Tuesday, 22 September 2020

Oulton burial site: Sutton Hoo-era Anglo-Saxon cemetery discovered

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  The Anglo-Saxon cemetery is believed to date back to the same period as the famous Sutton Hoo burial site near Woodbridge SUFFOLK COUNTY C...
Thursday, 18 June 2020

ID'ing England's First Nun

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(Courtesy Finding Eanswythe)  Probable remains of Saint Eanswythe, England Many people in the port town of Folkestone in southeastern...

The Beowulf Manuscript – Nowell Codex

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The Only Surviving Manuscript of Beowulf Beowulf is an Old English epic poem that survives in a single copy in the manuscript known as ...

Lindisfarne Gospels

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The Lindisfarne Gospels is an illuminated manuscript produced about 715 – 720 in the monastery at Lindisfarne, off the coast of Northumbe...
Sunday, 24 May 2020

Norfolk discovery of 1,100-year-old brooch 'will remain a mystery'

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Experts at the British Museum say the brooch is of "national significance" Image copyright NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL The origi...
Thursday, 7 May 2020

Cleethorpes teacher's Anglo-Saxon treasures sell for £30k

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Hundreds of objects sold as part of the collection include spear heads, brooches and beads HANSONS Anglo-Saxon treasure unearthed by ...
Sunday, 3 May 2020

Peeling back the layers of a Saxon tower in Stowe Nine Churches, Northamptonshire

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Once the situation allows, our Northampton historic building team are looking forward to being able to record and monitor the conservatio...
Thursday, 30 April 2020

The British Museum is displaying 4 million items from its collection online

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Photograph: The Lewis Chessmen. © The Trustees of the British Museum Got some browsing time on your hands? Load up the British Museum’s...
Saturday, 25 April 2020

Who was Edward the Elder? A brief guide to the Anglo-Saxon king

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Who was Edward the Elder? He was the son of King Alfred and Ealhswith of Mercia. A man of Wessex, he was probably born in the 870s and ...

These ancient flowers were used as Anglo Saxon bubble wrap

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Centuries old flower heads from a Roman vessel.  Photo Steven Baker at Historic England. Precious archaeobotanical finds preserved in...
Wednesday, 15 April 2020

Remains of St Eanswythe found in Folkestone?

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The remains were found in the church of St Mary and St Eanswythe  [Image: Mark Hourahane] Recent scientific tests on human remains ke...
Friday, 3 April 2020

8 things you need to know about King Arthur

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The legend of King Arthur, a fifth-century warrior king who supposedly led the fight against Saxon invaders, continues to fascinate today...

Æthelflæd: the Lady of the Mercians

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She was a queen in all but name, but Aethelflaed, the daughter of Alfred the Great, is barely mentioned in contemporary chronicles of the...
Tuesday, 31 March 2020

New delay for Cork Events Centre as Danes say ancient deeds prove Vikings own site

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Events Centre - Under new management? Cork's long-delayed Events Centre has been hit by yet another hold-up as the Danish Governmen...

Virtual Visits to Sites and Museums

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Self-isolating and bored? You can find a list of Virtual Visits to Sites and Museums at: http://emas-archaeology.org/useful-websites...
Monday, 30 March 2020

New Sutton Hoo Movie Rights the Wrongs of Archaeological Snobbery

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The new Sutton Hoo movie, called The Dig, that is due to be released on Netflix is going to tell the real story behind one of Britain’s g...
Wednesday, 18 March 2020

British Museum says metal detectorists found 1,311 treasures last year

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A Roman Britain coin, known as a radiate, found in Headbourne Worthy in Hampshire.  Photograph: British Museum An astonishingly well-...
Thursday, 12 March 2020

Science Notes – Early medieval insights from birch bark tar

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Ceramic vessel 1112 from Ringlemere; the interior was coated in a black residue that contained birch bark tar. [Image: © Trustees of the ...
Tuesday, 10 March 2020

Remains of Anglo-Saxon princess who could be the Queen’s earliest known relative discovered by scientists in Kent

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Eanswythe, the daughter of King Eadbald, is believed to have founded England’s first nunnery before her life was cut short, likely as a r...
Monday, 9 March 2020

Bones found in Kent church likely to be of 7th-century saint

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Researchers examine the remains at St Mary and St Eanswythe’s church in Folkestone.  Photograph: Mark Hourahane/Diocese of Canterbury/P...