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Archive for May 1st, 2008

De Beers, the world’s biggest undersea diamond miner, said its geologists in Namibia found the wreckage of an ancient sailing ship still laden with treasure, including six bronze cannons, thousands of Spanish and Portuguese gold coins and more than 50 elephant tusks.
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We have nine funded PhD awards from a range of funding agencies, variously supporting International & British students, ranging from Archaeological Science to Historical Archaeology
In addition the Department is a member of an International Training Network LeCHE which is seeking 13 PhD students and 2 PDRA’s to investigate the expansion of dairying in Neolithic Europe
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A fascinating week-long course giving you the opportunity to explore ancient crafts and technologies from a practical, hands-on perspective. Based on the Iron Age Activity Centre at Michelham Priory, we cover pottery, metal and wood working, textiles, building technologies, boat building and flint knapping. Includes practical work: as Grade 3. Entrance to Priory is extra [...]

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