Saxon object mystery for Canterbury experts
Posted on March 18th, 2010 by Kris
A Saxon object which was uncovered in an archaeological dig in Kent cannot be identified by experts.
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Medieval Child’s Brain Found Preserved
Posted on March 17th, 2010 by Kris
Scientists were able to identify neurons and cerebral cells from the brain preserved from the 13th century.
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Dig may find signs of Viking town in Thetford
Posted on March 17th, 2010 by Kris
Archaeologists hope to find signs of an old Viking town during excavations in Norfolk.
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Thessaloniki metro works reveal archaeological finds
Posted on March 15th, 2010 by Kris
A large early Christian Basilica (1st to early 4th century AD) and an important late Byzantine period (1204-1430) building were unearthed at a same number of Thessaloniki metro construction sites over the recent period.
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Bulgaria Archaeologists, Architects Move to Save Cybele Temple
Posted on March 15th, 2010 by Kris
A commission of archaeologists and architects is set on securing a National Monument status for the temple of Greek goddess Cybele in Bulgaria’s Balchik.
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Victims of Medieval Massacre Site were Vikings
Posted on March 13th, 2010 by Hengest
Fifty-one decapitated skeletons found in a burial pit in Dorset, England were those of Scandinavian Vikings, scientists say.
The site was discovered in June 2009 during building work on the ‘Olympic Highway’ by Dorset County Council; a relief road built to ease transport congestion for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Archaeologists, led by David Score of Oxford Archaeology, unearthed at least 51 decapitated individuals. Many of the executed men suffered multiple wounds, inflicted by a sharp-bladed weapon, to the skull and jaw as well as the upper spine — indicating that their execution was by decapitation.
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Scottish MP demands return of the Lewis Chessmen
Posted on March 12th, 2010 by Hengest
A Scottish Member of Parliament is demanding that the entire collection of Lewis Chessmen be permanently kept in Scotland. He is upset that the British Museum, which houses some of these medieval figures, is now saying that the chessmen were created in Norway instead of northern Scotland.
Western Isles SNP MP Angus MacNeil said “The British Museum’s treatment of this link raises real questions about where the chessmen should be displayed permanently.
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Ancient Norse Settlements Hit Cold Spell
Posted on March 11th, 2010 by Kris
A long cooling period may have led to famine in Greenland and Iceland more than 1,000 years ago.
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Digging into Shakespeare’s later life at New Place, Stratford-upon-Avon
Posted on March 11th, 2010 by Kris
A ground-breaking investigation into Shakespeare’s later life is due to start in Stratford-upon-Avon on 26 March 2010, as archaeologists prepare to excavate the remains of Shakespeare’s house in Stratford-upon-Avon, and the public are invited to come along and watch as the latest story about the world’s most famous writer unfolds…
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Archaeological find Roman baths unearthed in Tarragona
Posted on March 9th, 2010 by Kris
It seems the baths fell into disuse as the Roman city became busy and eventually became a habitat area, and a first dating points to the late start of V or VI century.
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