, are at the heart of the Royal Museum’s headline summer exhibition.
Scotsman
When History Met Monty
Today BBC2 8.p.m.
It was a time, apparently, when women were happily horny, knights were anything but chivalrous and bishops ran brothels … but then what sort of medieval history did you expect from a former Python? Ahead of his new TV series, Lesley McDowell meets Terry Jones
Sunday Herald
Blazing a Roman trail underneath fire station
A team of archaeologists is to dig for Roman remains - on the site of a Tyneside fire station.
The excavations in Newcastle are planned around Westgate Fire Station, on the junction of Westgate Road and Wingrove Road, which is in the Hadrian's Wall corridor.
I C Newcastle
Saxons and Normans in Eastern England
Saturday, 20 March 2004
a 1-day field trip organised by EMAS
for further details click here
Lessons to be learned from Navan experience
Billy Bell, chair of Stormont’s watchdog public accounts committee, has welcomed the Northern Ireland Audit Office’s (NIAO) findings on the £20m Navan Centre project.
The historical centre, just outside Armagh, was forced to close in 2001, having received £5.2m in public funding during eight years of operation.
Leisure Opportunities
SITS VAC: SKILLED YOUNGSTERS REQUIRED TO RESTORE OLD RELICS
Some of the region's most important historic buildings could crumble away because of a recruitment crisis in the niche area of restoration amongst construction workers.
Unless new recruits are properly trained in specialist areas such as stone masonry and carpentry, campaigners claim architectural gems could be left to rot. The Government is now being called on to fund on-the-job training for apprentices in restoration and conservation.
The Sentinel
New peatlands awareness website
A NEW educational website centring on Northern Ireland's peatlands, along with an accompanying CD-Rom, has been launched in Co Londonderry.
The website address is www.peatlandsni.gov.uk.
Belfast Telegraph
Forging on with Roman discoveries
A mighty workshop which helped power the Roman Empire on these shores has been discovered under a farmer's field.
The remains include civilian buildings, industrial sites and a major cemetery.
Evening Chronicle
Museums fight to keep tax loophole
Chancellor's clampdown on gift aid concession spells financial disaster for many small heritage sites which ask for entry by donation
At Fishbourne Roman Palace in Sussex, John Manley has some of the finest mosaic floors in Britain and £14,000 worth of new computer programmed tills which would be the envy of any museum in the country - except that they are about to become completely useless.
Guardian
Sunday, February 08, 2004
Vikingkvinne funnet i Russland
Russiske arkeologer har funnet en skandinavisk kvinne i et gravkammer fra 900-tallet i Pskov i Nordvest-Russland.
Aftenposten
Tests reveal Amesbury Archer ‘King of Stonehenge’ was a settler from the Alps
The man who may have helped organise the building of Stonehenge was a settler from continental Europe, archaeologists say.
Popular Science
Amesbury archer was a settler from the Alps
The latest tests on the Amesbury Archer, whose grave was found three miles from Stonehenge and it astonished archaeologists last year with the richness of its contents, show he was originally from the Alps region, probably Switzerland, Austria or Germany. The tests also show that the gold hair tresses found in the grave are the earliest gold objects found in Britain.
Stone Pages
High cost for Meath monuments
The cost of work to preserve ancient monuments in the path of a new motorway running through Co Meath could be up to 20 million euros.
UTV Internet
Catapult Makers: Rock Stars of Antiquity
Ancient catapults were state-of-the-art weapons of unequalled power—but how powerful were the military engineers who created them?
National Geographic
Is this the oldest hole in Britain?
It looks like any ordinary hole made by roadworks. But this hole pre-dates Gloucestershire as we know it because it is a relic of the last Ice Age which ended 14,000 years ago!
Megalithic Portal
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3467195.stm
Work to preserve ancient monuments in the path of a new motorway running through Co Meath could cost up to €20m.
Archaeological work is being carried out on the 32-mile stretch of road between Clonee and Kells.
Online ie
New light shed on SA cave art
A huge collection of rock paintings in South Africa is far older than previously thought, research has found.
Archaeologists using the latest radio-carbon dating technology found that the Ukhahlamba-Drakensberg paintings are 3,000 years old.
