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- The find of a lifetime: Treasure hunter digs up 200-piece haul of Viking jewellery and coins
- Lost Roman camp that protected against Germanic hordes found
- Prehistoric site is found at Cave Hill in Belfast
- Jawbone found near Kennewick Man site, raising specter of controversy
| The find of a lifetime: Treasure hunter digs up 200-piece haul of Viking jewellery and coins Posted: 28 Oct 2011 02:46 PM PDT A metal detecting enthusiast unearthed 'the find of a lifetime' when he discovered a Viking treasure hoard including 200 pieces of silver jewellery. Darren Webster dug up a 1,000-year-old casket that also held coins, hacksilver and ingots while scouring at an undisclosed location on the border between Cumbria and North Lancashire. Experts at the British Museum in London say the find is of 'national significance'. Read the rest of this article...  |
| Lost Roman camp that protected against Germanic hordes found Posted: 28 Oct 2011 02:44 PM PDT Historians believe the camp, once home to an estimated 1,000 legionaries and located on the River Lippe near the town of Olfen, may well have been served as a key base for the Roman General Drusus, who waged a long and bloody war against the tribes that once inhabited what is now western Germany. The find comes 100 years after the discovery of a bronze Roman helmet near Olfen indicated the presence of ancient remains but it took a century of searching to finally discover the exact location of the camp. Read the rest of this article...  |
| Prehistoric site is found at Cave Hill in Belfast Posted: 28 Oct 2011 02:41 PM PDT Archaeologists have discovered what is believed to be a prehistoric ceremonial site on Cave Hill in north Belfast. Dr Harry Welsh, an archaeologist with Queen's University, which led the Big Dig project, said some of the earliest items on the site dated back to 3,500 years BC. Read the rest of this article...  |
| Jawbone found near Kennewick Man site, raising specter of controversy Posted: 28 Oct 2011 02:37 PM PDT Federal archeologists are investigating a very old jawbone that turned up Monday along the Columbia River in Kennewick, Wash. The human remains were found a short distance from where Kennewick Man was discovered in 1996 and sparked a decade-long legal conflict. The battles over Kennewick Man have scientists being extra cautious with the new discovery. The jawbone with six worn teeth was spotted in shallow water by a jail work crew doing routine park cleanup. Kennewick Police and the Benton County coroner quickly determined the bone belonged to an adult human, but was too old to connect to any modern crime. Read the rest of this article...  |
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