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News — CBA Festival of British Archaeology July 2011 Posted by Chance, 25.07.2011ce
(Don't know why this is not posted in the news section but here goes...)

The CBA Festival of British Archaeology is ane annual extravaganza of...
News — Burrough Hill: Ancient Leicestershire hillfort to reveal ancient secrets Posted by moss, 22.06.2011ce
An ancient Leicestershire hillfort will reveal some of its historic secrets over the next month, as archaeologists from the University of Leicester...
News — : Iron-Age brewing evidence found in southeastern France Posted by scubi63, 15.06.2011ce
Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that the occupants of southeastern France were brewing beer during the Iron Age, some 2,500 years ago.

A...
News — Early Bronze Age battle site found on German river bank Posted by goffik, 26.05.2011ce
"Fractured human remains found on a German river bank could provide the first compelling evidence of a major Bronze Age battle.

Archaeological...
News — Researchers replicate rare cuneiform tablets using 3-D scanning and printing Posted by goffik, 26.05.2011ce
Slightly outside of TMA's geographical remit again, but thought this might be an interesting potential future use of technology in relation to...
News — Early Bronze Age battle site found on German river bank Posted by Chris Collyer, 22.05.2011ce
"Fractured human remains found on a German river bank could provide the first compelling evidence of a major Bronze Age battle.

Archaeological...
News — Puzzling ancient rock carvings found in Sudan Posted by goffik, 17.05.2011ce
Maybe not within the TMA remit geographically speaking, but still interesting:

"Some images date to 5,000 years ago, but no one is sure what...
News — Isles of Scilly: Solving the myriad mysteries of archipelago's sunken landscape Posted by moss, 12.05.2011ce
Why are there ten times as many ancient entrance graves on the Isles of Scilly as there are in the whole of the Cornish mainland and what treasures...
News — Old Sarum: Old Sarum opening hours cut to save cash Posted by moss, 06.04.2011ce
OLD Sarum will be closed to the public on weekdays for five months every winter under English Heritage cost-cutting plans.

The news comes as...
News — Aberdeenshire: Ian Shepherd Posted by fitzcoraldo, 01.04.2011ce
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ian-shepherd-archaeologist-who-led-the-way-in-scottish-research-1771219.html
News — Stonehenge: Laser scan for Stonehenge Posted by Littlestone, 10.03.2011ce
"Stonehenge is being scanned using modern laser technology to search for hidden clues about how and why it was built. All visible faces of the...
News — Tomb of the Eagles: Tomb of the Eagles gives up its dark and bloody secret at last Posted by moss, 09.03.2011ce
NEOLITHIC men, women and children buried in Orkney's internationally-famous Tomb of the Eagles suffered serious violence and possibly died of it,...
News — Stonehenge: Stonehenge rocks definitely came from Wales... Posted by Littlestone, 23.02.2011ce
...but how?

Reporting for BBC News Wales, Neil Prior writes -

"New research has cast fresh doubt on the journey which the Stonehenge Bluestones...
News — Researchers Map Out Ice Sheets Shrinking During Ice Age Posted by mascot, 22.02.2011ce
A set of maps created by the University of Sheffield have illustrated, for the first time, how our last British ice sheet shrunk during the Ice...
News — Stonehenge and its Environs: Stonehenge and Avebury revised research framework Posted by Littlestone, 18.02.2011ce
"This project will provide a united historic environment research agenda and strategy for the Avebury and Stonehenge World Heritage Site. The...
News — Rombald's Moor: CSI Comes to Rombalds Moor Posted by 1speed, 15.02.2011ce
Investigators made their first expedition onto a wild and windy Rombalds Moor in a project to capture the images from hundreds of ancient carved...
News — Wiltshire: Hands on History week - Chippenham Posted by Chance, 13.02.2011ce
As part of the national "Hands on History" week run in conjunction with the BBC, Chippenham Museum & Heritage Centre will be running...
News — Rombald's Moor: Rock on... stalwart's long quest to preserve carvings Posted by moss, 12.02.2011ce
When Warwick Peirson stumbled on markings on a stone highlighted by snow little did he know it was to spark a passion which would span more than 30...
News — Avebury: Avebury Landscape Photography Workshop Posted by Littlestone, 12.02.2011ce
The National Trust will be holding an Avebury Landscape Photography Workshop on Saturday, 26 March 2011.

"Professional photographer Mark...
News — Aboriginal Sundial Pre-Dates Stonehenge Posted by mascot, 07.02.2011ce
Interesting news article on research from Oz on local "sundial" that pre-dates...

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