BBC News
Expert carves out a past for himself
Probing the role of rock art in the lives of prehistoric man is the mission for Tyneside-based archaeologist Aron Mazel.
The Journal
The really old rock masters
Experts from Newcastle have helped show some of the world's finest rock paintings are 3,000 years old.
The new study, by archaeologists from the University of Newcastle and the Australian National University in Canberra, used the latest radio-carbon dating technology on the art, in South Africa's uKhahlamba-Drakensberg National Park.
Evening Chronicle
Newcastle’s link with South Africa's rock art
Experts from Newcastle have helped show some of the world's finest rock paintings are 3,000 years old.
Megalithic Portal
The loss of another archaeological site
In the past two months, the Maltese Islands have once
more suffered the loss of an archaeological site. A
cave by the name of Ghar Qasrana, in the limits of
Mgarr, has been covered, probably destroyed, by
material dumped in what was until recently a
cultivated field.
Ghar Qasrana was one of a series of sites documented
by amateur archaeologists in the mid-twentieth
century. A wider specialist appreciation of its nature
was provided two years ago through a scholarly
contribution in Melita Historica by Professor Mario
Buhagiar and publication of the only available plan
made by Keith Buhagiar. A description of the cave was
also given by Professor Buhagiar and Professor Anhony
Bonanno in an international conference relating to
Byzantine Archaeology in Sicily.
The cave contained at least one Roman or early
Byzantine burial chamber. Although the finishing of
such burials is not as elaborate as the better known
examples in the Rabat area, such cave burials are a
rare archaeological heritage to be found in our
countryside. Documentary evidence suggests a later use
of the cave for habitation purposes, while other
internal features point towards the possible use of
the cave as a rock-cut chapel.
The Maltese Islands have not only lost another site,
but also the opportunity for scientific research of
the Roman, Byzantine and Medieval periods. This loss
has occurred even though all precautions have been
taken by the authorities to safeguard this site.
Although the cave was identified as a site of
archaeological value through an Environmental Impact
Assessment exercise, dumping in the area was still
undertaken, even though development permits have not
yet been approved for the area.
In view of these circumstances and the Cultural
Heritage Act 2002, the Grupp Arkeologiku Malti appeals
to the authorities to take immediate action to rescue
the remains of the cave and to hold the perpetrators
of this event responsible for their actions.
Press Release from Anton Bugeja archmalta@yahoo.com
Saturday, February 07, 2004
500-year-old monastery dug up on site of science park
A 500-year-old monastery has been discovered by archaeologists in the heart of Glasgow.
The medieval ruins of the Francisan Friary just off the High Street is being described by experts as one of the most important finds in Scotland.
Evening Times
Rare 7th-century Saxon artifacts go on display
A hoard of glass and copper jugs, ceremonial crosses and other Saxon artifacts has gone on display, giving the public a first look at a rare find of a royal tomb from the seventh century.
Beaufort Gazette
Dr. Marie Soressi erhält den Förderpreis für Ältere Urgeschichte und Quartärökologie
Preisträgerin des Tübinger Förderpreises für Ältere Urgeschichte und Quartärökologie ist dieses Jahr die Französin Dr. Marie Soressi vom renommierten "Institut de Préhistoire et de Géologie du Quaternaire" der Universität Bordeaux.Der Preis ist mit 5.000 Euro dotiert und wird nun zum sechsten Mal verliehen.
Archäologie
History right on tap
There was a surprise in the pipeline for archaeologists on a Roman fort dig at Vindolanda in Northumberland.
They unearthed 30 yards of wooden mains which fed the fort with water from nearby springs.
And to their amazement, the mains were still working and carrying water - almost 2,000 years after they were first installed.
I C Newcastle
Search for Saxon relics at graveyard
A DIG to search for Saxon remains is to be carried out on land which has been earmarked as a much-needed graveyard in Havant.
The News Hampshire
EH Statement on the impact of the Stonehenge A303 Road Scheme
English Heritage released the following statement yesterday regarding the impact of the A303 Stonehenge Improvement Road Scheme on the Archaeology of the World Heritage Site: English Heritage supports the Highways Agency's proposal for the A303 at Stonehenge, which will bring a number of major benefits to the Stonehenge World Heritage Site (WHS) by removing the roads and traffic from the immediate vicinity of the Stone Circle. This will improve the visitor experience as well as achieving major objectives of the WHS management plan.
