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STONEHENGE: A NEW DISCOVERY

The discovery of a previously unknown henge monument has been found close to Stonehenge.

Using the latest geophysical imaging techniques, which "see" below the ground without excavation, it is possible to make out a dark circle of interrupted ditch. There are two wider gaps opposite each other - these were entrances to the monument and are aligned on the midwinter sunset and midsummer sunrise - like Stonehenge itself. Inside the ditch it is also possible to discern the slight shadows of postholes encircling the the central area, 25 metres in diameter. Near the centre are more dark areas indicating pits, and a large shadow suggesting that a mound was constructed there, perhaps in a later phase of the monument's use. The henge probably dates to around 2500-3000BC, contemporary with Stonehenge. More...

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The World's oldest shoe found in romania

A perfectly preserved 5,500 year old leather shoe has been found in a cave in western Romania.

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inuk - dna analysis of an early greenlander

DNA has been extracted from a tuft of hair from ancient human remains in Greenland. Not only does analysis suggest his family were descended from a group who had moved from NE Siberia some 5,500 years ago, but it also suggests what he may have looked like.

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AN EARLY SPECIES OF CATTLE FROM ERITREA

Palaeontologists working in Eritrea have found the smashed skull of a previously unknown species of cattle, one million years old - a missing link between ancient African types and the more recent Eurasian cattle.

The reconstructed skull of the newly found species of early bull from Eritrea is shown with researchers Bienvenido Martinez-Navarro (left) and Francisco Landucci.
Bienvenido Martinez-Navarro

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stonehenge - the new henge

In 2009 a major new discovery was made by the Stonehenge Riverside Project in the Stonehenge landscape. Evidence for a second stone circle, originally of bluestones, was found close to the River Avon, linked to Stonehenge itself by the Stonehenge Avenue. More..

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the staffordshire hoard

The largest ever hoard of Anglo Saxon gold and silver has been found in Staffordshire, England. The 1500 items, discovered in July, weigh 5 kilos in gold and 2.5 kilos in silver. Most of the objects are parts of weapons and armour and date to the period 650-670AD.

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Archaeologists uncover unique burial pit

Archaeologists working on the Weymouth Relief Road have discovered a burial pit of dismembered skeletons which have now (14 July 2009) been carbon-dated to the late Saxon period, over 1,000 years ago, - not to the late Iron Age as previously thought. 50 of the skeletons were decapitated.

The extraordinary burial site was uncovered on Ridgeway Hill.

Oxford Archaeology project manager David Score said:

“We have counted 45 skulls so far, these are in one section of the pit, and several torsos and leg bones in separate sections of the pit.

“It is rare to find a burial site like this one. There are lots of different types of burial where skeletons may be aligned along a compass axis or in a crouched position, but to find something like this is just incredible.

“We’re still working on carefully recording and recovering all of the skeletons, which will be taken back to our offices in Oxford for detailed analysis, and trying to piece together the extraordinary story behind these remains.

Watch the BBC Video at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8096057.stm

More pictures at:

http://thehumanjourney.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=493&Itemid=40

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Neanderthal Skull Fragment from north sea

Part of a Neanderthal man's skull has been dredged up from the North Sea, in the first confirmed find of its kind.

More at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8099377.stm

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The latest archaeological news stories are brought to you every week on BBC Radio Five Live with award-winning archaeological correspondent, Win Scutt.  

To find out more on this week's stories, follow the links on the right.

You can listen to Win's broadcast:

• in the UK at 03.30 (UK Time) on Five Live's "Up All Night" programme every Tuesday morning on 909 or 693 AM,
• or on digital in the UK on Channel 0105
• or on the frequency of your BBC Local Radio station - all these local stations switch to Five Live between 01.00 and 05.00 every morning.
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Listen online to Win Scutt's latest Five Live broadcast on BBC iPlayer by clicking here. Select Tuesday's "Up All Night".

 

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A 17th Century Witch Bottle found in London reveals its secrets

A stoneware bottle, 380 years old, was found by builders in Greenwich, London in 2004. Now it has been analysed and has been found to contain nails, urine, brimstone and navel fluff! You can read the story in the July-August edition of British Archaeology.

