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April 5, 2012 0 Comments

York Minster tantalises archaeologists with hints of Saxon church

What happened after the Romans left and the Vikings of Jorvik arrived? Two post holes and a jumble of bones may hold a clue

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A replica of one of the two Resurgam submarines that were built in 1878-79 : Wiki Commons

April 4, 2012 0 Comments

How fishermen are bringing lost secrets of UK waters to land

As trawlers dredge up more wrecks from our seas, a pilot scheme is set to record their finds

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March 26, 2012 0 Comments

TV treasure hunt show to pick Britain’s most important archaeological find

Britain’s Secret Treasures on ITV to follow experts as they judge the merits of antiquities discovered in the UK in the last 15 years

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March 8, 2012 0 Comments

Bristol archaeologists unearth slave burial ground on St Helena

Archaeologists from the University of Bristol have unearthed a unique slave burial ground on the remote South Atlantic island of St Helena. The excavation, which took place in advance of construction of a new airport on the island, has revealed dramatic insights into the victims of the Atlantic slave trade during the notorious Middle Passage.

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February 16, 2012 0 Comments

Stonehenge was based on a ‘magical’ auditory illusion, says scientist

The layout of Stonehenge matches the spacing of loud and quiet sounds created by acoustic interference, new theory claims

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Chauchilla Cemetery Peru : Looters stole anything of financial worth, leaving the bodies : Wiki Commons

February 14, 2012 0 Comments

Glasgow team gets £1m grant to study illegal trade in antiquities

Researchers will spend the next four years gathering and analysing data on the movements and motives of traffickers, the types of activities involved, such as illegal excavation; transit and purchase; and pricing structures. The aim is to develop new approaches to regulate the international trade of cultural goods and help policymakers better define laws to fight criminal activities.

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King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba : Wiki Commons

February 12, 2012 1 Comment

Archaeologists strike gold in quest to find Queen of Sheba’s wealth

A British excavation has struck archaeological gold with a discovery that may solve the mystery of where the Queen of Sheba of biblical legend derived her fabled treasures.

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February 5, 2012 0 Comments

Piltdown Man: British archaeology’s greatest hoax

In a few weeks, a group of British researchers will enter the labyrinthine store of London’s Natural History Museum and remove several dark-coloured pieces of primate skull and jawbone from a small metal cabinet

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Limburg railyard bombed 23 Dec 1944 : Wiki Commons

January 28, 2012 0 Comments

Italian memorial to recall second world war ‘friendly fire’ tragedy

1,100 British, South African and American prisoners of war were put on a train to be taken to a camp in Germany. On January 28, 1944, they were crossing the Orvieto Railroad Bridge North in Allerona, Umbria, when the American 320th Bombardment Group arrived to bomb the bridge.

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January 26, 2012 0 Comments

Liverpool’s world heritage waterfront faces ‘irreversible damage’, report says

Unesco delegation says skyscraper proposal will result in ‘serious loss of historic authenticity’

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January 23, 2012 0 Comments

How Birdsong creates a replica of first world war’s tunnels

Expert archaeologist helped drama producers make exact model of underground network

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January 19, 2012 0 Comments

Temple of Mithras comes home

Construction work forces return of remains of Roman temple to the god Mithras to original London home after 58 years

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January 12, 2012 0 Comments

US diving crew finds wreck of British submarine used in second world war

HMS Olympus struck a mine off the coast of Malta as it tried to evade German and Italian warships on 8 May 1942 – Archaeology News Press Release

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Porn Token : Image Source : MOLAS - Museum of London

January 5, 2012 0 Comments

Porn yesterday: Roman brothel tokens and the rise of erotic art

Bronze discs depicting sex acts, like the one discovered in London, were used to hire prostitutes – and directly led to the birth of pornography during the Renaissance HeritageDaily Archaeology News Press Release – News for Archeology by Archaeologists

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January 3, 2012 0 Comments

British Museum canters through 5,000 years of equine history

A celebration of the horse – from newly excavated Saudi Arabian rock carvings to Victorian London’s dung dilemma

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December 20, 2011 0 Comments

Wedgwood Museum faces selloff to pay £134m pension debt after court ruling

Museum collection can now be sold to meet deficit of Wedgwood Potteries, even though the two separated half a century ago

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December 20, 2011 0 Comments

Viñoly brought in as Chelsea looks at move to Battersea power station

Architect behind latest failed redesign for London’s Battersea power station hired as creative brain behind developer Mike Hussey’s plan for stadium for Chelsea football club at the site

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December 20, 2011 0 Comments

Lloyd’s building joins Grade I elite at tender age of 25

Heritage minister’s decision puts Richard Rogers’s hi-tech design in the top 2.5% of all listed buildings

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December 18, 2011 1 Comment

Football Was For Real Men In Tudor England!!!

An Oxford University academic is leading a project to study coroners’ reports of accidental deaths in Tudor England and it shows that football was the most dangerous!!

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