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Archaeologists find 9,000-year-old shrine in Jordanian desert

Archaeologists have found a 9,000-year-old shrine at a remote Neolithic site in Jordan’s eastern desert. The ritual complex was found by a team of Jordanian and French archaeologists in a Neolithic campsite near large structures known as “desert ...

23 Feb 2022 at 09:55

Decapitated skeletons among more than 400 bodies exhumed from Roman cemetery

Around 40 beheaded skeletons are among 425 bodies exhumed by HS2 archaeologists in a large Roman cemetery discovered on the route of the high-speed railway. The 50-strong team uncovered the remains at a cemetery in Fleet Marston near Aylesbury, ...

05 Feb 2022 at 01:25

World

Rare zodiac coin found off Israel’s coast

Israel’s Antiquities Authority said it has discovered a rare 1,850-year-old bronze zodiac coin during an underwater survey off the coastal city of Haifa. The coin bears the image of the zodiac sign Cancer behind a depiction of the moon goddess ...

26 Jul 2022 at 18:40

South Donegal

Unique opportunity to take part in a Donegal archaeological dig!

A unique opportunity to take part in an archaeological excavation in Donegal has arrived this summer and you could be part of a great adventure. Now is your chance to test out that hidden Indiana Jones that is lurking within us all. The ...

08 Jun 2022 at 16:33

News

Medieval warhorses no bigger than modern-day ponies, research finds

The image of the medieval warhorse as a giant snorting, stamping beast is a myth, according to new research, with many mounts of the era no bigger than modern-day ponies. The chargers of English knights were often below 14.2 hands, ...

10 Jan 2022 at 13:25

Local News

November lecture by Clonmel Historical and Archaeological Society at Main Guard

The Clonmel Historical & Archaeological Society November lecture will take place on Monday November 21 at the Main Guard in Clonmel . The lecture, by Sean Hogan, is entitled - The Role of Tipperary TDs in building the New State - ...

15 Nov 2022 at 19:33

Your community

Kilkenny 'armchair archaeologist' makes amazing discovery!

Artificial island homesteads dating from the New Stone Age have been discovered by an 'armchair archaeologist' - from her armchair in Kilkenny! The three previously unknown crannogs were discovered this month in Co. Cavan by ...

30 Dec 2022 at 18:33

Local News

Cash available for Donegal’s archaeological monuments

Cash is now available for the conservation of archaeological monuments in Donegal but applications for a share have to be with Donegal County Council by the end of this month. Funding of up to €100,00 is available for ...

03 Jan 2023 at 11:33

Obituaries

From builder to archaeologist - the late Eugene Anderson remembered

The funeral took place last Thursday at St Mary’s Church, Killymard of Andrew Eugene Anderson (62), Rossylongan, Donegal Town and formerly of Ardnagannagh, Crossroads, Killygordon. The previous Monday, day two of ...

30 Jun 2022 at 15:33

Evidence of Roman shrine uncovered during archaeological dig in graveyard

An archaeological dig has uncovered what is believed to be a Roman shrine beneath a graveyard. Excavations at the site of an old song school in the grounds of Leicester Cathedral began in October 2021 and have ...

07 Mar 2023 at 12:42

Museum of Shakespeare exploring London’s first theatreland announced

The Museum of Shakespeare is set to open in spring 2024 allowing visitors to explore the archaeological remains of The Curtain Playhouse for the first time. The new immersive and interactive experience will ...

19 Apr 2023 at 08:34

World

Archaeologists find mummy covered in coca leaves and bound with rope

Archaeologists have found a pre-Hispanic mummy surrounded by coca leaves on top of a hill in Peru’s capital. A team from the Associated Press on Thursday viewed the skeleton with long black hair lying face ...

16 Jun 2023 at 09:41

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