Friday, 18 December 2015

Rare Viking hoard found by detectorist in Oxfordshire

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A rare Viking hoard of arm rings, coins and silver ingots has been unearthed in Oxfordshire. The hoard was buried near Watlington around th...

Staffordshire Hoard Newsletter: Conservation Update

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The conservation team have been busy with reconstruction of the fragments of silver and silver gilt objects recently. Alongside the conse...
Monday, 14 December 2015

Viking hoard found in field sheds light on England's origins

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 A trove of Viking jewelry and Saxon coins unearthed by an amateur treasure-hunter in a farmer's field may help rescue an English ki...

Viking hoard discovery reveals little-known king 'airbrushed from history'

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A hoard of Viking coins could change our understanding of English history, after showing how Alfred the Great 'airbrushed' out a r...
Tuesday, 24 November 2015

ARCHAEOLOGISTS REVISIT ENGLAND’S LEGENDARY GLASTONBURY ABBEY

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The real history of Glastonbury Abbey, renowned for its links to the legendary King Arthur, has finally been uncovered thanks to ground-...
Thursday, 12 November 2015

Explore 4,500 British Museum artifacts with Google's help

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The  British Museum  in London holds an array of beautiful and historically significant artifacts including the Rosetta Stone, which hel...
Wednesday, 11 November 2015

Detectorist finds hoard of 5,000 Anglo-Saxon coins

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A hoard of more than Anglo Saxon 5,000 coins have been unearthed, including what may be a unique penny. The discovery, near Lenborough, Buc...
Wednesday, 28 October 2015

UK buyer sought to keep Anglo-Saxon brooch in country

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An elaborate Anglo-Saxon brooch that is more than 1,000 years old may be exported if a UK buyer is not found who will pay at least £8,00...
Friday, 23 October 2015

76 skeletons discovered at Saxon Woolwich

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Saxon remains have been found by archaeologists excavating Berkeley Homes development site on the Royal Arsenal Riverside site.  Saxo...
Monday, 12 October 2015

EMAS Field Trip: Four Anglo-Saxon Churches in Hampshire

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EMAS Field Trip to Headborne Worthy; Tichborne; Corhamton and Boarhunt Anglo-Saxon Churches Saturday, 7 November 2015 Read the rest...

Archaeologists to uncover secrets of Viking fortress

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When archaeologists found the  first Viking Age fortress in Denmark for 60 years last September , it was hailed as a fantastic archaeolo...
Monday, 14 September 2015

Hunt for Anglo-Saxon abbey wall at Peterborough Cathedral

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Archaeologists surveying a cathedral's precincts are hoping to uncover the location of its walled Anglo-Saxon predecessor.  Ground...
Sunday, 2 August 2015

New research on the causes of the Viking Age

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The Viking hit-and-run raids on monastic communities such as Lindisfarne and Iona were the most infamous result of burgeoning Scandinavian ...
Tuesday, 28 July 2015

New research on the causes of the Viking Age

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The Viking hit-and-run raids on monastic communities such as Lindisfarne and Iona were the most infamous result of burgeoning Scandinavian ...
Wednesday, 8 July 2015

You(r) Archaeology – portraying the past

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“You(r) Archaeology – portraying the past” - A European competition to express your view. What is archaeology? An adventure? A pain in ...
Monday, 29 June 2015

Dundee experts recreate face of Saxon man at Lincoln Castle

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Facial reconstruction experts at the University of Dundee have recreated the face of a Saxon man whose skeleton was discovered on the si...
Tuesday, 16 June 2015

Hunt for Viking DNA among Normandy residents riles anti-racism activists

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British scientists searching for evidence of Norse colonisation in the communities of the Cotentin peninsula warn of ‘sensitivities’ over t...

EMAS Field Trip to Worth, Arlington, Bishopstone, Sompting and Poling

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Field Trip to Worth, Arlington, Bishopstone, Sompting and Poling Guide: David Beard MA, FSA 11 July 2015 Pick up 8:00 am at Londo...
Thursday, 28 May 2015

Secrets of Staffordshire Hoard Revealed

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Hundreds of fragments grouped together to reveal remains of incredibly rare high status helmet Unique form of sword pommel also uncover...

Staffordshire Hoard sword and helmet reconstructed

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Thousands of metal fragments from the Staffordshire Hoard have been reconstructed into two "significant" new 7th Century objects....