Monday, 22 February 2016

Dunwich: The storms that destroyed 'lost town'

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In the 11th Century Dunwich was the 10th largest town in England Evidence of violent storms that destroyed a lost town known as Britai...
Friday, 19 February 2016

Anglo Saxon gold mount 'mystery' in Norfolk

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The triangular gold mount, found near Fakenham, is less that an inch in width and length A "mystery" gold mount found in a ...
Monday, 15 February 2016

Lost in Translation? Ibn Fadlan and the Great Unwashed

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Lost in Translation? Ibn Fadlan and the Great Unwashed 14–15 March 2016  MBI Al Jaber Building, Corpus Christi College, Oxford Ibn ...
Saturday, 13 February 2016

Archaeologists uncover buried village on Anglesey

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Remains of a house found at Rhuddgaer, near Newborough by  the Gwynedd Archaeological Trust Archaeologists in Gwynedd have discovere...
Friday, 5 February 2016

From genes to latrines: Vikings and their worms provide clues to emphysema

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In a paper published today in Nature: Scientific Reports a group of researchers led by LSTM have found that the key to an inherited...
Monday, 1 February 2016

New Website for the Bayeux Tapestry

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As this year is the 950 th  anniversary of the Battle of Hastings, Archaeology in Europe has created a new website featuring the Bayeux ...
Thursday, 28 January 2016

Medieval burial ground found under UK car park

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Archaeologists have discovered a mass grave containing more than 300 skeletons - under a car park. The first discoveries were made two year...

Number of skeletons discovered in Godalming car park rises to 300

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The number of skeletons excavated from a former car park has risen to 300, although experts have yet to confirm from which century they ...
Tuesday, 19 January 2016

English DNA 'one-third' Anglo-Saxon

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This triple burial from Oakington, Cambridgeshire, includes metal and amber grave goods The present-day English owe about a third of the...
Monday, 18 January 2016

EMAS Archaeology Study Tour: Landscape of the Bayeux Tapestry

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Landscape of the Bayeux Tapestry 21 - 28 May 2016 2016 will be the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings. The famous Bayeux...
Wednesday, 13 January 2016

Lasers used to make Staffordshire Hoard replicas

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Laser technology is being used to help create replicas of items from the Staffordshire Hoard. The hoard contains 3,500 items of jewel...
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...