Thursday, 2 October 2008

Ninth century tag discovered

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A SILVER Saxon clothes fastener found by a metal detector enthusiast near Dorchester has been declared as treasure. The hooked tag dating ba...
Tuesday, 30 September 2008

Ancient Saxons could hold up supermarket

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REMAINS of a Saxon settlement could hold up the construction of a budget supermarket on land at Kingsteignton. German supermarket chain Lidl...
Saturday, 20 September 2008

Off-road biking for ancient site

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A former landfill site which is also an Ancient Scheduled Monument could be turned into an off-road biking area. The site in Dane Valley Roa...

Animated Bayeux Tapestry

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This is a clever and amusing animation of the second part of the Bayeux Tapestry (from Harold’s coronation to his death in battle). The anim...
Sunday, 14 September 2008

Saxon graves found in Lakenheath

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Some 450 graves have been found in Lakenheath after a discovery during recent roadworks. The find of three Saxon graves has helped to define...
Monday, 8 September 2008

Saxon grave 'couple' may have been two men

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Archaeologists have unearthed the mysterious remains of what first appears to be a couple buried together arm in arm more than 1,000 years a...
Wednesday, 3 September 2008

The Viking and Anglo-Saxon Landscape and Economy (VASLE) Project

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In the last fifteen years the role of metal-detected objects in the study of Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Scandinavian England has greatly increase...
Thursday, 19 June 2008

Saxon bowl on show

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AN exciting archaeological find has been donated to Andover Museum. The bronze, Saxon hanging bowl was discovered near Kimpton by local meta...
Wednesday, 18 June 2008

Archaeologist's search for ancient Lanky tribe

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AN amateur archaeologist has been given a lottery grant to help him dig into Bolton's hidden past. Paul Kay, the founder of the Bolton C...
Thursday, 12 June 2008

LEICESTERSHIRE BURIAL MOUNDS REVEAL ANCESTRAL INSIGHTS

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Researchers from University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) have recently completed work on the results of three closely related...
Saturday, 7 June 2008

Rare find could be Saxon

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EXPERTS now believe a dozen skeletons discovered in a mass grave in the centre of Oxford may have belonged to executed criminals from Saxon ...
Friday, 6 June 2008

BURIALS REVEAL ANCESTORS' LIVES

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Archaeologists have made remarkable discoveries at an ancient burial ground. Excavations in Cossington revealed a variety of burial practice...
Saturday, 12 April 2008

Bejeweled Anglo-Saxon Burial Suggests Cult

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In seventh century England, a woman's jewelry-draped body was laid out on a specially constructed bed and buried in a grave that formed ...
Tuesday, 8 April 2008

Experts bone up on grisly relics

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Archaeologists now believe a dozen skeletons discovered in a mass grave in the centre of Oxford may have belonged to executed criminals from...

Archaeological work on an Anglo-Saxon settlement in East Anglia

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ARCHAEOLOGISTS have meticulously built up a picture of ancient settlements in an isolated location near Aldeburgh. Their work follows two di...
Sunday, 6 April 2008

Archaeological finds set to go on display

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DONCASTER Museum is expected to stage an exhibition of the borough's recent major Viking or Saxon find in the next few months. Doncaster...
Thursday, 3 April 2008

Bid to make St Bede's home a world attraction

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CREATED by Benedict Biscop in the 7th century, the joint monastic site of Jarrow and Wearmouth is one of the greatest treasures from the Gol...
Monday, 10 March 2008

Reburial for Anglo Saxon remains

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About 3,000 skeletons are to be reburied in an Anglo-Saxon ceremony at a North Lincolnshire church where they were discovered almost 30 year...
Thursday, 6 March 2008

Anglo-Saxon graves found at Peterborough Cathedral

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EIGHT Anglo-Saxon grave markers belonging to ordinary folk have been uncovered in Peterborough Cathedral's grounds during restoration wo...
Monday, 11 February 2008

BONES DISCOVERY MAY PROMPT FULL-SCALE DIG

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A Full excavation for Anglo-Saxon remains and other historical items could be carried out at a building site where human bones were found. I...