Hadrian’s Wall Quiz
Hadrian’s Wall stretches for 80 Roman miles from coast to coast. How many modern miles does this equate to?
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Funding awarded to National Trust for new scientific technology
The funding will enable the conservation charity to upgrade and expand scientific and archaeological research on its historic sites and collections.
History of Indian indenture in the British Caribbean explored in museum display
‘Indo + Caribbean: The creation of a culture’ is free and will run until 19 November as part of the museum’s ‘London, Sugar, and Slavery’ gallery.
Roman villa and mosaic depicting Homer’s The Iliad discovered in Rutland
The stunning mosaic depicts the concluding scene of the Trojan War, in which Greek hero Achilles battles Hector, the leader of the Trojans.
Earliest evidence of mercury poisoning identified in 5,000-year-old bones
The researchers attribute the incidence of mercury poisoning during the Chalcolithic period to the increased exploitation of cinnabar, a mercury sulfide mineral
Victorian carriage donated to museum at Arlington Court
It was donated to the National Trust by the great-grandson of Thomas Pedler, who drove the carriage for the Chichester family.
Quantum Man: exhibition at Sicily’s Valley of the Temples Archaeological Park
The gravity-defying sculptures are the works of Venice-born artist Gianfranco Meggiato
CARD Fund applications are open
The CARD fund provides funding for ten radiocarbon dates from British archaeological sites which are organised by community archaeology groups.
Beyond Notability
Beyond Notability is a new project examining the role that women played in archaeology, history, and heritage in Britain between 1870 and 1950. The three-year £929,729 research project is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and led by the Institute of Classical Studies at the University of London’s School of Advanced Study, in partnership with the Society of Antiquaries of London and the University of Southampton Digital Humanities.
Restored Battersea Power Station finally removed from ‘heritage at risk’ register
Battersea Power Station is one of several sites to have been removed from Historic England’s ‘heritage at risk’ register, the organisation has announced. The former electricity station in southwest London is in
England’s largest Anglo-Saxon gold coin hoard unearthed
The trove consists of 131 gold coins and four gold objects
‘Extraordinary’ Roman statues unearthed in Stoke Mandeville
Archaeologists now believe St Mary’s church was constructed directly over the demolished remains of a square Roman building – possibly a mausoleum.
Byzantine wine factory unearthed in Israel
Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered the largest complex of Byzantine winepresses ever found. The industrial estate, where around 2 million litres of wine were produced every year, was recently unearthed in the city of Yavne and dated to c.1,500 years ago.
‘Industrial scale’ medieval tannery found at Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire
Archaeologists working at Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire have identified the remains of a monastic tannery, where animal hides would have been processed in the medieval period to produce a variety of essential
Roman figurine re-identified as an African warrior
It was likely included as a grave good in an interred cremation burial.
Photos of Sutton Hoo excavation digitised
‘The collection is a slice of social history in documenting an excavation taking place on the eve of the Second World War’
Iron Age ‘shrine’ discovered in Yorkshire Wolds
The most intriguing aspect of the shrine was the discovery of the skulls of over 40 cattle which had been placed in groups or pairs
Roman tools from Volubilis
A study of stone tools from the Roman site of Volubilis in central Morocco has revealed that the material used to make them was specifically selected to improve the function of each object.
Royal Engineers Museum opens ‘momentous’ new study centre
The military museum, based in Gillingham, is the largest of its kind in Kent and contains many exhibitions telling the story of Britain’s military engineers from the Roman period through to the modern Corps of Royal Engineers.
‘Archaeology on Prescription’ health and wellbeing project launched in York
York Archaeological Trust, which also trades under the name York Archaeology, has launched a new community project at the former Willow House care home in the Walmgate area of York, specifically designed to improve participants’ health and wellbeing while teaching them new skills in archaeology.
Footprints offer early evidence of human occupation in North America
These tracks could offer concrete evidence that humans reached North America before glacial advances closed the ice-free corridor and Pacific Coastal Route
New details of Bristol’s 17th-century plague hospital revealed
Across the country, plague victims were lodged in basic pesthouses constructed during earlier outbreaks.
Napoleonic tunic and weapons on display at new exhibition marking emperor’s death
Napoleon in Exile at the Fusilier Museum in Bury tells the story of the military leader’s final years and will include several personal items which have never been on display in the UK before.