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Latest Archaeology NewsCheck back regularly for up-to-the-minute archaeology news stories from the BBC. Breaking news and video updates from this historic Timewatch excavation. Castle bones may belong to knight - 29.06.2009Archaeologists believe that bones discovered at Stirling Castle may have belonged to a knight killed in battle or during a siege. Archaeological dig finds unveiled - 25.06.2009The results of a significant archaeological dig have been unveiled in County Down. Stone Age wells found in Cyprus - 25.06.2009Archaeologists find a group of water wells in western Cyprus believed to be among the oldest in the world. Archaeological dig finds unveiled - 25.06.2009The results of a significant archaeological dig in County Down will be unveiled later. Sewage work uncovers ancient site - 24.06.2009A sewage treatment project in Cornwall is suspended following the discovery of a Bronze Age site. Cash boost for castle restoration - 20.06.2009The county's Archaeological and Natural History Society donates £35,000 towards the Museum of Somerset Project at Taunton Castle. Artefacts found at nature reserve - 19.06.2009Archaeologists unearth an historical treasure trove at a new nature reserve in Cambridgeshire. Jacobite cause mansion 'robbed' - 15.06.2009Archaeologists find a house that played a key role in the Jacobite rising was stripped of its stone by the Victorians. Students unearth Saxon nunnery - 12.06.2009Archaeologists digging in Berkeley, Gloucestershire believe they could have found the first-ever excavated Saxon nunnery. Dismembered skeletons discovered - 11.06.2009At least 45 dismembered skeletons are found in a burial pit by archaeologists digging on the site of a planned £87m relief road in Dorset. Looted treasures return to Afghanistan - 10.06.2009The BBC's Sarah Rainsford in Kabul looks at how Afghanistan is retrieving - and still losing - its priceless cultural heritage. Dig unearths Roman road at Tesco - 10.06.2009Archaeologists unearth an ancient Roman road at the site of a new Tesco supermarket. Dig recalls estate's wartime past - 09.06.2009A Nottingham landmark is to be investigated by archaeologists for traces of its use as an US army camp. Volunteers dig for ghost of house - 09.06.2009Amateur archaeologists are being offered the chance to work alongside professionals at a dig in Castle Ward, County Down, this summer. 'Oldest pottery' found in China - 01.06.2009Archaeologists have found pottery dating to between 17,500 and 18,300 years ago at a cave in south-east China. Disputed facts under ground in Jerusalem - 01.06.2009BBC Middle East correspondent Tim Franks sends the latest edition of his diary from Jerusalem. Army road section a 'Friday job' - 31.05.2009An archaeological investigation finds a stretch of Wade's Road was not up to the standard expected by the famous general. 'Hidden history' uncovered on tour - 29.05.2009Underneath the streets of Belfast lies a hidden history which archaeologists have been exploring for years. Hunt for lost battlefield mansion - 27.05.2009Archaeologists and volunteers hope to uncover the remains of a country house that played a role in a Jacobite uprising. Fields screened for ancient finds - 23.05.2009Archaeologists study fields in West Kent to record any finds before a water pipeline is installed in the area. |
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