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What better way to spend than at conference listening to talk about finds from recent excavations at like this bronze votive hand and silver duck-shaped brooch.

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2020-10-17

Vertical and horizontal logs, collapsed like a Mikado game, were unearthed during excavations in the peat bog. Photogrammetry, GIS, & dendrochronology helped assigning these wooden constructions to the late 3rd mill. BC.

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2020-10-02

Under law it was forbidden to bury the dead inside the walls of the town. This rare enamelled cockerel figurine was found in an infant burial during excavations of the former Bridges Garage site, in 2011.

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2020-09-25

More excavations from my art archives - another OC! Meet Maud the skunk. She's kiiiinda part OC/part sona, but I have a few sonas just like I have millions of OCs.

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2020-09-21

Not a photogenic site from the air, but our survey of the early medieval hillfort of Dundurn revealed a much more complex system of enclosure than had previously been identified. Excavations in the 70's even produced a leather shoe!! https://t.co/FNDExdk6On

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2020-08-05

Robert Hay,ILLUSTRATIONS OF CAIRO, LONDON: MOYES & BARCLAY FOR TILT AND BOGUE, 1840. Hay was one of pioneers of Egyptology & financed many early excavations in Egypt. He spent several winters between 1828 & 1836 living in a tomb
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2020-05-04

One hundred years ago today, former Director Alan began his excavations at To celebrate this landmark anniversary we have been collaborating with and to digitise the excavation records from Wace's excavations at the site.

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2020-04-23

design of the of the villa of P. Fannius Synistor at near published the 23rd Feb 1901 in the "Caras y Caretas" (n.125, p.12). These paintings are now at Source:BNE https://t.co/nS8qRnadgH

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2020-04-14

Vinny is an archaeologist specialising in underwater excavations. Is a lazy beachbum at all other times and just wants to pearl dive and drink margaritas with a nice lady on an island somewhere.

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2020-02-10

Next up was the extensive Mycenaean cemetery at Aidonia, next to a beautiful village and excellent spring. While there are ongoing excavations, the site was looted in the 20th century, & finds thought to be from the graves were repatriated to Greece from a gallery in the US

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2020-02-09

The 3D print of a skull with a craniotomy recovered in excavations on Rat Island in Gosport. Look out for fascinating developments and coverage in 2020 having already featured in and

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2020-01-15

How amazing are these? Section drawings from a ditch excavated by our achaeology team at Irby, Wirral. These finds are also channeling Finds from the Irby excavations displayed in the History Detective’s gallery

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2019-07-26

Zorkons father taught him everything he knew, and the two spent their days mining, occasionally meeting explorers during excavations. Hearing of the world outside the mountain lit a fire in Zorkon who now wanted nothing more than to dig to the surface and explore the land beyond.

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2019-05-30

Before Peter Rabbit!
Before Beatrix Potter became a famous illustrator for children she studied archaeological finds. Her watercolours include finds from the Bucklersbury excavations,1872. The drawings are impressive in accuracy & beauty.

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2019-05-28

In order to save the wreck of a 16th century ship, La Mortella, sunk in 1527 off Corsica & to finance its excavations, a crowdfunding campaign has been launched by CEAN, the Centre d’Etudes en Archéologie Nautique...💦 https://t.co/DuOMgNJd9f

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2019-05-14

In my element... Admiring the collection of the Secret Cabinet—created to hide away the rude objects that were flooding out of excavations in in the 18th century. Bourbons were shocked by both the subject matter & that it pervaded all strata of Roman society.

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2019-04-20

A admirer of U-Haul graphics asked me about the details that went into even the smallest areas in each graphic.

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2019-02-03

This week sees the publication of PCA North's excavations and building recording work at Alnwick Castle Gardens, first begun in 2000! The monograph, ‘Parterres Bright with Flowers’ A history of the walled gardens at Alnwick Castle is available now

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2018-11-01


The site of Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral, St James Mount was once home to a witch A statue of her was found when excavations were taking place. She is also believed 2B the inspiration behind child snatcher.
Art Alexandra Dawe

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2018-10-18