Council for British Archaeology launches new online bibliographic service
A fully upgraded service of biab online – the primary research resource for British and Irish archaeology – has now been launched by…
An Anglo-Saxon Execution Cemetery at Walkington Wold, Yorkshire
An Anglo-Saxon Execution Cemetery at Walkington Wold, Yorkshire By J.L. Buckberry and D.M. Hadley Oxford Journal of Archaeology, Vol. 26, No. 3 (2007)…
Anthea Boylston – The Towton Mass Grave Project
Anthea Boylston of the University of Bradford discusses the Towton Mass Grave Project – in 1996 a mass burial pit was discovered at the site of the Battle of Towton, a major battle fought in 1461 during England’s War of the Roses.
On sacred ground: social identity and churchyard burial in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, c. 700-1100 AD
On sacred ground: social identity and churchyard burial in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, c. 700-1100 AD By Jo Buckberry Anglo-Saxon studies in archaeology and…
Burial Rite at a Churchyard Cemetery from the 11th-15th Centuries in Krásno in the Context of Contemporary Cemeteries in Slovakia
Burial Rite at a Churchyard Cemetery from the 11th-15th Centuries in Krásno in the Context of Contemporary Cemeteries in Slovakia By Stanislava Gogova…
Oxford Centre for Asian Archaeology, Art and Culture officially opens
Oxford University has launch a new centre to study the archaeological and cultural heritage of Asia. The Oxford Centre for Asian Archaeology, Art…
Anglo-Saxon Leper Hospital discovered in Winchester
The University of Winchester’s archaeological excavations at St Mary Magdalen, on the outskirts of Winchester, have revealed evidence for what may be Britain’s…
Medieval Observatory discovered in Iran
Iranian archaeologists have discovered a 13th century observatory at the Ismailis stronghold of Alamut. It is believed this was used by the famous…
A contribution to the study of lamellar armors
A contribution to the study of lamellar armors By Ivan Bugarski Starinar, Vol.55 (2005) Abstract: The work is based on the finds of…
A traitor’s death? The identity of a drawn, hanged and quartered man from Hulton Abbey, Staffordshire
A traitor’s death? The identity of a drawn, hanged and quartered man from Hulton Abbey, Staffordshire By Mary E. Lewis Antiquity, Vol.82 (2008) Abstract:…
The Sickles in Graves During the Period of Early Middle Ages from the Territory of Slovakia
The Sickles in Graves During the Period of Early Middle Ages from the Territory of Slovakia By Zuzana Slivenska Annales Universitatis Apulensis, Series…
Sealing the Fate of the Newport Ship
The Newport Ship is at the heart of a new collaboration that gets underway this week between the University of Wales Trinity Saint…
13th century ‘travel lodge’ found by Time Team
A medieval travel lodge has been discovered by archaeologists working for the British television program Time Team. The remains of the building were…
6th century Byzantine mosaic uncovered in Israel
A Byzantine mosaic dating to the 6th century AD has been discovered in Israel. The find was made by researchers from the University…
Shipwrecks and maritime archaeology
Shipwrecks and maritime archaeology By David Gibbins and Jonathan Adams World Archaeology, Vol. 32:3 (2001) Abstract: Shipwrecks are the most numerous and distinctive…
Weapons of Princes, Weapons of War? An experimental analysis from pattern-welded swords from northwestern Europe, 400-1100 AD
Swords have always been considered special, especially in the early middle ages. However, what was the true value attributed to these weapons? And the famous pattern-welded blades from this period, were these mere pieces of decoration and status?
Underground Museum in Krakow reveals city’s medieval history
Krakow is opening its newest attraction — twenty feet under the main market square (Rynek Glowny). The new underground archaeological park will show…
Thames Discovery Programme
The Thames Discovery Programme is a community archaeology project, focusing on the archaeology of the River Thames at London England. The Thames Discovery…
Medieval manor house and Roman road discovered in Kent
Excavations in Kent have unearth an interesting historical past as archaeologists discovered not only evidence of a medieval manor house, but also a…
An island in the middle of an island: On cult, laws and authority in Viking Age Gotland
An island in the middle of an island: On cult, laws and authority in Viking Age Gotland By Nanouschka Myberg From Ephesos to…
The study of medieval Irish castles: a bibliographic survey
The study of medieval Irish castles: a bibliographic survey By Terry Barry Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, Vol. 108C (2008) Introduction: Castle…
Viking Fortress Discovered in Ireland
A Viking fortress of major importance has been discovered at Annagassan, County Louth in Ireland. The extensive site, which was uncovered following targeted…
Stirling Castle hosts “Secrets of the Skeletons”
The secrets of medieval skeletons discovered at Stirling Castle will be revealed during an evening with renowned forensic anthropologist Professor Sue Black from…
‘A fond thing vainly imagined’: Archaeology and medieval studies
‘A fond thing vainly imagined’. Archaeology and medieval studies By Christopher Gerrard and Stephen Rippon Online version of the article, “Artefacts, Sites, and…
Moothill at Scone’s Palace about a thousand years old, archaeologists find
Archaeologists have discovered that the Moothill built at Scone Palace in central Scotland was built between the late ninth century and early 11th…