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March 30, 2013 2 Comments

Bones of the victims at Roman Herculaneum

Are human remains the archaeology of death or the archaeology of life? This strange paradox stated in Pearson (1999), addresses that the surviving bones, tissues and skin are more likely to reveal information about a person’s life, not a person’s death.

High Taxes Were Always A Problem, So What New?

Inscriptions tell us throughout history people have always complained about the high taxes charged by central government. The Roman Empire has produced a number of inscriptions that record these complaints and one of best preserved and most revealing was found in Roman City of Rhodiapolis nearly 5 years ago.

Archaeology

July 21, 2012 1 Comment

Iron Age people introduced Mediterranean cuisine to Britain!

University of Reading experts have found the first evidence that Iron Age people in Britain were spicing up mealtimes with foods and seasoning imported from the Mediterranean region.

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December 28, 2011 0 Comments

Roman home maintenance at Wroxeter

With the architect and builders who constructed Wroxeter’s Roman Town House set to return to the site in the New Year, English Heritage has revealed some of the unusual maintenance required to keep the popular attraction in good repair.

Archaeology

November 23, 2011 0 Comments

St Paul’s Cathedral before Wren

The past archaeological lives of the St Paul’s Cathedral site have been revealed in a new English Heritage book.

Archaeology

November 20, 2011 0 Comments

Archaeologists uncover Pictish seat of power in tiny Scottish village

An excavation has revealed a fortified early medieval settlement and unearthed significant artefacts which position a tiny Scottish village as a seat of major political power and influence.

Archaeology

November 16, 2011 0 Comments

Byzantine Prayer Box Discovered in Jerusalem

A miniature box decorated with a cross was recently uncovered in archaeological excavations of the Israel Antiquities Authority in the Giv’ati car park in the City of David, located in the Walls around JerusalemNational Park.

Archaeology

November 15, 2011 0 Comments

An excavation is no camping trip

Bonn archeologists discover a huge ancient Greek commercial area on Sicily.

Archaeology

November 15, 2011 0 Comments

New research shows that the Pilgrims Way is a fake!!

Recent research carried out by Diarmaid Walshe of the University of Sussex shows that the trackway know as the Pilgrims Way and believed to date to the medieval era has been misnamed and is in fact of an Iron Age origin.

UA scientists find evidence of Roman period megadrought

A new study at the University of Arizona’s Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research has revealed a previously unknown multi-decade drought period in the second century A.D.

Archaeology

October 23, 2011 1 Comment

Major Religious Building Found In Israel

A ritual bath dating to the Second Temple Period has been discovered near Kibbutz Zor’a. The exposure of the bath corroborates historical sources that indicated the existence of a Jewish settlement in the region.

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Hadrians Wall : Image Source : Wiki Commons

October 9, 2011 0 Comments

Hadrian’s Wall section repaired with support from Natural England

A section of Hadrian’s Wall has been repaired thanks to funding made available through the Higher Level Stewardship scheme administered by Natural England.

Archaeology

September 3, 2011 0 Comments

Discovery Cast Light On Early Roman Activity In The Stroud Valley

Excavations have revealed evidence of some of the earliest Roman activity currently known in the Stroud Valleys dating from the mid to late 1st century, and therefore soon after the Roman invasion in AD43.

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