Friday, February 06, 2004
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.
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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
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