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Workmen find Georgian artefacts at old hospital - Top stories - Scotsman.com

Workmen find Georgian artefacts at old hospital - Top stories - Scotsman.com | Archaeology News | Scoop.it
From www.scotsman.com - February 2, 3:34 AM
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have uncovered a slice of Georgian history on the former site of the Royal Infirmary hospital.

 

Pottery, bits of bottle, coins and buttons from the 18th century were found by workers at what is now Edinburgh University’s High School Yards.

 

A dig took place after contractors drafted in to lay utilities uncovered a series of outer walls from the old royal’s Surgical Hospital, which was built on the site in 1738. Among the highlights was a sixpenny piece dating from 1816 and the reign of George IV.

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Great story,  Jake is a lovely man from AOC Archaeology.   Plus i am from Edinburgh.  What is not to like! 

 

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Galen and UNC Wilmington Partner for Public Archaeology Education

Galen and UNC Wilmington Partner for Public Archaeology Education | Archaeology News | Scoop.it
From www.sanpedrosun.com - January 2, 6:31 AM

Cayo's Galen University is partnering with the University of North Carolina at Wilmington for a Public Archaeology Education Program.

 

"The partnership is a public education program geared towards young minds to enlighten and introduce them to the field of Archaeology and Anthropology and encourage them to consider those studies for their future as well as to educate them about the importance of studying our history and preserving archaeological sites for future generations.  Dr. Scott Simmons of UNCW along with archaeology students Victor Cucul and Ismael Teul of Galen University served as “Ambassadors of the Past”, visiting the various schools on Ambergris Caye and talking about the history and culture of past civilizations, specifically the Maya, who were the original inhabitants of this entire region and whose impact and civilizations are still evident today."


Via Best of Cayo, Sally McHugh
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Partnership and education!  

the way forward

David Connolly's comment, January 2, 6:30 AM
Ah ... this is exactly the sort of archaeology I love the best!
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