Saturday, 21 December 2019

New archaeological discoveries reveal birch bark tar was used in medieval England

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Skeleton from grave 293, Anglo-Saxon child burial [Credit: Oxford Archaeology East] Scientists from the University of Bristol and th...
Thursday, 19 December 2019

Tintagel Castle: Arthurian Legend Mixes with True History

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Tintagel Castle is a site of castle ruins located on Tintagel Island; a peninsula connected to the North Cornwall coast in England by a n...
Monday, 9 December 2019

Archaeological Study Tour to Orkney

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EMAS Study Tour to Orkney 14 – 23 April 2020 There are still a few places left on the EMAS Archaeological Society Study Tour to Orkne...
Thursday, 5 December 2019

Metal detectorist makes pretty penny after ancient coins he found in Suffolk field sell for £90,000 at auction

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Builder and metal detectorist Don Crawley holds a collection of Anglo Saxon silver pennies which form part of a hoard of 99. ( PA ) An...
Monday, 2 December 2019

1,400-Year-Old Skeletons Reveal Location of Anglo-Saxon Enlightenment

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Detailed isotope analysis was done on the Bamburgh skeletons.  (Bamburgh bones / Facebook) 110 Anglo-Saxon skeletons dating to 1,400...
Friday, 29 November 2019

It Cleans Up Nicely: Scottish Viking Hoard Reveals New Secrets

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Around the time the Irish were stamping out the Viking presence in their country, local lore says the Scots and Vikings also fought a bat...
Friday, 22 November 2019

Remarkable remains of Anglo Saxon woman and jewels found in grounds of Canterbury Christ Church University

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The skeleton of the Anglo Saxon woman (21999128) The remarkable remains of a young Anglo-Saxon woman, buried with lavish jewels and a k...

Viking treasure thieves who stole hoard worth £12m with metal detectors are jailed

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Metal detectorists George Powell and Layton Davies have been jailed at  Worcester Crown Court  for stealing a Viking treasure hoard, worth...

Metal detectorists convicted of trying to sell £3m Viking treasure hoard on black market

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A pair of metal detectorists have been convicted of stealing a hoard of Viking coins and jewellery potentially worth £3m – much of which i...
Thursday, 21 November 2019

Detectorists hid find that rewrites Anglo-Saxon history

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 Coins and jewellery from the hoard found by George Powell and Layton Davies. Photograph: . An expert gasped when he saw coins unearthe...

UK metal detectorists guilty of theft after concealing £3m hoard

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A ring, crystal pendant and ingot found in the haul. Photograph: Two metal detectorists who unearthed an astonishing hoard of gold jewe...

Detectorists stole Viking hoard that 'rewrites history'

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Most of the estimated 300 coins believed to be in the hoard are still missing BRITISH MUSEUM Two metal detectorists stole a £3m Vikin...

Two metal detectorists convicted of stealing a £3 million Viking hoard of coins and priceless jewellery

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A coin which was part of a £3 million Viking hoard CREDIT: PA Two metal detectorists have been convicted of stealing a £3 million Vikin...

Detectorists stole Viking hoard that 'rewrites history'

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Most of the estimated 300 coins believed to be in the hoard are still missing BRITISH MUSEUM Two metal detectorists stole a £3m Vikin...

Four convicted over theft of £3 million Viking treasure trove that could hold key to English history

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George Powell and Layton Davies were convicted at Worcester Crown Court of stealing a £3 million hoard of Viking coins and jewellery ( PA ...
Sunday, 17 November 2019

Mysterious battle which 'saved England from the Vikings' WAS fought near Liverpool

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A bloody conflict which saw the Anglo Saxons fend off the Vikings and Celts took place in Wirral, near Liverpool, archaeologists say. T...

EMAS Archaeological Study Tour to Orkney

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EMAS Archaeological Study Tour to Orkney 14 – 23 April 2020 Guide: David Beard MA, FSA, FSA Scot The 2020 EMAS spring study tour...
Sunday, 3 November 2019

'One of the greatest finds': experts shed light on Staffordshire hoard

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Items from the Staffordshire hoard of gold, weapons and ornaments found by a metal detectorist in 2009. Photograph: David Jones/PA First...
Thursday, 17 October 2019

Research reveals secret of who owned the Galloway Hoard

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Ecgbeorht rune on silver arm-ring [Credit: National Museums Scotland] Dr Adrian Maldonado, Glenmorangie Research Fellow at National Mus...
Thursday, 3 October 2019

Man’s name found on the 1100 year-old Galloway Hoard

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The Egbert Rune. © National Museum Scotland Egbert was here! Name discovered and deciphered from a runic inscription on the spectacular...