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Community Archaeology reveals 19th-century house A recent community excavation in Belfast has revealed the remains of a 19th-century house and the partial layout of the Victorian streets in the area. Run by
CWA news in brief
Iron from the stars Experts reveal that an axe-like object found in a sacrificial pit at the Bronze Age site of Sanxingdui (2800-600 BC) in south-west China was made of iron from
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Call for young people to uncover London archaeology The City of London Archaeological Trust (CoLAT) is launching a new scheme to encourage young people to study London archaeology. Grants of £250, plus
World news in brief: From a mammoth discovery to a Viking ship burial
A mammoth discovery A remarkable collection of mammoth bones has been found in a wine cellar in Lower Austria. Excavations at the site in Gobelsburg, carried out by archaeologists from the Austrian
UK news in brief
Wemyss Casts returned Two plaster casts of a boat carving in Jonathan’s Cave, east Wemyss, have been returned to Scotland after 90 years. Dated to 1st millennium BC, the original carving is
Pyramid renovation controversy
Following a public outcry over new ‘renovation’ work on the Pyramid of Menkaura at Giza, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has decided not to approve the continuation of the project.
World news in brief: From Scythian leather to sticky stone tools
Scythian leather made of human skin A recent study, published in PLOS ONE (https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0294129), has analysed 47 samples of leather from burials at 14 Scythian sites in southern Ukraine, dating from the
World news in brief: From sacred baboons to the faces of Tartessos
Sacred baboons Baboons were long venerated in ancient Egypt and their mummies have been found in several cemeteries. A new study published in PLOS ONE (https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0294934) has analysed a collection of 36
World news in brief: From Iron Age child’s shoe to New Indo-European language
Iron Age child’s shoe Excavations in a prehistoric salt mine in Dürrnberg, Austria, have uncovered a well-preserved shoe – roughly a UK child’s size 12.5 – dated to the 2nd century BC.
UK news in brief: From Operation Dynamo to Dowth Hall
Survey records 30 wrecks sunk during Operation Dynamo Over the course of two weeks in September and October, DRASSM (the French marine heritage agency), in partnership with Historic England, carried out a
UK news in brief: From conserving shells in Devon to a national blue plaque scheme
Conserving more than 26,000 shells in Devon For the past year, staff from the National Trust have been working to conserve the tens of thousands of marine materials – including shells, bones,
World news in brief: From an Ice Age mystery to early cattle in the Americas
An Ice Age mystery In 1999, archaeologists working in Hohle Fels cave in southern Germany discovered the head of a 35,000-year-old ivory figurine, believed to depict a horse. Recent excavations have now
UK news in brief: From commercial steamship to enquiry into WW2 deaths on Alderney
Europe’s first commercial steamship scheduled The wreck of the Comet – a wooden paddle steamer, created by Henry Bell in the early 19th century – has recently been designated as a scheduled