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A 300 year old broom is found in a monastery toilet in Germany

A perfectly preserved 300-year-old broom has been found in a Benedictine monastery latrine in Paderborn, Germany.

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a 35,000 year old 'venus' figurine from hoHle fels, germany

This is the oldest know representation of a human. Full story in the archive

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TiMber Circles at catholme, alrewas, staffordshire, england

Excavations by Birmingham Archaeology 2002-2004, and recently published, revealed a "woodhenge" of 225 postholes - for a very large timber structure constructed c.2500BC; and a unique "sunburst" pattern of post-holes radiating from a circular ditch.

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The Neanderthal Genome Project

An international consortium of researchers is sequencing the 3 billion bases that make up the genome of our closest relative – the Neanderthal An international consortium of researchers is sequencing the 3 billion bases that make up the genome of our closest relative - the Neanderthal The sequence is generated from DNA extracted from three Croatian Neanderthal fossils, using novel methods developed for this project. The sequence is generated from DNA extracted from three Croatian Neanderthal fossils, using novel methods developed for this project. The Neanderthal genome sequence will clarify the evolutionary relationship between humans and Neanderthals as well as help identify those genetic changes that enabled modern humans to leave Africa and rapidly spread around the world, starting around 100,000 years ago. The Neanderthal genome sequence will clarify the evolutionary relationship between humans and Neanderthal as well as help identify those genetic changes that enabled modern humans to leave Africa and rapidly spread around the world, starting around 100,000 years ago. Link to Neanderthal Genome Website

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Top archaeology news sites

There are many websites with the latest world archaeological news. Here are Win Scutt's top recommendations:

1. Archaeologica Hand-picked links to each day's top stories. Usually about six per day.
2. Archaeology Magazine Updated every weekday, a summary with links to about six news stories.
3. BBC Latest Archaeology News Selected top stories - about one per day
4. National Geographic Ancient World News Brief  summaries linked to full stories written by National Geographic reporters. About one story per day.
5. Discovery Channel Brief summaries linked to pages, about one story per day.
6. Stone Pages Archaeo News
7. EurekAlert Public Releases of latest research. About 2 per week.
8. Science Daily Brief summaries and links to full stories by Science Daily reporters. Mixed with Palaeontology stories. One per day.
9. Archaeology News Automatic News Feed
10. Explorator Links to David Meadow's weekly newsletters, each containing about 50 links to the week's stories.
11. Archaeology in Europe Regularly updated with summaries and links. About 20 stories per week, but only Europe.
12. Google Archaeology News. Search results for the last week. Automatically listed, so much irrelevant material.
13. Yahoo Anthropology and Archaeology Automatic news feed with some irrelevant content.
14. Topix Archaeology News A mixed collection of news stories

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YOUNG COUPLE FIND STONE AGE ART ON STONE

A young couple walking along Horsens Fjord, Denmark in August this year made a sensational discovery – a 5-7,000 year old stone with a scratched motif.

To find out more about this remarkable find follow this link.

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TOY HEDGEHOG FOUND AT STONEHENGE

Carved out of chalk, yellowed from age, a toy hedgehog has been discovered by archaeologists working as part of the Stonehenge Riverside Project.

A Viking house is uncovered at hungate, york

Archaeologists working on a long-term project at Hungate, York, have at last reached the Viking levels on the site, and have uncovered a Viking house. You can watch a video of the discovery at the Yorkshire Post website by clicking here.

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HEARING THE EPIGONION

The sound of an ancient Greek musical instrument, the Epigonion, can be heard again, thanks to a new computer simulation.

You can hear it by clicking here.

Read the full story here.

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Gobekli Tepe

In Eastern Turkey, archaeologists are uncovering a temple with huge carved stone pillars, built before farming replaced hunting, and 7,000 years older than Stonehenge.

The German Archaeological Institute summarises the project on their website. There are also two good video clips from a German TV channel on YouTube - in German however.

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Prescot Street Excavations, London

Find out more about the Prescot Street Excavations by visiting their website.

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Archaeology on Five Live wins British Archaeological Award

Win Scutt's weekly look at the latest archaeological news from around the world has scooped a prize at the British Archaeological Awards 2006, the most prestigious awards in British Archaeology.

