Rare Anglo-Saxon treasure sees the light of day
A very rare Anglo-Saxon gold ring is to go on display at Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire after being shown in the BBC2 series Digging…
The Impact of Diasporas on the Making of Britain: Evidence, Memories, Inventions
What constitutes ‘Britishness’ is turning out to be more complicated than many people previously believed. An innovative multidisciplinary research programme led by the…
Excavations at Caherconnell Cashel, the Burren, Co. Clare: implications for cashel chronology and Gaelic settlement
Excavations at Caherconnell Cashel, the Burren, Co. Clare: implications for cashel chronology and Gaelic settlement By Michelle Comber and Graham Hull Proceedings of…
Scientists develop new methods to discover maritime archaeology
By combining meteorology and archaeology, Norwegian scientists may discover old sea routes and mooring sites, and boost our knowledge of maritime culture dating…
Environmental archaeology and zooarchaeological research at Nogara, “Basso Veronese”, Northern Italy
Environmental archaeology and zooarchaeological research at Nogara, “Basso Veronese”, Northern Italy By Polydora Baker Paper given at the 4th International Congress of Medieval…
Archaeologists work on medieval site in Yorkshire
A stone feature in a Yorkshire Dales village has been uncovered again to determine if it is perhaps a type of oven used…
Recent archaeological finds include medieval chapel, prison underneath castle
Several archaeological finds were announced in the last week, including the discovery of a chapel belonging to the medieval bishops of Aberdeen, a…
Medieval roof finial discovered in London
A rare find has been uncovered from the shores of the Thames by the Museum of London. A clay medieval roof finial was…
York Archaeological Trust hopes to win award
The Hollywood Oscars are still a few months away but the York Archaeological Trust is waiting with bated breath to hear whether it has…
The Pontifical Academy of Archaeology celebrates its 200th anniversary
The Pontifical Academy of Archaeology in Rome will be celebrating its 200th anniversary this year. This video report discusses the work of the…
Isle of Man hosts Festival of Archaeology
The Isle of Man will be celebrating all things archaeological from July 17th to August 1st. The celebrations are to coincide with the…
Viking Age Archaeology
Viking Age Archaeology By by Richard Hall Shire Books, 2010 (first published in 1990) ISBN: 9780747800637 Viking raids, and the subsequent Scandinavian settlements…
Mosfell Archaeological Project: A Viking Landscape
The Mosfell Archaeological Project is an interdisciplinary research project employing the tools of history, archaeology, anthropology, forensics, environmental sciences, and saga studies. The…
Future Research Directions for European Castle Studies
Future Research Directions for European Castle Studies Session: New Directions in Castle Research By Kieran D. O’Conor, National University of Ireland – Galway…
Sijilmassa: The Rise and Fall of a Walled Oasis in Medieval Morocco
Sjilmassa, once a great oasis city that organized caravans for gold across the Sahara, lies today in ruins along the Wadi Ziz in the Tafilalt oasis of southeastern Morocco. Sijilmassa flourished for nearly 650 years after its establishment in AD 757, and housed a population of perhaps 30,000 in the last two hundred years of its existence.
The Social Status of Women in Latvia in the 7th-13th Centuries, in the Light of Palaeodemographic Data
This paper is intended as a contribution to the understanding of women’s social role and living conditions in the Iron Age society in Latvia.
Human skeletal remains from the Osaka castle site in Japan: metrics and weapon injuries
Human skeletal remains from the Osaka castle site in Japan: metrics and weapon injuries By Tomohito Nagaoka and Mikko Abe Anthropological Science, Vol.115…
Pots and boundaries: On cultural and economic areas between Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages
Pots and boundaries: On cultural and economic areas between Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages By Paul Arthur Late Roman Coarse Wares,…
Women’s oldest profession? Evidence from twelfth century Bergen, Norway
I am going to present a micro level study; A close up on activities at town plots in Bergen in twelfth century western Norway providing substance to our insight in the everyday life of ordinary people – the first generations of townspeople in this newly established town.
Ceramic and cultural change in the Hebrides AD 500-1300
Ceramic and cultural change in the Hebrides AD 500-1300 By Alan Lane Cardiff Studies in Archaeology, No.29 (2007) Introduction: The Hebrides have long…
A characterisation of the Historic Townscape of Central Hereford
A characterisation of the Historic Townscape of Central Hereford By Nigel Baker Herefordshire Archaeology report no.266 (2010) Introduction The background and purpose of…
Comb-making in medieval Novgard (950-1450): An industry in transition
Comb-making in medieval Novgard (950-1450): An industry in transition By Lyuba Smirnova PhD Dissertation, Bournemouth University (2002) Abstract: This is a descriptive and…
Medieval and early modern mining in the Northern Black Forest (SW-Germany): An integrated historico-archaeological approach and its synergetic effects
Medieval and early modern mining in the Northern Black Forest (SW-Germany): An integrated historico-archaeological approach and its synergetic effects By Ewe Meyerdirks Medieval…
Ships of Korea: from Koryo Kingdom (918-1392)
Randall Sasaki – Ships of Korea – Koryo Dynasty – Nautical Archaeology Program Brown Bag Presentation 2010 from Ryan Lee on Vimeo. Ships…
Consumption patterns and living conditions inside Het Steen, the late medieval prison of Malines (Mechelen, Belgium)
Consumption patterns and living conditions inside Het Steen, the late medieval prison of Malines (Mechelen, Belgium) By Liesbeth Troubleyn et al. Journal of…