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Ring of Brodgar (Circle henge)

Ring of Brodgar: Concerns as visitors caught short at Orkney landmark


Concern has been expressed about "undesirable toileting behaviour" at Orkney's famous Ring of Brodgar stone circle.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-67577908
Posted 02 Dec 23ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Northamptonshire

Stanwick Lakes: Bronze Age log boat build reaches halfway point


Building Bronze Age-style log boats using replica tools and fire has revealed "how long and how much effort" it was to make prehistoric vessels.

More info : https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-67055114
Posted 23 Oct 23ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Carn Glas, Achvraid (Chambered Cairn)

New images of 5,000-year-old Highland burial site


Scotland's longest chamber cairn burial site has been the scene of recent activity

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3gr38e61qlo
Posted 26 Sep 23ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Nesscliffe Hill Camp (Hillfort)

Iron Age finds of national importance found at Nesscliffe Hill dig


Nationally important evidence of Iron Age furnaces and tools have been discovered during the excavation of a hillfort.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-66890049
Posted 23 Sep 23ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Cambridgeshire

Intact Bronze Age pot found during excavation near Ely


An intact Bronze Age pot and a previously unknown Saxon village with a large hall were among the "exceptional" finds unearthed during a dig.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-66822204
Posted 18 Sep 23ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Callanish (Standing Stones)

Free entry to ancient Calanais stones could end


Free entry to one of the Western Isles' best-known and ancient sites could end under plans to raise money to help cover the cost of its upkeep.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-66815292
Posted 15 Sep 23ce  |  Comments (8)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Kilmartin Area

Kilmartin: The museum showing treasures found on its doorstep


Kilmartin Glen - on the road between Lochgilphead and Oban - is a tranquil place, but it hasn't always been so.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-66696653
Posted 03 Sep 23ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Derbyshire

National park bosses fear 'irreparable damage' to Derbyshire stone circle


Fires have been lit in the centre of the 4,000-year-old Nine Ladies stone circle at Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire, and a tent found nearby.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-66669485
Posted 01 Sep 23ce  |  Comments (4)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Emain Macha (Henge)

Navan Fort: Dig sheds new light on home of the Kings of Ulster


Perched on a hill outside Armagh city is Emain Macha - or Navan Fort.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-66514152
Posted 23 Aug 23ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Perth and Kinross

We are building an Iron Age village by hand


Nellie Wilson works part-time weaving together hazel branches to build the walls and roof of a replica Iron Age roundhouse.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-66478550
Posted 19 Aug 23ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Worlebury (Hillfort)

Worlebury Camp hill fort to be built in Lego for exhibition Published 1 day ago


A museum is calling on Lego enthusiasts to build and pay for a replica of a historic Somerset hill fort.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-66510009
Posted 18 Aug 23ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Anglesey (County)

Anglesey: Iron Age coins found declared treasure


A hoard of Iron Age gold coins have been discovered for the first time in Wales.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66471319
Posted 13 Aug 23ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Hillside Farm (Cist)

Isles of Scilly Iron Age warrior was probably a woman


A decades-long mystery over whether an Iron Age warrior who lived on the Isles of Scilly was a man or woman has been solved.

More info : https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-66314179
Posted 28 Jul 23ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

The Shetland Isles

Bronze Age discovery made at Shetland spaceport site


Remains of what is believed could have been a Bronze Age ritual cremation cemetery have been found at Shetland's planned SaxaVord spaceport.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-66259713
Posted 21 Jul 23ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Cambridgeshire

A428 dig: Possible Bronze Age finds unearthed in roadworks


Archaeologists have unearthed a loom weight believed to date to the Bronze Age during an excavation.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-66225261
Posted 18 Jul 23ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Essex

Bronze Age gold torc discovered in field near Mistley


A section of a Bronze Age twisted gold torc has been found in a field by a metal detectorist.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-66189465
Posted 15 Jul 23ce  |  Comments (1)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Kent

Giant stone artefacts found on rare Ice Age site in Kent


Researchers in Kent have unearthed some of the largest early prehistoric stone tools ever found in Britain.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-66112136
Posted 07 Jul 23ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Bedfordshire

Discovery of up to 25 Mesolithic pits in Bedfordshire astounds archaeologists


Linmere site has more monumental pits in a single area than anywhere else in England and Wales

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https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jul/03/discovery-25-mesolithic-pits-bedfordshire-astounds-archaeologists
Posted 03 Jul 23ce  |  Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Bavaria (Region)

Dazzling ancient bronze sword found in Germany


German archaeologists are thrilled to have dug up a Bronze Age sword more than 3,000 years old which is extraordinarily well preserved.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65936594
Posted 17 Jun 23ce  |  Comments (2)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Perth and Kinross

Iron age roundhouse rises from the ashes on shores of Scottish loch


Volunteers are helping to build a replica crannog on Loch Tay after an earlier model burned down two years ago.

More info : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/may/18/iron-age-roundhouse-rises-from-the-ashes-on-shores-of-scottish-lake
Posted 19 May 23ce  |  Comments (7)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink
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