The Press Award, sponsored by Wedgwood, recognises the best coverage of archaeology in the printed press or on radio in the last two years (to May 2006). Win Scutt's news feature is part of BBC Radio Five Live's popular 'Up All Night' programme and receives over one million listeners every week. This year the shortlist included the Wall Street Journal and the popular magazine 'British Archaeology'.

The joint winner of the Press Award is 'Treasure your Past', a glossy magazine produced by the Eastern Daily Press in association with Tarmac, the Norfolk Museums Service and the British Museum. 

The Up All Night programme offers 15 minutes of archaeology each Tuesday, with over 70 hours broadcast over the last 7 years. The programme reaches over 1 million visitors who are mad enough to stay up to 3.30am to listen. The judges were impressed by the wide-ranging nature of the archaeology presented.

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ARCHAEOLOGICAL NEWS

2010-7-27

Evidence for another henge has been found close to Stonehenge.

2010-7-27

At Marden, a few miles north of Stonehenge, excavations continue and have uncovered evidence for feasting on pork.

2010-7-27

Another "woodhenge" type of monument has been found in Ohio, USA.

2010-7-27

Excavations in Illinois on the banks of the Mississippi, have produced a 900 year old figurine.

2010-7-27

In Belize, divers are exploring remote lakes in search of Mayan archaeology.

2010-7-27

A team of Chinese archaeologists are diving off the Kenyan coast in search of a sunken ship that was commanded by Ming dynasty admiral Zhenge He.

2010-7-27

In Lyon, France, excavations are revealing part of the ancient city of Lugdunum.

2010-7-27

In Wales, archaeologists have found a Roman villa - in a part of Wales where they are not normally found.

2010-7-20

A geophysical survey has identified a henge monument 900 metres from Stonehenge. 

2010-7-20

Excavations not far from Stonehenge have revealed the remains of a house in a big but lesser known neolithic henge.

2010-7-20

A student on a geology field trip to a quarry in Cambridgeshire, England, has found a neolithic carving.

2010-7-20

Last year a neolithic figurine was found in Orkney - now another has been found nearby.

2010-7-20

A figurine from a much later period - one of deity has been found at the Roman city of Silchester near Reading, England.

2010-7-20

In Lincolnshire, England, archaeologists are excavating a Roman cemetery.

2010-7-20

In Italy, a Roman service station has been found by archaeologists - and it was probably one mentioned by Pliny.

2010-7-20

At Ground Zero, New York, archaeologists have found an 18th century shipwreck.

2010-7-20

Divers exploring a wreck in the Baltic have found bottles of champagne 230 years old - and they're still drinkable.

2010-7-13

Stone tools found on a beach in Norfolk, England have now been dated back to an astonishing time - either 840,000 or 950,000 years ago.

2010-7-13

A huge hoard of Roman coins was found this week near Frome, Somerset, England.

2010-7-13

British archaeologists working in Rome's ancient port have found the "biggest canal built by Romans".

2010-7-13

At Saqqara in Egypt, archaeologists have opened two beautiful painted tombs.

2010-7-13

In Hanoi, Viertnam, archaeologists have found 11 tombs dating back 3,500 to 4,000 years.

2010-7-13

On the Danish island of Samso, archaeologists have found a medieval castle.

2010-7-13

Three unusual 17th century bowls found in a London dump are about to go on display at the Museum of London.

2010-7-6

Archaeologists in Japan have discovered the remains of a building used for the investiture of emperors 1,300 years ago.

2010-7-6

Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt, died from swallowing a lethal drug cocktail and not from a snake bite, a new study claims.

2010-7-6

A number of Roman shipwrecks have been discovered recently near Sicily.

2010-7-6

The skeleton of a woman from the Roman period has been found near Hereford, England.

2010-7-6

In Ireland, the dry weather has led to the discovery of a lost island.

2010-7-6

In the Netherlands, a mass grave has been unearthed - of horses.

2010-7-6

The oil from BP's blown well is now threatening historic shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico.

2010-6-29

A London-based archaeologist has dated a metalworking site in Serbia to 7000 years ago - the earliest in Europe.

2010-6-29

In Yorkshire, England, a council worker has chanced on some prehistoric rock art.

