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- Minster tributes to Dr Richard Hall
- Bronze Age finds at Llangollen's Pillar of Eliseg
- Ancestors' lifestyle change probed by archaeologists
- 'Witch's graveyard' unearthed in Italy
- Ancient luxury residence of rich family found in İzmir
| Minster tributes to Dr Richard Hall Posted: 26 Sep 2011 10:48 AM PDT HUNDREDS of people gathered in York Minster today to pay their final respects to world-renowned archaeologist Dr Richard Hall, who died earlier this month at the age of 62. Reverend Canon Glyn Webster conducted the public service, which was held in the Quire of the Minster this afternoon, ahead of a private family burial. Dr Peter Addyman, who worked with Dr Hall to raise the profile of the York Archaeological Trust, told the congregation Dr Hall was "as relaxed and assured when he briefed Magnus Magnusson as when giving unforgettable site inductions to new site diggers and recruits", and had done a great deal to bring York's Viking history to the public. Read the rest of this article...  |
| Bronze Age finds at Llangollen's Pillar of Eliseg Posted: 26 Sep 2011 10:38 AM PDT Remains dating back to the Bronze Age have been uncovered by archaeologists excavating the site of a 9th Century monument. Possible cremated remains and bone fragments are now being examined. Read the rest of this article...  |
| Ancestors' lifestyle change probed by archaeologists Posted: 26 Sep 2011 10:36 AM PDT Archaeologists are investigating islands around Britain to find out why our ancestors gave up being hunter-gatherers 6,000 years ago and turned to farming. Academics from the universities of Southampton and Liverpool are hoping to shed new light on the long-standing debate about whether the change around 4,000BC was due to colonists moving into Britain or if the indigenous population gradually adopted the new agricultural lifestyle themselves. The experts will be excavating three island groups in the western seaways - the Channel Islands, the Isles of Scilly and the Outer Hebrides - to understand what sailing across this area would have been like in 4,000BC. Read the rest of this article...  |
| 'Witch's graveyard' unearthed in Italy Posted: 26 Sep 2011 10:34 AM PDT Archaeologists have unearthed the skeletal remains of an 800-year-old woman with nails driven into her jaw in what could be a 'witch's graveyard' in Italy. The nails, driven into the woman's jaw, may have been placed there to prevent her from rising from the dead. Read the rest of this article...  |
| Ancient luxury residence of rich family found in İzmir Posted: 26 Sep 2011 10:32 AM PDT A luxury residence dating back about 2,000 years to the Roman era has been discovered in the Aegean province of İzmir. Located in the ancient city of Smyrna, the 400-square-meter residence has many rooms, including a bathroom and kitchen. "The presence of numerous rooms, a bathroom and kitchen show us that a rich family must have lived here together with slaves. We see many details of their lifestyle from the remains found during excavations," said archaeologist Akın Ersoy, who leads the excavation works. Read the rest of this article...  |
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