Monday, 21 May 2012

Anglo-Saxons and hand-saex

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As an invitation to explore the wonders of Old English, hand-saex is certainly arresting. The Dictionary of Old English, based at the...

New Look for the Current Archaeology Website

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Current Archaeology now has a dedicated news editor in-house, and the news articles are now posted on our website as the stories break...
Sunday, 13 May 2012

Abbey excavations reveal Saxon glass industry

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New research led by the University of Reading has revealed that finds at Glastonbury Abbey provide the earliest archaeological evidence...
Thursday, 10 May 2012

Glastonbury Abbey excavations reveal Saxon glass industry

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(Phys.org) -- New research led by the University of Reading has revealed that finds at Glastonbury...
Tuesday, 8 May 2012

Glastonbury Abbey excavations find Saxon glass industry

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New research on glass fragments found at Glastonbury Abbey in the 1950s reveals the earliest archaeological evidence of glass-making in...
Saturday, 5 May 2012

Graves unearthed in Caistor dated to seventh century

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An exciting excavation in Caistor could prove to be "sensational" should carbon dating results prove it contains remains from...
Tuesday, 1 May 2012

Oxford Online Courses in Archaeology

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The University of Oxford's online courses in archaeology for Trinity term are now open for enrolment. "Cave painting...
Monday, 23 April 2012

York Minster tantalises archaeologists with hints of Saxon church

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What happened after the Romans left and the Vikings of Jorvik arrived? Two post holes and a jumble of bones may hold a clue ...
Wednesday, 18 April 2012

Loftus Anglo-Saxon artefact haul wins cultural award

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  Some of the jewellery on display at the exhibition   A collection of Anglo-Saxon artefacts discovered in East Cleveland ...
Monday, 16 April 2012

Ridley Hall dig reveals Roman and Saxon finds

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Archaeologists have found Roman and Saxon jewellery and tools in the grounds of a theological college in Cambridge. The dig is in advan...
Sunday, 15 April 2012

Scientists find runes on ancient comb

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Archaeologists have found the oldest engravings of letters ever to be discovered in central Germany, officials from the area announ...
Monday, 26 March 2012

Vikings: Raiders, Traders and Settlers - Online Course

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University of Oxford Department for Continuing Education Mon 14 May to Fri 27 Jul 2012 Ravagers, despoilers, pagans, heathens - t...
Thursday, 22 March 2012

Photos: Bejeweled Anglo-Saxon Found in Christian "Burial Bed"

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The skeleton of a young Christian noblewoman, who was laid to rest on a "burial bed" some 1,400 years ago, is giving archaeo...
Sunday, 18 March 2012

Remains of dark ages princess found in field in Cambridge

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    VIEW GALLERY The remains of a mysterious Anglo-Saxon princess, who died  thirteen and a half centuries ago, have bee...
Saturday, 17 March 2012

UK experts find 7th-century teen buried in her bed

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Archaeologists excavating near Cambridge have stumbled upon a rare and mysterious find: The skeleton of a 7th-century teenager buried in ...
Friday, 16 March 2012

Cross and bed found in Anglo-Saxon grave shed new light on 'dark ages'

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Archaeologists in Cambridge thrilled to discover grave with body of young woman on a bed with an ornate gold cross The dead are often d...

Anglo-Saxon Christian grave find near Cambridge 'extremely rare'

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An Anglo-Saxon grave discovered near Cambridge could be one of the earliest examples of Christianity taking over from Paganism, archaeo...

New TV drama – “Vikings” – to be filmed in Ireland and Northern Europe

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The History Channel in the US and History Television in Canada have announced they will be airing a scripted drama series, Vikings . Th...

Earliest Christian burial in UK found

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One of the earliest Anglo-Saxon Christian burial sites in Britain has been discovered in a village outside Cambridge. The grave of a teena...
Thursday, 15 March 2012

Professor Ray Page (1924 - 2012)

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The Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic is sad to announce the death on 10 March 2012 of Professor Raymond Page, Emeritus Elring...