Monthly Archives: August 2011

Archaeology
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August 27, 2011 0 Comments

Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a bastion by Vauban

Archaeologists from the Inrap (National Institute of Archaeological Research) are currently conducting preventive excavations on the site of the old Grimonprez–Jooris stadium, north of Lille’s citadel, before construction starts on a new sports field. The excavations began on 1 August and the archaeologists have discovered the remains of a bastion by Vauban, dating back to the seventeenth century.

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August 27, 2011 0 Comments

What Do You Call Two Menhirs In A Pit?

In advance of the construction of a housing project by Nexity Foncier Conseil, in Champagne-sur-Oise (Val-d’Oise), a team of Inrap archaeologists has excavating a one hectare surface, under the curation of the State (Drac Île-de-France). At the site of “Basses Coutures”, they have uncovered an Iron Age settlement and two menhirs knocked over in a pit, probably dating to the Neolithic period

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August 27, 2011 0 Comments

Irelands Heritage Grows

Ireland is leading the way in getting growing numbers of both locals and tourists interested in their nations hertaige.New figures show continued growth in visitor numbers to see centers of Irish hertaige over the last number of years.

Archaeology
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August 23, 2011 0 Comments

Roman Sword and Scarbard And Inscribed Menorah Found Intact In Drain

During the course of work the Israel Antiquities Authority carried out in Jerusalem’s ancient drainage channel, which begins in the Siloam Pool and runs from the City of David to the archaeological garden (near the Western Wall), impressive finds were recently discovered that breathe new life into the story of the destruction of the Second Temple.

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August 23, 2011 0 Comments

Deadly medication?

The corpus delicti is a plain flacon from among the possessions of Pharaoh Hatshepsut, who lived around 1450 B.C., which is on exhibit in the permanent collection of the Egyptian Museum of the University of Bonn. For three and a half millennia, the vessel may have held a deadly secret.

Archaeology
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August 23, 2011 3 Comments

Just Let Us Do Our Job!

Field surveys, excavations and being in the ‘field’ is only a small portion of what archaeologists do. The majority of time is spent on research, interpreting, understanding and trying to date sites. Some portions of reports are available through the DIA, at no charge, but they need 24 hours notice before you come and also they need to know which reports you wish to view and the area they relate to.

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August 22, 2011 0 Comments

Can’t get to Athens? Visit your local high street instead

With the 2004 Olympic Games in full swing and the eyes of the world on Athens, results of a new study released today (Monday 23 August) by archaeology experts at Newcastle University reveal that the influence of the ancient Greeks here in Great Britain is much stronger than many people might imagine – and it often crops up in the most unlikely places.

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August 22, 2011 0 Comments

New exhibition exposes modern slavery in London

A new exhibition at the Museum of London and Museum of London Docklands will lift the lid on the shocking reality of trafficking and forced labour in the capital. The exhibition, which opens on 23 August 2011 to coincide with the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, is the Museum’s first cross-site exhibition and will run until 20 November 2011.

Archaeology
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August 22, 2011 5 Comments

The Original Boat People

Archaeologists and anthropologists are still uncertain as to who the first Australians were and from where they came. The debate has been further clouded by the discovery in 2003 of the new species of Homo, Homo floriensis, on the nearby Indonesian island of Flores. Who were the first Australians and how did they cross the ocean to a land they could not see?