Thursday, March 04, 2004
Veni, vidi, veggie...
Roman gladiators were overweight vegetarians who lived on barley and beans, according to a scientific study of the largest gladiator graveyard discovered.
Analysis of the bones of more than 70 gladiators recently found near Ephesus, the Roman capital of Asia Minor, puts paid to traditional Hollywood images of macho carnivores with the physique of boxers.
Telegraph
Study Tour to the Orkney Islands
8 - 14 April 2004
This is your last chance to book for the Study Tour to the Orkney Islands which is run by EMAS the University of London Archaeological Society.
You can find further details here
Excavations at Malloura, Cyprus
June 4 to July 25, 2004. Davidson College Athienou Archaeological Project. The Project involves excavation at the site of Malloura (occupied from the Archaic through Ottoman periods - 7th century B.C. to 19th century A.D.) and field survey of the surrounding valley in south central Cyprus.
Further information from Davidson College
24 HOUR MUSEUM ANNOUNCES CITY HERITAGE GUIDES
The 24 Hour Museum is set to launch a series of web guides to the museums, galleries and heritage of 10 English cities. Scheduled to go live in August 2004, the non-commercial mini websites promise more than traditional tourism sites.
24 Hour Museum
New archaeological website for Somerset
Somerset County Council is launching a website which lists all archaeological sites in the county, from pill boxes to Stone Age sites. The site will be launched at two demonstrations hosted by the Council’s Archaeological Outreach Officer Talya Bagwell, at Burnham Library on Friday 5 March and at Williton Library on Monday 8 March. Both events will run from 9.30am to 4.30pm. Also present will be Elaine Howard Jones from the Somerset and Dorset Finds Liaison Team, who will help identify objects that have been found locally.
Stone Pages
Blueprint to protect Colne Valley's beauty and archaeology
New moves are being unveiled to preserve isolated parts of the Colne Valley which contains archaeological remains from the Stone Age to the Victorian Age. The blueprint aims to protect moorland, hay meadows, woodlands and wildlife.
Megalithic Portal
Wednesday, March 03, 2004
DIG FOR HISTORY
Thousands of years of Derby's heritage lies buried beneath our feet. Broken pots and rusting tools give us insights into the lives of our long-dead ancestors.
This is Derbyshire
Give Stonehenge a new Druid Shrine to the dead
Druid leaders yesterday called for the creation of a sacred site at Stonehenge for the re-burial of human remains unearthed during a unique road project in the area, reports This is Bristol. They want a parcel of land near the "powerful temple of our heritage" to be set aside as a ceremonial shrine for the Pagan and Druid communities.
Megalithic Portal
Dig unearths ancient love affair
A Roman tale of love and romance that took place in Kent in about 200 AD has been unearthed during an excavation.
BBC News
Cadw headquarters moves to Nantgarw
HERITAGE organisation Cadw is establishing a new headquarters at Cefn Coed, part of the Parc Nantgarw office development.
ic Wales
Southend: Legal hurdle for Priory protesters
Protesters hoping to stop the controversial widening of Priory Crescent in Southend through tomorrow's long-awaited public inquiry could be doomed to failure before it even starts.
Bosses say the inquiry - which is thought will last several days - will not be examing the archaeological find of the Saxon king's burial ground on the site.
Evening Gazette
Tuesday, March 02, 2004
Somerset Libraries Host New Archaelogical Website Launch
Archaelogy is all around us, and to make information on archaeological sites more accessible to residents, Somerset County Council are launching a new website which lists all sites within the County, from pillboxes to Stone Age occupation sites, and from Medieval cemeteries to Roman villages, all periods and monument types in Somerset can be found at the touch of a few buttons.
Managing Information News
11th-century coin stash
A family removed a tree from their garden and found a treasure: 280 silver coins from the early 11th century.
The coins, most of them from Germany, were discovered several weeks ago on the Swedish island of Gotland, archaeologist Leif Zerpe of the Gotland county museum said Monday.
Daily News
Tuscan 'Excalibur' Mystery to be Unearthed
Archaeological digging might soon unveil the mystery surrounding a sword buried in a Gothic abbey in Tuscany, Italian researchers announced.
Discovery Channel
Web pages in honour of Daphne Lorimer
A selection of papers in honour of the retiring chairman of the Orkney Archaeological Trust went online today.
The site, which pays tribute to Daphne Home Lorimer MBE, features a selection of archaeological papers and pictures, including details of a newly discovered Pictish figure incised on a bone found in Burray.
Mrs Lorimer was instrumental in setting up the Trust in 1996 and has been at the organisation's helm since its inception.
The site can be accessed at http://www.orkneydigs.org.uk/dhl/
Saxons & Normans in Eastern England
Saturday, Saturday, 20th March 2004
A one-day field trip run by EMAS (the University of London Extra-Mural Archaeological Society).
You can find further details here
Ein Keltenmuseum auf dem Glauberg
Angesichts der finanziellen Schwierigkeiten von Land und Kommunen ist es ein ehrgeiziger Plan: In den nächsten Jahren soll am Glauberg in der östlichen Wetterau in Zusammenarbeit von Land, Kreis, Gemeinde Glauburg sowie einer für dieses Projekt gegründeten gemeinnützigen GmbH der zweite archäologische Park in Hessen nach der Saalburg entstehen. Hauptattraktion soll ein Museum sein, das sich der mehr als zwei Jahrtausende alten Kultur der Kelten widmet.
Frankfurter Allgemeine
March 2004: Environmental Archaeology Bibliography
English Heritage's Environmental Archaeology Bibliography can now be accessed on the ADS website. This interactive database is searchable both by site and by environmental report.
Archaeology Data Service
Nine Ladies under threat
The Nine Ladies stone circle at Stanton Lees, Derbyshire (England) is threatened by plans to extract 3.2 million tons of millstone grit from just 100m away. The company, Stancliffe Stone, has legally binding development rights to a dormant quarry just below the Nine Ladies site, owned by Lord Edward Manners of nearby Haddon Hall. Stanton Lees, between Matlock and Bakewell, is at the heart of the Peak District National Park, the first National Park to be established in the UK. Attracting some 22 million visitors each year, the ‘Peak’ is a magnet for walkers and rock climbers. A landscape of dales, high moors and millstone and limestone crags, the Peak is rich in Neolithic and Bronze Age sites – cairns, burial mounds, stone circles and hillforts. Now locals and visitors alike are coming together to protect ancient heritage and modern tourism.
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