Megalithic Portal
Roman water still on tap
Archaeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old water main built by the Romans - which is still working.
BBC News
Archaeologists find 1,400-year-old tomb of Anglo-Saxon king
A tiny piece of bronze poking out of the mud was the first clue that something extraordinary lay beneath the surface in Prittlewell.
The subsequent discovery of an Anglo-Saxon king's burial chamber complete with a lavish collection of treasures was more than any archaeologist would hope to find beneath a verge in the Southend suburb.
Pakistan Tribune
The ancient astronomers of Newgrange
A New web site on the ancient astronomy of the Prehistoric monuments of Ireland.
The ancient astronomers of Newgrange
Gold Cape will be focus of visitor attraction
A visitor centre highlighting the Bronze Age and Celtic culture of north east Wales could attract up to 150,000 tourists a year. At the core of the new visitor attraction, drawing on Arthurian connections, would be the famous gold Bronze Age Mold Cape, currently held in The British Museum.
Megalithic Portal
Friday, February 06, 2004
Treasures of a Saxon King of Essex
Probably the most exciting and important archaeological discovery made in this country in the last fifty years! Archaeologists have discovered the burial of a Saxon king in Southend, and an exhibition of some of the wonderful treasures found in his tomb is going to open at Southend’s Central Museum on Saturday 21 February.
Southend Museum
Archaeologists find 1,400-year-old tomb of Anglo-Saxon king
A tiny piece of bronze poking out of the mud was the first clue that something extraordinary lay beneath the surface in Prittlewell.
The subsequent discovery of an Anglo-Saxon king's burial chamber complete with a lavish collection of treasures was more than any archaeologist would hope to find beneath a verge in the Southend suburb.
Guardian
Discovery of a Saxon King
The burial site of an East Saxon King has been uncovered, illuminating our knowledge of the lives of the super-rich in the Dark Ages.
The Museum of London and English Heritage archaeologists have discovered the most important Saxon burial site since Sutton Hoo was uncovered in 1939.
Country Life
Archaeologists Display Saxon Artifacts
LONDON -- Archaeologists showed off a hoard of glass and copper jugs, ceremonial crosses and other Saxon artifacts Thursday, giving the public a first look at a rare find of a royal tomb from the seventh century.
Newsday.com
Show Jumping at Neolithic Burial Mound
A new cross country course for horse riders has been built around an ancient site in Ireland. The course is situated at Ballygraffan in Strangford Conservation Area in the picturesque, undulating drumlin country between Comber and Killinchy.
Megalithic Portal
Historic battlefields clash
THE battle to save and record Wales' historic battlegrounds has begun, despite indifference from national heritage body Cadw.
Western Mail
Thursday, February 05, 2004
Treasures of a Saxon King of Essex
A recent discovery at Southend-on-Sea
An archaeological excavation at Priory Crescent, Prittlewell, Essex in autumn 2003 unearthed a 7th century grave that is perhaps the most spectacular discovery of its kind made during the past 50 years - the grave is probably that of an Anglo-Saxon King of Essex.
Some of these incredible objects will be on display at the Museum of London from Friday February 6 until February 17 and at Southend Central Museum from Friday February 21 until March 22.
Museum of London
Fabulous Finds as Saxon King's Tomb Is Unearthed
The tomb of an East Saxon king containing a fabulous collection of artefacts has been unearthed, it was announced today.
The burial chamber, believed to date from the early 7th century, has been described by experts as the richest Anglo-Saxon find since the Sutton Hoo ship burial in Suffolk – one of Britain’s most important archaeological locations.
The Scotsman
Heritage of Ireland
An official guide to the historic buildings, parks and gardens in the care of the Irish Government together with an outline of the various cultural and heritage bodies such as museums, libraries and performance venues which conserve and promote Irish cultural heritage.
http://www.heritageireland.ie/
Found: long-lost Cistercian water mill
Ryedale's famous lost village has given up another treasure for archaeologists. A long-lost water mill and farmstead at Wharram Percy, run by the "luckless" Cistercian monks of Meaux Abbey, came to light during a survey of the landscape around the wolds village, which is one of England's largest and best-preserved deserted medieval villages.
