THE 500-year-old wreckage of Portuguese ship piloted by an uncle of explorer Vasco da Gama has been found off the coast of Oman Continue reading “Oman shipwreck finally discovered more than 500 years later”
16 March AD 37: On this Day
The Roman emperor Tiberius died at the age of 78, he was only the second emperor of Rome he had been one of Rome’s greatest generals having conquered Pannonia, Rhaetia and Dalmatia. Continue reading “AD 37 Tiberius Dies”
15 March 44 BC – On this day, which was known as the Ides of March to the Romans Julius Caesar was assassinated. Continue reading “The Ides of March 44 BC – Caesar Assassinated”
Artefacts belonging to a lost medieval Scot village appear to have been uncovered during the construction of a new motorway. Continue reading “Roadworks uncover lost medieval Scottish village”
A six-million-euro preliminary project to restore the Mausoleum of Augustus in Rome has been approved. Continue reading “Mausoleum of Augustus restoration project to begin”
A great opportunity for volunteers in the area
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If you are interested in archaeology and would like a chance to participate, please sign up for one of our new volunteer orientations. The orientation familiarizes beginners with basics of archaeology and introduces experts to our department as well as our main project. The orientation also provides a bit of hands on experience.
Our next orientation is Wednesday March 23rd.
Follow the link below to sign up.
- Don’t worry. No experience is required.
- Anyone under 18 is required to have a guardian attend the orientation as well. We do not take volunteers under 16.
- We host new volunteer orientations at least once a month.
Use the following link for more information about the orientation and to sign up for our a volunteer orientation https://volunteer.fairfaxcounty.gov/recruiter/index.php?recruiterID=1380&class=OppDetails&oppGuid=8CB92190-11B6-490A-A694-
A part of a skull thought to belong to a combatant at the battle of Culloden has been turned into a digital 3D model.
Continue reading “Battle-scarred skull found at Culloden 3D scanned”
LAaR: Libyan Antiquities at Risk is a 6-month pilot project funded by the Society for Libyan Studies based at the University of Leicester. Continue reading “LAaR: Libyan Antiquities at Risk”
7 March AD 161: The Roman emperor Antoninus Pius dies after being emperor for 23 years, Continue reading “On this day: Antoninus Pius Dies”
Norwegian researchers have finally got to open the tomb of the Viking leader Rollo’s descendants, and have extracted teeth in the hopes of retrieving DNA. Continue reading “DNA hunters have opened Viking grave in Normandie”
How fast did our Viking Longship go in the Vestfjord Sailing Regatta? Read about my last adventure above the Arctic Circle in Northern Norway: “On the 26th of June, 2015, we set off from the…
Source: The Last Viking Voyage
Hazel Gardiner, Project Conservator, Ur Project My work as Project Conservator for the Ur Digitisation Project continues the assessment, investigation and conservation of objects held by the Britis…
Source: Corroded ruin or hidden treasure? An early dynastic copper-alloy cauldron from Ur
A hiker travelling between western and eastern Norway, by means of an ancient route sat down for a rest after fishing and discovered a Viking sword Continue reading “Hiker finds 1,200 year old Viking sword”
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