Archive for April 8th, 2010
Archeology: When did the First Settlers Come to Iceland?
One of the things that makes Iceland unique in Europe is the fact that Icelanders know the year the first settler, Ingólfur Arnarson, came to Iceland from Norway. The Icelandic script, Íslendingabók (Book of Icelanders), written by Ari the wise, tells of the first men coming to Iceland on explorations.
Archaeologists dig up Shakespeare’s ‘cesspit’
Archaeologists believe they are on the cusp of shedding new light on the life of William Shakespeare – by digging up what may have been the playwright’s cesspit.
Bronze Age finds at Guernsey airport
With the planned development of Guernsey’s runway surveying around the airport uncovered the remains of a bronze age settlement in 2008.
Staffordshire Hoard is coming to America
