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Roman villa uncovered beneath old church
Experts trying to work out why a church is falling down have revealed a host of fascinating secrets including a Roman Villa hidden underneath.
Huge cracks in St James the Great in Ab Kettleby forced the congregation to shut up shop about three years ago but active villagers keen to see the church reopen launched a charity to fund repairs.
Archaeologists uncover decorations on Orkney stones
ARCHAEOLOGISTS on Orkney have discovered the first evidence in the UK of stonework painted with a pattern - suggesting ancient Scots enjoyed decorating.
Ancient Powys site might reveal Saxon hall
Archaeologists are to investigate what might be a rare 5th Century Saxon hall or palace on farmland in Powys.
Digs may throw more light on ancient wine production
An archaeological site being excavated at Mġarr ix-Xini has further enforced the notion that viticulture and wine production have been an important part of the Maltese economy since the Classical period.
New findings from ancient tomb in Italy
A royal tomb in an Etruscan necropolis in central Italy has yielded fresh archaeological finds during a summer dig, researchers say.
Stonehenge twin discovered stone's throw away
New wooden henge, a circular ditch that aligns with world-famous monument, deemed site's most exciting find in a lifetime.
'Stunning' Viking necklace found in Clare
AN ARCHAEOLOGIST has expressed amazement at the “bizarre” discovery of a 1,150-year-old Viking necklace in a Burren cave. Dr Marion Dowd of Sligo IT is leading the excavation of Glencurran cave in the Burren National Park, which she yesterday described as a “treasure trove” for archaeologists.
New Written Language of Ancient Scotland Discovered
Once thought to be rock art, carved depictions of soldiers, horses and other figures are in fact part of a written language dating back to the Iron Age.
Oldest Man-Made Structure Found in Greek Cave
The oldest known example of a man-made structure was found within a prehistoric cave in central Greece, according to the Greek culture ministry.
3000-year-old large statues of Thoth as a baboon unearthed in Egypt
Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a colossal ancient statue of the pharaonic deity of wisdom, Thoth, in the shape of a baboon, the council of antiquities said in a statement today.
Contested gravesite at Ashkelon hospital may have belonged to pagans
Weymouth ridgeway skeletons 'Scandinavian Vikings'
Spell-covered burial chamber found in Egypt's Saqqara
Syria's Stonehenge: Neolithic stone circles, alignments and possible tombs discovered
Dr. Mason explains that he “went for a walk” into the eastern perimeter of the site - an area that hasn’t been explored by archaeologists. What he discovered is an ancient landscape of stone circles, stone alignments and what appear to be corbelled roof tombs. From stone tools found at the site, it’s likely that the features date to some point in the Middle East’s Neolithic Period – a broad stretch of time between roughly 8500 BC – 4300 BC.
Golden Bough "found".
In Roman mythology, the bough was a tree branch with golden leaves that enabled the Trojan hero Aeneas to travel through the underworld safely.
High Status Roamn remains point to African descent
Academics say the discovery goes against the common assumption that all Africans in Roman Britain were low status male slaves.
Gobekli Tepe temple, rewriting our understanding of human history?
History in the Remaking
Unearthing the splendour of Ur in Iraq
Stonehenge's secret: archaeologist uncovers evidence of encircling hedges
Golden Bough from Roman mythology 'found in Italy'
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