This is Rydale
The Archaeology of Ritual
Program of the 3rd Cotsen Advanced Seminar
The papers from this 2 day conference are available as audio files in .rm format
Go to this site
Director Apted Helps Build HBO's 'Rome'
Michael Apted, who has directed James Bond and Jennifer Lopez movies in recent years, is set to tackle Julius Caesar next.
Apted ("The World Is Not Enough," "Coal Miner's Daughter") has signed on to direct the first three episodes of "Rome," an HBO series set in the time of Caesar and the rise of the Roman Empire. The series, a co-production of HBO and the BBC, is scheduled for a 2005 premiere.
Zap 2 it
Two new barrows found in Dorset
Quietly hidden among the rolling hills of Purbeck is a unique and important archaeological landscape. A report just published by English Heritage reveals the extent of earthworks, medieval field patterns and trackways at Corfe Common, near Corfe Castle. The area has attracted the interest of antiquarians for centuries because of its eight Bronze Age barrows (burial mounds).
Megalithic Portal
Coming of age in Athens
Antiquities focus on the lives of young people
Soccer moms, tennis dads and rabid fans of Little League have nothing on their predecessors of sports-mad ancient Greece
Poughkeepsie Journal
Anglo-Saxon king's tomb is biggest find since Sutton Hoo
Archaeologists have unearthed the spectacularly rich tomb of a Dark Age Anglo-Saxon king - the most important discovery since the Sutton Hoo ship burial 65 years ago.
Excavations at Southend-on-Sea revealed the intact tomb of an early seventh century Saxon monarch - almost certainly either Saeberht or Sigeberht, both kings of Dark Age Essex.
Inependent
Saxon king's burial chamber yields its secrets
Historians believe they may have found King Saeberht's resting place. David Derbyshire reports
A burial chamber, believed to be that of an early Christian king who ruled over Anglo Saxon Essex nearly 1,400 years ago, has been uncovered by archaeologists.
Telegraph
Burial chamber's secrets revealed
More details are being released of a Saxon burial chamber unearthed in Essex.
The 12-feet-wide, five-feet-high wood-lined chamber - dating from the 7th Century - was crammed with gold coins and ornaments.
BBC News
£200,000 for cathedral repairs
A ROLLING programme of repairs at Salisbury Cathedral received a £200,000 boost this week.
The money, from English Heritage, will go towards the final phase of the long-running reroofing project.
Salisbury Journal
Da Vinci Invented Natural Plastics
Leonardo da Vinci not only anticipated the airplane, the life jacket, the intercom and the robot, he also created the first natural plastic, according to an Italian scholar.
Discovery Channel
University of Colorado archaeologist, colleagues hot on the trail of ancient Persian warships
The team used sonar from the R/V Aegaeo ship of the Hellenic Center for Marine Research, the manned Thetis submersible submarine and a remotely operated vehicle known as the Achilles for two weeks last October, said Hohlfelder. But ironically, it was an octopus that proved perhaps the most useful detector.
EurekAlert
Wednesday, February 04, 2004
Diggers needed Urgently Scotland - BAJR
Experienced Excavation Staff required for development site in archaeological mitigation phase. Open Area excavation on a Medieval Village site and a early-late Neolithic settlement site Dreghorn, near Irvine, Ayrshire
Immediate start with work continuing into March 2004.
Contact Tom Wilson :
Mobile: 07792 657 496
Email nacyriley@yahoo.co.uk
Jim Newman: Call of the Sea
IF YOU'VE EVER tuned into one of those National Geographic specials on underwater archaeology, then you've probably seen Jim Newman's work. You may even have seen Newman himself.
Spectrum
500-year-old monastery dug up on site of science park
The medieval ruins of the Francisan Friary just off the High Street is being described by experts as one of the most important finds in Scotland.
Evening Times
Excavations in Moscow Monasteries
The earliest monasteries appeared on the contemporary territory of Russia in the 11th century.
