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Official launch of public database of ‘at risk’ archaeological sites
It is hoped that the database will drive awareness of the scale of the problem and help governments, NGOs, and other regional stakeholders preserve the heritage of the people of the Middle East and the wider world.
Three-thousand-year-old axes found in farmer’s field in mid-Norway
Some 3,000 years ago, 24 axes were cached in Stjørdal municipality, about 44 km east of Trondheim. They’re now seeing the light of day once again.
Can houses die? Iron-age to Viking longhouses were burned and buried
From the Bronze Age until the Viking Age, burial mounds could be placed on top of the remains of three-aisled longhouses. The internal posts that served as roof-supporting beams were sometimes removed before the house was set on fire. Once the house had burned to the ground, one or more burial mounds were placed on top of its remains.
World War One Battlefield Tunnels Discovered Under Salisbury Plain
Archaeologists working in Wiltshire have identified a unique network of First World War tunnels under Salisbury Plain.
Digital app brings to life one of Scotland’s key prehistoric settlement sites
A new online digital resource has been launched to bring to life one of Scotland's most important prehistoric settlement landscapes.
Medieval priest discovered in elaborate grave 700 years after his death
The remains of a medieval priest who died 700 years ago have been uncovered in an elaborate grave.