Tuesday, 29 March 2011

Archaeological Dig At UKCMRI Site Behind British Library

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Construction work will soon begin on a world-class medical research centre behind the British Library. The UK Centre for Medical Research an...
Sunday, 27 February 2011

The Long Twelfth-Century View of the Anglo-Saxon Past

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Dr David Woodman and Dr Martin Brett are hosting a two-day conference on 29th - 30th March on 'The Long Twelfth-Century View of the Angl...
Saturday, 26 February 2011

Anglo-Saxon site will be unearthed

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New archaeological digs are to take place at the site of an Anglo-Saxon burial ground in Oakington. The village sits on the site of a sixth-...
Friday, 18 February 2011

Searching for Saxons in West Langton

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IN A FIELD near West Langton, under the cover of 100,000 square metres of oil seed rape, the secrets of a society long gone lay hidden for c...
Friday, 14 January 2011

Your Favourite Archaeological Sites in Europe

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Which sites in Europe have you most enjoyed visiting? A new Archaeology in Europe website allows you to post descriptions and photos of ar...
Wednesday, 5 January 2011

New book throws light on Middle Saxon Shift in East Sussex

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The later Anglo-Saxon settlement at Bishopstone: a downland manor in the making by Gabor Thomas is the latest CBA Research report (no 163) t...
Wednesday, 29 December 2010

Popular Archaeology Magazine Launched

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Popular Archaeology magazine is a 100% online periodical dedicated to participatory, or public, archaeology. Unlike most other major magazin...
Saturday, 18 December 2010

Mucking Anglo-Saxon cemeteries archive released

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The ADS, English Heritage, the British Academy and the Leverhulme Trust are pleased to announce by the release of The Mucking Anglo-Saxon ce...
Saturday, 27 November 2010

New Sutton Hoo photographs unearthed

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It’s like stepping back in time. The Sutton Hoo Visitors Centre has unearthed a host of new, historically important treasures. Like the orig...
Monday, 8 November 2010

Silbury Hill's Anglo-Saxon makeover

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Silbury Hill acquired its distinctive shape in more modern times, according to new archaeological evidence. It is traditionally thought that...
Thursday, 21 October 2010

Britain's first hospital discovered

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A site which may house Britain's earliest known hospital has been uncovered by archaeologists. Radio carbon analysis at the former Leper...
Friday, 24 September 2010

Newly restored Staffordshire Hoard items on display

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A year on from the public unveiling of the Staffordshire Hoard, some newly restored items have gone on display. A pectoral cross is just one...
Tuesday, 21 September 2010

Online Courses in Archaeology with the University of Oxford

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Cave paintings, castles and pyramids, Neanderthals, Romans and Vikings - archaeology is about the excitement of discovery, finding out about...

Ancient weapons and Anglo-Saxon gold among subjects for Treasure House lectures

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A series of autumn lectures are being at the Treasure House, Beverley. Dr David Marchant, museum's registrar, will begin the series on O...
Friday, 3 September 2010

Archaeologists solve riddle of bones in Eynsham garden

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ONCE surrounded by his aged peers, he is the one they left behind. Archaeologists yesterday confirmed that the human skeleton discovered in ...

Saxon boat found by workmen

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A Saxon boat has been uncovered during flood defence work on the River Ant. Broadland Environmental Services Ltd (BESL), working on behalf o...
Thursday, 12 August 2010

Dig uncovers Wales’ first Saxon ‘palace’

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ARCHAEOLOGISTS yesterday unearthed the first Saxon building found in Wales, and said it may have been the ancient palace of a prince. A team...
Tuesday, 10 August 2010

Domesday Book reveals the rise of a Norman Abramovich after 1066

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Within 20 years of the Norman conquest, England was dominated by "a new class of super rich Frenchmen gorging on their success". S...

Lincoln Castle dig uncovers Saxon homes

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Evidence of ruthless land clearance by Norman knights has been found in Lincoln. Archaeologists working in the castle grounds have discovere...
Friday, 23 July 2010

More Staffordshire Hoard items on show

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Nineteen pieces of the Staffordshire Hoard have gone on public display for the first time. They are on display at the Potteries Museum and A...