Tuesday, March 02, 2004
ANDREW MCINTOSH LOOKS INTO THE FUTURE FOR LISTED PLACES OF WORSHIP
Heritage Minister Andrew McIntosh today asks religious communities,
heritage groups, local authorities, and the general public, is the
current system of protection for places of worship fit for the
twenty-first century?
Dept for Culture, Media & Sport
Action man
(aka Bone Jones)
Andrew Jones's love of the practical drew him to science, zoology and, eventually, archaeology
Education Guardian
Talks on future of historic site
A new group has been set up to look at the future of one of Britain's most important archaeological areas.
Thornborough Henges near Ripon in North Yorkshire is a concentration of late Neolithic and Bronze Age sites.
BBC News
Monday, March 01, 2004
County's churches get £½m for repairs
Six Warwickshire churches are sharing a payout of more than £500,000 to carry out repairs.
About £1.8 million is being given out across the region from English Heritage and the Heritage Lottery Fund in the Repair Grants for Places of Worship Scheme.
I C Coventry
COASTAL AND MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY
If the management of archaeological sites and resources is your area of interest, then this study day on Saturday 20th March 2004 will be of interest to you.
The transfer of responsibility for underwater archaeology in England to English Heritage has led to an increased awareness of our sub-tidal culture. The day will introduce recent development in coastal underwater archaeology and provide information on current methodological techniques. The impact of seabed development will also be discussed alongside an introduction to marine archaeology and the law.
Fee £30 (£15 concession)
10.00am-5.00pm
For further information, or to enrol contact:
Louise Rayner
Programme manager for Archaeology
Faculty of Continuing Education
Birkbeck College
020 7631 6627/6631
ROMAN SMALL FINDS
Spend a day with specialists from Museum of London Specialist Services at the London Archaeological Archive and Research Centre on Saturday 20th March 2004.
This study day is designed to provide an introduction to the study of Roman finds, using the main materials and classes of objects found in London. The day will discuss methods of study from initial site recording to specialist analysis. Various types of publications past and present will be examined and evaluated and a wide variety of objects will be present for you to examine and handle under the guidance of leading specialists.
Fees £40 (£20 concessions)
10.00am-4.30pm
For further information, or to enrol contact:
Louise Rayner
Programme manager for Archaeology
Faculty of Continuing Education
Birkbeck College
020 7631 6627/6631
Sussex archaeology symposium
13.3.04
Organised by the Centre for Continuing Education at the University of Sussex, in association with the Sussex Archaeological Society. Topics include: Hunter-gatherers in Sussex; a Bronze Age site at Felpham; a consideration of the nature of occupation at Fishbourne Roman Palace in the years immediately before the Conquest of ad 43; a summary of the excavations at Barcombe Roman villa in 2003; a report on the first six months of the new Portable Antiquities Scheme in Sussex; new evidence concerning the dating of the Long Man of Wilmington; and reports on excavations in 2003 of medieval/post-medieval sites at Bishopstone, Ovingdean, Herstmonceux Castle, Winchelsea and Shoreham. There will be various book stalls. For further details contact CCE, tel 01273 877888.
UK Archaeology Opportunities
The UK Archaeology Opportunities is currently updating its website and would like people to submit details of their project. This is free publicity for any sites seeking volunteers and UK Archaeology Opportunities would encourage particularly small societies to consider submitting their projects.
To submit projects please visit http://www.ukarchaeology.org.uk/Submissions/submitall.htm (frames version) or http://www.ukarchaeology.org.uk/Submissions/submissions.htm (non-frames version) and follow the instructions given.
To find out more about UK Archaeology Opportunities, or to browse our current listings please visit http://www.ukarchaeology.org.uk .
If you have any queries please contact UK Archaeology Opportunities at admin@ukarchaeology.org.uk
RESCUE AGM
The Annual General Meeting of RESCUE: The British Archaeological Trust will take place at the Museum of London on Saturday 6th March at 12.00 noon and will be followed by the annual Open Meeting at 2.00pm. Admission is free and is open to all, members and non-members alike.
Further details can be found on the RESCUE website, together with details of membership, current campaigns, publications and the responses made by RESCUE to recent government initiatives.
Further details from http://www.rescue-archaeology.freeserve.co.uk/
Prizes awarded for top Megalithic Portal contributors
The winners of our competition for the top contributors to the Megalithic Portal from last September up to January 2004 have been posted in our Site Guides forum, and are as follows. I'll be posting the lists of books in the forum at 9pm tonight (Sunday 29th).
Megalithic Portal
Sunday, February 29, 2004
Rediscovering the legend of the lake dwellers
One hundred and fifty years ago, the first settlements of ancient lake-dwelling peoples emerged from Lake Zurich. The discovery gave Europeans a new insight into the lives of the distant ancestors.
This year, around 20 Swiss museums are organising exhibitions dedicated to this significant chapter in Swiss history.
Siss Info
Analysis of Roman epitaphs alters concept of 'family'
If ancient Romans observed Family Day, their celebrations would have included wet nurses, slaves and possibly many others who had no blood relationship, according to new University of Calgary research.
University of Calgary
HISTORIC FIND AT NOTTS SITE
Metal detecting enthusiast Thomas Wallace struck lucky - by digging up a 600-year-old silver pendant.
Evening Post
Viking graves in Pskov, North-Western Russia
Archaeologists are examining the items found in the ancient burial place of a Viking woman in downtown Pskov.
In the last days of 2003 in Pskov during archaeological research of the construction site, burial place related to X century, was discovered. At the depth of 4 meters in the burial chamber the remains of a woman were found along with decoration of bronze and silver, bronze scales, glass beads and several dozens of other items.
Pravda
Roman Paris was not in Paris, but Nanterre
PARIS, Feb 26 (AFP) - The historic Paris - the Gallic town of Lutetia captured by Julius Caesar in 52 BC - lay not on the island in the centre of the modern French capital but in a suburb 10 kilometres (six miles) to the west, according to archaeological evidence published on Thursday.
Expatica
Castle costs rocketing
WORK to restore the site of a medieval castle is being besieged by hidden extras.
The cost of sprucing up Bedford's Castle Mound has now reached £650,000.
Serious about News
The skeleton key
The story of man's ascent can be traced from a single skull uncovered on Gibraltar in 1848. Ian Tattersall tells how language triumphed in The Monkey in the Mirror
Guardian
Saturday, February 28, 2004
Bulgaria's Archaeological Find of 20th Century Hidden among Fearful Rocks
The Thracian treasure from Rogozen is said to be Bulgaria's archaeological find of the previous century or as many archaeologists say "the horn of plenty was poured out over Bulgaria once again in 1986 when that great treasure was found".
Its uniqueness gave the archaeologists much material to work on as it revealed some ancient secrets unknown by now. The exclusive finding is now strictly guarded in the Vratsa History Museum that offers its visitors a rare journey through the ancient world of the Thracian art.
Novinite
Archaeologists uncover Ayrshire village ancient history
Short video of the excavations.
You can find the video here
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