Archaeology

Explore Britain's rich archaeological heritage with news and features about the latest digs and finds together with events and web resources collected from hundreds of museums and heritage sites. 

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Human history “time capsule” revealed after 20-year investigation on South Uist

Archaeologists working on the Hebridean Island of South Uist say they have amassed a “treasure trove” of new knowledge from buried settlements.

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Yorkshire Museum launches final appeal to save Iron Age Tadcaster Torc

The Yorkshire Museums Trust is hoping 5,000 members of the public will donate £5 each as it bids to keep the first Iron Age gold torc to be found in the county in Yorkshire.

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British Museum experts show off 2,000-year-old silver Roman Hallaton Helmet

Ten years after it was discovered alongside hundreds of Roman coins and the feast of a pig at the Leicestershire home of one of the most important Iron Age archaeological sites in Britain, a one-of-a-kind silver helmet is about to go on permanent public display.

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Iron Age Capel Garmon Firedog from 2,000 years ago secured by National Museums Wales

A firedog owned by an Iron Age chieftain, elaborately shaped from 85 separate pieces, has been given to Welsh museum leaders as part of the Acceptance in Lieu scheme.

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Stonehenge rocks pinpointed to Pembrokeshire in National Museum Wales investigation

A nine-month research project linking prehistoric North Pembrokeshire with Wiltshire has allowed archaeologists to draw new conclusions about the origins of Stonehenge.

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The Culture24 Review of 2011: New Museum Openings

From new suites of maritime marvels to Ancient Greece and Egypt, we take a look at some of the best new museums and heritage spaces which have appeared during 2011.

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Silverdale Viking Hoard stars in Treasure and Portable Antiquities Scheme reports

British Museum Director Neil MacGregor and Minister for Culture Ed Vaizey praised the continuing success of the Scheme at the launch of this year's archaeological reports.

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Amateur archaeologists discover 7th century building within Yorkshire Dales National Park

Radiocarbon tests have revealed that a two-room stone building discovered in the Ribblesdale area dates from the historically mysterious "Dark Ages".

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In Pictures: The new Ancient Egypt and Nubia galleries at Oxford's Ashmolean Museum

Mummies and tombs aplenty as we go inside the amazing new galleries which have made the Ashmolean one of the finest Egyptology museums in the world.

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Ashmolean Museum at the University of Oxford prepares to unveil six spectacular new galleries

See some of the treasures inside the £5 million spate of new galleries which will cement the Ashmolean's reputation as one of the world's finest Egyptology centres.

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Yorkshire Museum bids to save first Iron Age bracelets ever found in north of England

A pair of all-gold torcs believed to have belonged to prominent members of a ruling Yorkshire tribe more than 2,000 years ago are at the centre of a £60,000 fundraising drive.

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Public given nine days to see amazing Bronze Age hoard in latest Wiltshire jackpot

Archaeology fans will be given an exclusive glimpse of one of the largest Bronze Age hoards ever found in the UK, featuring more than 100 copper alloy objects including axes, heads, chisels, sickles, ......

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Grave Secrets: Tales of the Ancient Nubians revealed at The Manchester Museum

Specimens from the Archaeological Survey of Nubia, carried out in the area south of Egypt between 1907 and 1911, form an ancient Manchester Museum display.

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New gallery reveals skill of Neolithic Chinese potters at The Oriental Museum in Durham

After two years of intensive research by Chinese art-historian Xiaoxin Li, the Durham University site opens a beautiful display including bronze weapons and religious artefacts.

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Scientists in race against time to help RAF Museum save WWII German Dornier bomber

Scientists from Imperial College are helping the RAF Museum develop new conservation techniques to help preserve the WWII German bomber discovered in 2010 off the Kent coast.

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