Athena Review
Historic Scotland’s Extensive Education Programme Targets Learners Of All Ages
A comprehensive programme of initiatives aimed at encouraging children and adults to learn about Scotland's history and culture has been introduced by Historic Scotland. With the aim of realising the educational potential of the historic properties in its care, a diverse range of imaginative learning opportunities has been created.
Historic Scotland
Stonehenge road inquiry imminent
A public inquiry begins on 17 February into the Highways Agency's plans to upgrade the A303 under Stonehenge.
EGI News
Medieval mystery of lost water mill finally solved
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have solved a centuries-old mystery to find the site of a long-lost water mill in the Yorkshire Wolds.
Yorkshire Post
Undersea graveyard yields secrets
TALLINN, Estonia -- Leaning across the wooden helm of his boat, Vello Mass scans the Baltic Sea to the horizon and muses about the treasures lying beneath its cold, gray waves.
"There are hundreds of Viking ships out there, hundreds of old trading ships, hundreds of warships," the 63-year-old wreck- hunter remarks. "The Baltic's an archeological paradise."
The Jersey Journal
Tuesday, February 03, 2004
ROMAN ROAD EXCAVATIONS
North East Hants Historical & Archaeological Society
Bank Holiday Weekends
9 - 12 April 2004
30 April- 3 May 2004
28 - 31 May 2004
27 - 30 August 2004
The North East Hants Historical & Archaeological Society are holding several long weekend excavations on the Roman Road from Winchester towards London.
For details contact Dr Richard Whaley, Project Director on btl.pcil@ukonline.co.uk or 2 Rotherwick Court, Alexandra Road, Farnborough GU14 6DD (sae appreciated).
PUBLIC CONSULTATION OVER FUTURE OF LINCOLN'S ROMAN PAST LAUNCHED
The City of Lincoln Council is asking the public to comment on its plans to conserve, manage and reinterpret the city's vast Roman heritage.
24 Hour Museum News
£5.4m Saudi donation to revamp V&A Islamic display
A Saudi Arabian company has given the Victoria and Albert Museum £5.4m for a new gallery of Islamic art from the Middle East.
Independent
Monday, February 02, 2004
Treasure hunter's joy at find
This gold ring had lain undiscovered in a field for more than 400 years since, perhaps, falling from the finger of an Elizabethan mistress.
Telegraph & Argus
Trade bid to return the Elgin Marbles
GLASGOW'S museums may be chosen to display priceless antiquities if a campaign to re-home the Elgin Marbles succeeds.
Evening Times
Rock discovery causes excitement
An ancient rock covered in carved symbols has been discovered in a South American jungle by an archaeologist from Cornwall.
BBC News
PEATLANDS GO LIVE ON INTERNET
The Environment and Heritage Service gave the public a new view of peatlands when the first Peatlands Educational website and CD-ROM was launched today in Bellaghy Bawn, Co Londonderry.
DoE News Release
You can find the new web site at: www.peatlandsni.gov.uk/
Millionaire's bid to build victory on the ruins
THEY have little in common other than a shared love of one of the most remote and beautiful parts of Scotland.
But this week crofter Hugh Donaldson and millionaire Lex Brown will stand shoulder to shoulder to fight for the future of a romantic 13th-century castle.
Scotland on Sunday
Sacred 900-year-old pond filled in
An ancient fishpond which has been on a sacred site for at least 900 years has been filled in by its owners to stop littering.
Workers cleaned the pond near the ruins of Thetford's Cluniac Priory two years ago, finding rusted old bicycles and discarded syringes amongst the silt deposits.
EDP 24 News
Sunday, February 01, 2004
Austria claims to have invented tartan kilts
Tartan kilts have become fashionable in Austria after archaeologists claimed the country invented them. ... "The tartan sample found in Austria was dated to at least 320 years BC - over 1,600 years earlier than the oldest Scottish tartan which was made in 1,300 AD."
Ananova
Opening Davy Jones's locker
Estonian shipwreck hunter Vello Mass, a leading expert in Baltic underwater exploration, says the sea is an archeological paradise.
London Free Press
Repair clue links Kingmaker to medieval ship
Britain's sole surviving medieval ship may have belonged to Warwick the Kingmaker, one of the most powerful figures of the 15th century, according to new evidence.
Telegraph
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