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David Connolly
January 11, 2015 1:10 PM
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The Salisbury Museum in Wiltshire (south England), announces a new temporary exhibition to run from 31st January until Monday 4th May 2015.
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David Connolly
January 10, 2015 2:45 AM
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A Neolithic Cairn under excavation
Within Balbithan wood in Aberdeenshire, lies a collection of at least 28 prehistoric hut-circles and numerous clearance cairns. Test pitting has also revealed evidence of Mesolithic activity.
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David Connolly
January 10, 2015 2:43 AM
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Divers find nearly 40 metal ingots from a shipwreck off the coast of Sicily that was lost in the sixth century.
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David Connolly
January 10, 2015 2:40 AM
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Dr Sabah Jassim, the head of the local archaeological mission, announced the findings at the 9th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East held recently in Basel, Switzerland.
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David Connolly
January 10, 2015 2:23 AM
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Researchers at the Max Plank Institute in Germany and George Washington University found the teeth of sea otters have a similar structure to fossilised teeth from early humans.
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David Connolly
January 9, 2015 9:44 AM
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Sometime in the 15th century, nearly 1kg of silver bullion was fashioned by a master-craftsman into a feasting cup for a high-ranking nobleman. Gilded at the base and the top of the lid, measuring 35cm high and with a miraculously smooth hammered surface, it is an object of outstanding elegance and simplicity. Unmarked, probably made in London, the cup is of international significance and heart-stopping beauty.
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David Connolly
January 4, 2015 6:12 AM
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Archaeologists discover giant underground city in Nevşehir dating to 5,000 years old.
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David Connolly
December 28, 2014 3:57 PM
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A team of Inrap archaeologists have been working since 2013 on the site of the foundations and cemetery of the Saint-Germain church in Flers, north-western France, prior to a proposed development.
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David Connolly
December 1, 2014 3:12 AM
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SOUTHERN UTAH – H2, a History Channel network, will air a new episode of the hit show “America Unearthed” Saturday night. The episode, which follows host Scott Wolter’s search for Montezuma’s legendary treasure, was filmed in Kanab.
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David Connolly
December 1, 2014 3:11 AM
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The Greek archaeological and research team who have spent the past few months excavating the enormous tomb of Amphipolis in northern Greece, have given their first complete presentation of the excavat...
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David Connolly
December 1, 2014 3:09 AM
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Coins featuring the face of Alexander the Great have been found at the largest tomb ever unearthed in Greece, where archaeologists are hunting for clues to solve the mystery of who lies buried there.
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David Connolly
November 28, 2014 1:53 PM
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As part of a Heritage Lottery Fund community project, established by internationally-renowned, artist-led company Art Gene Associates, Bristol archaeologist Dr George Nash and former Bristol MA gra...
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David Connolly
November 27, 2014 10:21 AM
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Archaeologists have discovered an ancient settlement lying beneath the Aegean Sea, just off the coast of the Greek island of Delos.
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David Connolly
January 10, 2015 3:27 AM
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Loch Torridon is set in one of Scotland's most spectacular landscapes. A total of 14 early prehistoric sites, findspots and shell middens have been recorded here so far. We aim to increase that wit...
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David Connolly
January 10, 2015 2:44 AM
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Are you interested in local archaeology? Would you like to know more about Southwell’s Roman past? Or would you fancy being involved yourself? Well, here is your chance!
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David Connolly
January 10, 2015 2:40 AM
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The ancient city of Ephesus, one of the sites in Turkey that attracts the most tourist income, is expected to enter UNESCO’s permanent list this year
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David Connolly
January 10, 2015 2:24 AM
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The shoebox-size chunk of bronze didn't attract much attention when divers retrieved it from an ancient shipwreck off the Greek island of Antikythera in 1901.
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David Connolly
January 9, 2015 10:11 AM
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An evaluation consisting of five trenches, magnetometer survey and Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) survey sought to characterise both the chronology and character of the main fort and also the easte...
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David Connolly
January 8, 2015 4:54 AM
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A study looking at the genetic characteristics of 84 individual dogs from more than a dozen sites in North and South America suggests that dogs may have first successfully migrated to the Americas ...
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David Connolly
December 29, 2014 6:41 PM
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The hoard of two sword blade fragments, a scabbard fitting and a multi-edged knife, all of bronze, and six copper ingot fragments - weighing nearly 2.5 kilos all together - were discovered in the C...
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David Connolly
December 27, 2014 8:23 AM
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The skull of Roskilde Cathedral's patron saint was one of the most important relics in medieval Denmark. Now a team of scientists have discovered that the skull is not that of St. Lucius.
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David Connolly
December 1, 2014 3:12 AM
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Rachel Cooke: Lovely old buildings such as Lowther Castle gladden the heart – and provide a perspective our politicians would do well to remember
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David Connolly
December 1, 2014 3:10 AM
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Wessex Archaeology’s Coastal & Marine’s Peta Knott has been visiting wharves in Kent to raise awareness of the Marine Aggregates Protocol
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David Connolly
November 29, 2014 3:13 AM
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Erdogan and the EU should do more for Turkish women if they care about the country's future. But instead, they are digging holes
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David Connolly
November 28, 2014 10:50 AM
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The question of how humans evolved a higher intelligence required for complex collaborative activities has long puzzled evolutionary biologists.
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