The University of Central Lancashire has announced the discovery of 11000 year human remains in Heaning Wood Bone Cave near Great Urswick, Cumbria.
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January 31, 2023
January 17, 2023
From the 14th of January, Kirkleatham Museum will be hosting an exhibition, entitled Megaliths.
This collaborative exhibition, a mixture of paintings and photography, will showcase the work of Gavin Parry and Tony Galuidi, both of whom share a passion for ancient standing stones.
The exhibition will go on display from January 14th – March 8th at Kirkleatham’s stunning Bellamy Pavilion.
All of the paintings and photographs are available for sale and the artist proceeds will be donated to The Trussell Trust, which supports foodbanks throughout the UK.
For more information, please visit ? redcarcleveland.co.uk/enjoy/kirkleatham-museum/
January 10, 2023
THE highest concentration of ancient rock art ever discovered in the Highlands has been found on hillside farmland in Ross-shire, it has been revealed.
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January 8, 2023
A series of events are taking place this year to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Ridgeway being designated a National Trail. These kicked off last Friday with an event at the Sanctuary, Avebury WHS .... plus a walk from Avebury and back.
December 14, 2022
Energy firm to fight notice over disputed wind turbine on site of Neolithic burial site KnockIveagh
Council wants structures removed from historic site which was also used for the coronation of early medieval kings
Ciaran O’Neill
December 11 2022 10:27 AM
A long-running dispute over the erection of a wind turbine at a historic site in Co Down has taken a new twist.
The turbine was erected on the top of Knock Iveagh near Rathfriland in 2017. Heritage campaigners were furious planning permission had been granted for the turbine on a 5,000-year-old Neolithic burial site which was also used for the coronation of early medieval kings.
It has now emerged the company which owns the turbine, Ayr Power Ltd, has been served with an enforcement notice by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council (ABC) to remove some of the structures associated with the turbine. If the structures are removed, it is understood the turbine would be unable to continue operating.
However, the Sunday Independent has learned Ayr Power Ltd has lodged an appeal against the order with the Planning Appeals Commission.
December 12, 2022
A 5,000-year-old timber circle burnt down during a Neolithic midwinter solstice has been excavated for the first time since the 1930s.
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A place where people with an axe to grind gathered 4,500 years ago has been uncovered by archaeologists and volunteers.
More info : bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2vqzvyj88yo
October 18, 2022
A woman who lived in Orkney 1,800 years ago had a diet that was unusually rich in seafood, say archaeologists.
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October 11, 2022
Archaeology Shetland has found 6,000 years worth of archaeology in the isles, but one hotspot in particular faces going underwater.
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October 9, 2022
Archaeologists believe they have found a place where some of Scotland’s last hunters-gatherers may have paused on a journey through the Cairngorms.
More info : bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-63158291
October 3, 2022
A “fantastic bunch of volunteers” have built a replica Iron Age roundhouse on a large Bronze Age causeway dating back 3,500 years.
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September 7, 2022
Possible evidence of porridge-making in the Western Isles 4,000 years ago has been found on pottery recovered from the bottom of lochs.
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September 6, 2022
A Google docs page with photos and various links about the campaign to preserve the Konckiveagh landscape:
docs.google.com/document/d/124XnYyWdP9JpmO0qur9bbDrhPWb2g0PrncdLggkamGk/edit
August 19, 2022
Whale bones and some of the UK’s oldest steps are among new finds unveiled at the famous Ness of Brodgar Neolithic settlement in Orkney.
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August 18, 2022
Archaeologists says prehistoric site in Huelva province could be one of largest of its kind in Europe
A huge megalithic complex of more than 500 standing stones has been discovered in southern Spain that could be one of the largest in Europe, archaeologists have said.
The stones were discovered on a plot of land in Huelva, a province flanking the southernmost part of Spain’s border with Portugal, near the Guadiana River.
Spanning about 600 hectares (1,500 acres), the land had been earmarked for an avocado plantation. Before granting the permit the regional authorities requested a survey in light of the site’s possible archaeological significance. The survey revealed the presence of the stones.
August 14, 2022
Low water levels have uncovered prehistoric treasures beneath a Cornish reservoir.
A collection of cup-marked stones are among the artefacts to have emerged at Stithians Reservoir near Falmouth.
There is also evidence of medieval farmsteads and modern pottery on the shoreline that is usually under water.
August 11, 2022
Rare microscopic crustaceans have been discovered in two caves in the Highlands.
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August 5, 2022
Archaeologists in Orkney are in a race against time to excavate an Iron Age roundhouse before it is lost to the sea.
Video Report : bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-scotland-62408106
July 25, 2022
Visitors to Aikey Brae Stone Circle, near Old Deer, discovered the remains of a fire on the grounds this week.
Pictures from the area show burned logs and a large fire mark in the centre of the circle.
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July 22, 2022
Archaeologists are investigating a “fascinating and unusual” site in Moray
Metal-working is thought to have been done at Lochinver Quarry from the Bronze Age through the Iron Age.
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High above one of western Britain’s loveliest valleys, the silence is broken by the sound of gentle digging, scraping and brushing, along with bursts of excited chatter as another ancient feature is revealed or a curious visitor stops by to find out what is going on.
This summer archaeologists have been granted rare permission to excavate part of the Arthur’s Stone site, a neolithic burial plot with soaring views across the Golden Valley in Herefordshire and the Black Mountains of south-east Wales.
July 6, 2022
Archaeologists have reopened a major ancient settlement in Orkney after Covid-19 stopped work on the site for three years.
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June 25, 2022
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June 24, 2022
Two men have been sentenced for illegal metal detecting at the capital of an ancient Scottish kingdom.
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June 22, 2022
Plans for a care home near a Neolithic ritual monument site are being recommended for refusal.
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