On Friday March 11th Dennis Fabricius Holm was out searching with his metal detector and made an exceptional find. Continue reading “Detectorist finds 1,100 year old crucifix in Denmark”
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A medieval ship has been raised after half a millenium of resting on a riverbed in The Netherlands. Continue reading “Medieval trading ship raised to surface ‘almost intact’ after 500 years on riverbed in Netherlands “
Builders in East Yorkshire have uncovered an ancient settlement dating to 800 BC. Continue reading “Builders uncover Iron Age village in East Yorkshire”
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”
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 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-
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
Greek archaeologists have unearthed a large Mycenaean cemetery at the site of Loggas in Macedonia. Continue reading “31 intact burials unearthed at large Mycenaean cemetery”
Hadrian who ruled Rome as emperor for about 20 years had a lavish villa built about 20 miles East of Rome. Continue reading “Hadrian’s Villa dig uncovers the art of ordinary spaces”
On the morning of February 21, 1916, German gunners unleashed a hail of artillery fire on French positions surrounding the fortified city of Verdun. Continue reading “10 Things you probably don’t know about Verdun”
Modern humans arrived in Australia about 50,000 years ago. They were the earliest settlers outside of Africa forming the ancestors of present-day Aboriginal Australians. Continue reading “Genetics reveal 50,000 years of independent history of aboriginal Australian people”
On this day: 26 February AD 1233
The Mogols engaged in the Mongol -Jin war capture the city of Kaifeng the capital of the Jin Empire Continue reading “Capture of Kaifeng”
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