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September 2016 Archeology – Europe
« on: September 11, 2016, 03:03:49 pm »
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Denmark

A 3000 years bp sword from Denmark:
http://www.thelocal.dk/20160831/3000-year-old-sword-found-in-denmark-and-its-still-sharp

Viking burials from Denmark:
http://sciencenordic.com/new-viking-graves-discovered-denmark

Iceland
1000 years bp Viking sword from Iceland:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-37285805

Italy
First report (it seems) of cultural damage in Italy’s earthquake:
http://www.dw.com/en/italy-surveys-cultural-damage-after-earthquake/a-19516838

Switzerland
Feature on Bern’s clock tower:
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20160901-the-clock-that-changed-the-meaning-of-time

United Kingdom
Evidence of Buchan’s ‘long lost castle’:
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/north-east/1011158/archaeologists-uncover-evidence-of-buchans-lost-castle-at-aden-park/

… and the Castle of Dun:
http://www.scotsman.com/heritage/people-places/14th-century-castle-linked-to-john-knox-discovered-in-angus-1-4216394

Latest on the Staffordshire Hoard:
http://www.leek-news.co.uk/secrets-of-the-staffordshire-hoard-revealed-seven-years-on/story-29667219-detail/story.html

They’re studying the wreck of the Rooswijk:
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/deal/news/divers-exploring-18th-century-ship-102055/

A Bronze Age sword beneath a football pitch in Argus:
http://www.archaeology.org/4827-160909-scotland-maes-howe

A ninth century Christian burial from Bradford on Avon:
http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/14719626.Ancient_burials_found_in_Bradford_on_Avon_church_revamp/

They’re digging at Auckland Castle:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-37229599

Interesting medieval site from near Thrupp:
http://www.daventryexpress.co.uk/news/local/dig-shows-how-the-eviction-of-a-whole-village-near-daventry-created-refugees-in-their-own-land-1-7570150

Evidence of a Bronze/Iron Age settlement at Carnoustie:
https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/angus-mearns/284111/evidence-bronze-iron-age-settlement-found-carnoustie/

I think we’ve mentioned the plans to rebury the remains of prisoners from the Battle of Dunbar:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-37173781

On the anniversary of the Great Fire of London:
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/aug/30/great-fire-of-london-1666-350th-anniversary-which-buildings-disappeared

… a site with Pepys’ Diary connections is interesting:
http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20160902-retrace-samuel-pepys-steps-in-the-great-fire-of-london

A possible Bronze Age settlement from near Beachy Head:
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14730272.Experts_believe_they_could_find_a_Bronze_Age_settlement_near_Beachy_Head/

Medieval remains found during Lincoln bypass construction:
http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2016/08/medieval-remains-discovered-work-lincoln-eastern-bypass-forges-ahead/

They’ve restored Canterbury Cathedral’s medieval window frame:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/05/canterbury-cathedral-medieval-window-frame-restored

The Mary Rose has an official website:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/sep/05/new-mary-rose-website-to-help-public-and-scientists-unravel-wrecks-mysteries

Latest 3d for the web treatment are skulls from the Mary Rose:
http://phys.org/news/2016-09-3d-skulls-henry-viii-doomed.html

Feature on mudlarking and mudlarkers:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/photos-of-mudlarkers-searching-for-history-along-the-thames-in-london/2016/08/31/08d5c3c6-6f90-11e6-8365-b19e428a975e_gallery.html

Plans to save Garioch’s Pictish stones:
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeenshire/1020932/campaign-lodged-to-save-gariochs-ancient-pictish-stones/

Assorted sites in Scotland are being closed due to safety concerns:
http://www.archaeology.org/4827-160909-scotland-maes-howe

Studying Iron Age settlement patterns in Scotland:
http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/09/2016/making-sense-of-iron-age-settlement-patterns-in-scotland

A signed letter of Queen Victoria turns up in a charity shop:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-dorset-37220332

Review of Ruth Scurr, *John Aubrey*:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/09/books/review-john-aubrey-my-own-life-ruth-scurr.html

DNA from some Crossrail skeletons have confirmed Yersina pestis was the cause:
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37287715

Wood from a 5000 years bp boat in Wales (we may have mentioned this):
http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/5-000-year-old-logboat-found-at-welsh-site/story-29668245-detail/story.html

A stone structure beneath a Neolithic dump on Orkney:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-37154410

A 5000 years bp ‘marked rock panel’ from near Glasgow:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-37290979

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Re: September 2016 Archeology – Europe
« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2016, 01:00:04 pm »
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Denmark
I think we mentioned these recently-found Viking burials from Denmark:
http://sciencenordic.com/new-viking-graves-discovered-denmark

A 3000 years bp pot with traces of burnt cheese from Denmark:
http://sciencenordic.com/burnt-cheese-casts-light-3000-year-old-family-drama

Iceland
Recent finds from Iceland suggest it may have been settled as early as 800 CE:
http://icelandreview.com/news/2016/09/15/major-archaeological-find-iceland

Italy
A Neolithic snowshoe from the Dolomites:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/09/12/worlds-oldest-snowshoe-found-on-a-glacier-in-italys-dolomites

Portugal
A 400 years bp Torah scroll from Portugal used by ‘crypto Jews’:
http://www.timesofisrael.com/portuguese-city-unveils-16th-century-torah-used-by-crypto-jews/

Ukraine
An elite 5000 years bp nomadic burial from the Ukraine:
http://scienceinpoland.pap.pl/en/news/news,411146,scientists-reconstructed-5-thousand-years-old-elite-tomb-discovered-in-ukraine.html

United Kingdom
Petroglyphs from Scotland:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/sep/17/rock-art-amateur-archaeologist-scotland

Remains of a Bronze Age settlement found during bypass construction in Norwich:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-37370589

Finds from various periods at a Plymouth building site:
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/ancient-coins-pottery-and-bone-comb-found-at-building-site/story-29710510-detail/story.html

A ‘medieval pit’ beneath a Tamworth parking lot:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-37378188

They’ve found some burials in the search for Henry I’s resting place:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-berkshire-37340498

A lime kiln associated with Henry VIII’s Beaulieu Palace (maybe):
http://www.essexlive.news/chelmsford-archaeologists-may-have-unearthed-henry-viii-8217-s-50-year-old-oven-at-beaulieu-park/story-29719399-detail/story.html

They’re digging at Lochmaben Castle:
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/new-archaeological-study-set-unlock-8818138

More on that Cochno Stone:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-37340378

On 3d imaging and the Mary Rose:
http://www.livescience.com/56091-mary-rose-warship-3d-models.html

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Neil deGrasse Tyson

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