2010-6-29

Archaeologists investigating a mass burial of 97 infants at a Roman villa in the Thames Valley, England, believe it may have been a brothel.

2010-6-29

Archaeologists in Denmark have found the royal residence of Harald Bluetooth.

2010-6-29

The tomb of a 15th century explorer has been found in China.

2010-6-29

In Colchester, archaeologists have scanned an Egyptian mummy - and it contains some "strange bones".

2010-6-22

Archaeologists in Cyprus have uncovered the ruins of what may be a palace.

2010-6-22

In Mexico City, archaeologists think they may be about to find a emperor's tomb.

2010-6-22

In the Norfolk Broads, England, a team of archaeologists have found evidence for settlement and farming 3,500 to 6,000 years ago.

2010-6-22

Evidence for Roman occupation has never been found on Jersey, UK, until now.

2010-6-22

Following up the discovery last January of the possible body of Eadgyth, grand-daughter of King Alfred, analysis has now confirmed the identification and a lot more.

2010-6-22

Excavations at Nevern Castle, Pembrokeshire have discovered the largest group of 12th century ever found in the county.

2010-6-22

An archaeologist has found a three lions badge - is it a World Cup omen?

2010-6-15

Eating crocodile, turtles and hippo may have helped brain development in early hominins in Kenya

2010-6-15

Cave paintings discovered in Romania have been dated to 35,000 years old, making them the oldest in Central Europe.

2010-6-15

The world's oldest leather shoe has been found in a cave in Romania.

2010-6-15

Excavations continue at the tomb of a famous Chinese warlord from 1,800 years ago.

2010-6-15

A portion of skull of Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism, has been revealed in China.

2010-6-8

A discovery in Kent, England has led archaeologists to redate the first appearance of Neanderthals in Britain - 40,000 years earlier than thought.

2010-6-8

Some aboriginal rock art in Northern Australia may be as old as 40,000 years ago - if the beaked animal depicted is the extinct Genyornis.

2010-6-8

There is a campaign to protect the newly discovered grotto at the head of Rome's Trajanic Aqueduct.

2010-6-8

Skeletons found in York, England may be the world's best preserved gladiator cemetery.

2010-6-8

Using Lidar, archaeologists have identified a range of new sites in the New Forest including prehistoric burial mounds.

2010-6-8

Artifacts found on a Pacific island may be evidence of Amelia Earhart's last days

2010-6-1

A 2,700 year old tomb of a dignitary has been excavated in Mexico.

2010-6-1

93 tombs from 2,500 to 2,300 years ago have been uncovered in China.

2010-6-1

The tomb of an important ancient Egyptian official has been discovered in Saqqara, Egypt.

2010-6-1

57 tombs have been undearthed in the Fayoum, Egypt.

2010-6-1

Archaeologists are working on the sunken ruins of Cleopatra's palace, Egypt.

2010-6-1

A whole lost town has been discovered under the sands of northern Qatar.

2010-6-1

A luxury Etruscan home has been found in central Italy.

2010-6-1

In Derbyshire, UK, a skeleton found last summer, turns out to be from a pregnant woman.

2010-6-1

Exciting Anglo Saxon finds from Cheltenham, UK.

2010-6-1

Slave pottery from Berkeley Co, South Carolina, USA.

2010-5-18

In Xi'an, China another 114 terracotta warriors have been uncovered.

2010-5-18

Part of the Great Wall now lies underwater - and a team of divers has been down to see it.

2010-5-18

The mystery of the great moai of Easter Island, and how they got there was solved 50 years ago - or so they thought. A team of British archaeologists has now disproved the theory.

2010-5-18

Archaeologists have been working for 25 years on a Mayan city submerged in Central American jungle. But only now, with laser technology, have the archaeologists been able to look through the canopy at the whole city of Caracol, Belize.

2010-5-18

Israeli archaeologists have found part of spectacular arched bridge that carried water into Jerusalem nearly 700 years ago.

2010-5-18

A shipwreck off the coast of Croatia is being protected in a very unusual way.

2010-5-18

A series of burial cairns has been revealed by fires on the Yorkshire moors.

2010-5-18

And floodwaters have revealed much of the landscape around a Roman fort at Cockermouth in Cumbria.

2010-5-11

Studies of the Neanderthal genome are providing evidence of interbreeding with humans.

