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New excavations shed light on Shropshire marsh-fort
7+ hour, 26+ min ago (290+ words) The first excavations at Wall Camp in more than 40 years have revealed new evidence for how Iron Age communities built and used one of Britain’s most unusual wetland enclosures. Archaeologists and students from the University of Birmingham have completed the…...
Bacon Hole: Rediscovering Britain’s forgotten Ice Age cave art
3+ hour, 23+ min ago (1520+ words) Hidden within the limestone cliffs of the Gower Peninsula in South Wales is a cave that has witnessed dramatic changes in climate, landscape, and human history. Bacon Hole, overlooking what is today the Bristol Channel, is home to one of…...
Roman hoard uncovered in Buckinghamshire
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (277+ words) A metal-detectorist has discovered a hoard of Roman bronze objects in the Chilterns, Buckinghamshire, including a rare rattle that may have been used in religious ceremonies (below centre). Adam McClelland was detecting with the permission of the landowner when he…...
The Archaeology of Leicester in 20 Digs – The Past
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (153+ words) The Archaeology of Leicester in 20 Digs the-past.com The Archaeology of Leicester in 20 Digs This is the latest in the ‘…in 20 Digs’ series. Gavin Speed has been involved in Leicester’s archaeology for more than 20 years, and he has produced a…...
On the Banks of the Humber: archaeological and palaeoenvironmental investigations at Goxhill, North Lincolnshire, and Paull, East Yorkshire, 2016-2020 – The Past
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (190+ words) On the Banks of the Humber: archaeological and palaeoenvironmental investigations at Goxhill, North Lincolnshire, and Paull, East Yorkshire, 2016-2020 the-past.com On the Banks of the Humber: archaeological and palaeoenvironmental investigations at Goxhill, North Lincolnshire, and Paull, East Yorkshire, 2016-2020 This site…...
Unearthing the present: Why archaeologists should study the contemporary world – The Past
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (1414+ words) Unearthing the present: Why archaeologists should study the contemporary world The Past website Unearthing the present: Why archaeologists should study the contemporary world Archaeologists have been investigating the contemporary world since the early 1970s – but for its first couple of decades…...
Scottish Archaeology Month
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (239+ words) Archaeology Scotland’s flagship festival, returns this September to showcase the best of the country’s archaeology, history, and heritage in a month-long programme of events for all ages. Tessa Till shares some highlights; full listings are at www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk…...
Following the Eagle, After the Fire, and Treasure: Hidden, Lost, Found
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (1101+ words) The Past website Following the Eagle, After the Fire, and Treasure: Hidden, Lost, Found North East Museums manages 12 heritage sites, including two Roman forts, a steam railway, and diverse museums and galleries. For two days in August, I based myself…...
Cleopatra: A Reference Guide to her Life and Works
1+ week, 2+ day ago (250+ words) The Past website Cleopatra: A Reference Guide to her Life and Works Cleopatra VII now joins such luminaries as Nelson Mandela, Winston Churchill, and Henry VIII, as the latest historical celebrity to have her own volume in Bloomsbury’s ‘Significant Figures…...
Marina el-Alamein tombs
1+ week, 2+ day ago (202+ words) An Egyptian mission at Marina el-Alamein (the site of the Graeco-Roman city of Leukaspis) has discovered 11 deep rock-cut tombs and 7 limestone surface tombs, many of which are still sealed and well preserved. One of the burials was originally a water…...