Grave of Bronze Age Chief had been robbed

Archaeologists excavating an enigmatic burial mound in Sussex believe that grave robbers beat them to the prize of finding the remains of a Bronze Age chief.
Racing against time to date a burial mound on the cliffs at Peacehaven Heights in East Sussex before it collapses into the sea, they have found evidence of human occupation [...]

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Past Horizons Magazine 2nd edition now online

To read the free online magazine go to: www.pasthorizons.com/magazine
 
We are also proud to announce the creation of a dedicated Heritage Media website. 
 
Past Horizons Heritage Media
www.pasthorizons.tv
  
Its the first of its kind dealing exclusively with archaeology and heritage. This video sharing site is similar in many ways to You Tube, and like that site, you can [...]

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1,000 Ancient Tombs, Unique Remains Found in Colombia

The possible victim is a young woman who seems to have been buried alive, said Ana Maria Groot, one of the lead anthropologists from the National University of Colombia working at the site.
“Her mouth is open as if in terror, and her hands seem contracted as if she had tried grabbing hold of something,” Groot [...]

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Metal detectorists thrilled at Viking sword find

BURIED for more than a 1,000 years, these beautifully cast fragments of a Viking sword could be a once-in-a-lifetime find for two metal detector enthusiasts in the Isle of Man.
Only the 13th recorded Viking sword found in the Island, it was unearthed by Dan Crowe and Rob Farrer while metal detecting in the north west [...]

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Persepolis under modern tech excavation

Iranian archeologists joined by French colleagues are to detect the remains of Persepolis, using georadars and electrostatic methods.
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Uncertain future for ancient spa in Turkey

Allianoi, an ancient site that was discovered just 10 years ago, will be submerged under the waters of Yortanli irrigation dam, which is much needed for the local farmers.
When construction of the dam began in 1998, the archaeologists, as a routine procedure, were asked to make a survey of the land.
Local people knew about and [...]

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De Beers Finds Shipwreck, Treasure From Columbus Era

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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Gloucester Roman skeletons were plague victims

A mass Roman grave, discovered in Gloucester in 2005, may have contained the victims of an acute disease of epidemic proportions, possibly plague.
This is the startling conclusion to a new report by Oxford Archaeology and archaelogical consultancy CgMs, who have been conducting an 18-month programme of scientific study on the grave, which contained around 91 [...]

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Bronze Age axe ‘factory’ survey

Archaeologists are hoping to unearth evidence of what they believe to have been one of Bronze Age Britain’s largest axe-making “factories”.
Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust (CPAT) said the axes, made from a distinctive type rock - known as picrite - had been found throughout the country.
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Tomb of Cleopatra and Mark Antony to be investigated

Archaeologists have revealed plans to uncover the 2000 year-old tomb of ancient Egypt’s most famous lovers, Cleopatra and the Roman general Mark Antony later this year.
Zahi Hawass, prominent archaeologist and director of Egypt’s superior council for antiquities announced a proposal to test the theory that the couple were buried together.
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