2010-5-11

Rock art has been found in China.

2010-5-11

Fortifications have been found surrounding the ruins of an ancient town in Crete - suggesting the ancient Minoan civilisation might not have been as peaceful as we thought.

2010-5-11

In Egypt, the headless statue of an Egyptian Pharaoh has emerged from the ruins of a temple.

2010-5-11

In a secret location on a Welsh beach, the wreckage of a World War II fighter plane is about to be retrieved.

2010-5-11

And news of that $80 million auction last week in Indonesia.

2010-5-4

The remains of a sauna have been found in the residence of a 16th century Japanese noble.

2010-5-4

World's richest shipwrecked treasure to be auctioned on 6 May 2010 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

2010-5-4

Evidence for a Boudican attack has been found at the Roman town of Silchester (Calleva Atrebatum) near Reading, UK.

2010-5-4

Excavations of an important Roman site in Carlisle, UK have been published.

2010-5-4

Excavation of part of the Roman city of Canterbury, UK, has uncovered Roman pottery with erotic decoration.

2010-5-4

A Viking necklace of 71 beads covered in gold foil has been found in a cave in Ireland.

2010-5-4

The skeleton of a black man, dated to the 13th century,  has been identified in a Christian cemetery of a medieval friary in Ipswich, UK.

2010-4-27

Itchy! Studies of lice give us clues as to when we first started wearing clothes.

2010-4-27

As the ice melts in North West Canada, ancient tools are being revealed.

2010-4-27

By studying the dna of Chinese pigs, scientists are finding out when people first domesticated them.

2010-4-27

A possible temple under excavation in Italy is an example of early flat-pack architecture!

2010-4-27

In Scotland archaeologists have found Roman altar stones.

2010-4-27

Archaeologists are about to laser scan caves under Nottingham, England, including one where Robin Hood was held prisoner by the Sheriff of Nottingham.

2010-4-27

Archaeologists have been searching for the real location of the important 1745 Battle of Prestonpans, Scotland and they think they've found it.

2010-4-20

A remnant of brain may have been found in a 1.9 million year old hominid ancestor.

2010-4-20

The tomb of an ancient royal scribe from the 19th Dynasty has been excavated in Egypt.

2010-4-20

A 2,300 year old sarcophagus containing the mummy of a girl or small woman has been found in Egypt's Bahariya Oasis.

2010-4-20

The ruins of a 2000 year old Buddhist study centre have been uncovered in Bihar, India.

2010-4-20

A Roman galley filled with large pots has been found by accident off the coast of Italy by a British research team.

2010-4-20

Lead from a Roman wreck found in 1988 off Sardinia is to be used in a scientific experiment to study neutrinos.

2010-4-20

Walls found last year in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England, may be part of Roamn temple.

2010-4-20

A collection of 300 year old shoes has been found hidden in the wall of a German castle.

2010-4-13

A new species of a human ancestor has been identified from bones excavated in South Africa.

2010-4-13

Stone tools found in Oman suggest that Homo sapiens settled there 125,000 years ago.

2010-4-13

5th millennium BC sanctuary uncovered in  United Arab Emirates.

2010-4-13

Stone alignment on Dartmoor, England is dated to 3,500BC suggesting many other similar monuments in South West England and NW France may also be early neolithic.

2010-4-13

Archaeologists are mapping the lost ancient Greek city of Plataea.

2010-4-13

Analysis of finds from a Roman tomb which mysteriously turned up in a settlement in Sicily, Italy has provided new information.

2010-4-13

A cavity built for bees to live in has been found in Rosslyn Chapel, Midlothian, Scotland.

2010-3-30

A finger-bone from a Siberian cave has led to the identification of a previously unknown species of human.

2010-3-30

A stone wall has been uncovered at the entrance to a Greek cave - it could be the oldest known wall in the world.

2010-3-30

In Syria, archaeologists have been excavating a village dating back over 10,000 years.

2010-3-30

Two skeletons have been excavated in China - they are embracing each other.

2010-3-30

A 2000 year old city has been found in China.

2010-3-30

Bodies were mummified in Vietnam in pine oil according to new research.

2010-3-30

Liverpool Old Dock to open to the public for the first time.

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