An archaeological survey carried out on a former grain silos site near Lynn’s South Quay should help to fill gaps in knowledge of that part of the town’s historic core, an expert says. Dr Ken Hamilton, senior historic environment officer with Norfolk County Council, said the recent dig at the former Sommerfeld and Thomas site,…
The excavation, or trial by trenching, of the former library site in Church Street is being headed by Chris Birks Archaeological Services, based in Frettenham, near Norwich. It was originally ordered by Breckland Council and Norfolk County Council’s Historic Environment Service, based at the Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse Museum, near Dereham. An application has been…
Archeologists from the Danish National Museum have now proven that Eric the Red, who founded the Icelandic settlement in Greenland at the end of the tenth century AD, and his contemporaries were able to brew ale. There have long been speculations whether the climate in the southernmost part of Greenland was warm enough in the…
Plundering, pillaging and plenty of sea food — what wasn’t to like about the life of a Viking? How it sometimes ended, suggests an archeological study in the current Oxford Journal of Archeology. In the study led by Mark Pollard of the United Kingdom’s University of Oxford, archeologists thought they had uncovered the victims of…
Medieval nuns may return to haunt a developer by putting a halt to a proposed wind farm. Banks Renewables wants to build five 115-metre turbines near Hamsterley Forest. The company has already been told its wildlife survey work is not up to scratch and unless more is done, the project is likely to be refused…
A medieval fishing village is believed to have been found in the Outer Hebrides after a tip-off from an islander. The site is among potential new historic finds made along the islands’ coasts following information from members of the public. Archaeologists said they were told about the village after bumping into local man JJ MacDonald….
Hulme’s history is often associated with the notorious Crescents or its vital role in the Manchester music scene. But an archaeological dig is trying to unearth the inner-city district’s forgotten Medieval past. Archaeologists will carry out a three-week excavation at Birley Fields in Hulme before a new university campus is built on the land. One…
Dark vaulted chambers and spiral staircases that haven’t been explored for hundreds of years will soon be available for history fans to discover at Swansea’s Oystermouth Castle. The next phase of works aimed at conserving the attraction and making it more accessible will start shortly with archaeologists overseeing the excavation of staircases leading to the…
Medieval pottery and a belt buckle were among the items unearthed during a two-day dig at Queenborough Castle on Friday and Saturday. It was the first project at the site – known locally as the Welly Bank – since Channel 4’s Time Team came to town in 2005. Led by Kent County Council (KCC) community…
Judging from the opulence of his tomb, he was a revered Viking warrior destined to take his place in Valhalla among the honoured dead. Laid to rest in a 17ft boat with his sword, axe and bronze drinking horn, the powerful Norseman’s burial site has been discovered by archaeologists in a remote part of the…
The Frome Hoard, a pot-bellied Roman jar stuffed with 52,503 coins,has found a permanent home in the county where it was discovered, the Somerset County Museum at Taunton Castle which reopens to the public after a £7m revamp. When hospital chef Dave Crisp found the hoard last year with a second-hand metal detector, the largest…
Playing dice is the devil’s work, at least if you were a women in the middle ages. Good article leading up to the Halloween season. ~The Archivist Here’s a macabre reminder of what happened to women who got out of line in medieval times. 800-year-old remains were found with seven nails driven through the jaw…
Extensive work is underway to renovate the historic pub near Duxford during which two burial sites dating back to up to 700 years ago were discovered. This prompted Cambridge University’s archaeological unit to be called to excavate the site, originally founded as a priory in the 13th century. The site is said to have welcomed…
A centuries-old Sanctuary Stone that has been walked over by generations has been relaid in one of Liverpool’s oldest streets. The Sanctuary Stone has returned to its home in Castle Street, the heart of the commercial district, following its excavation last year as a result of roadworks. And sat in the concrete with it was…
Experts are set to reconstruct the face and probable appearance of a high-ranking Medieval female, whose skeletal remains were unearthed at the end of last month during excavations at Dungannon’s Castle Hill. It is hoped that the project, conducted by experts at Galway University, will reveal more about her true identity, and help bring tourists…
