Rescue excavations at the Fourth Nile Cataract. Publication of bulletin and archaeological reports. Recent archaeological fieldwork in Sudan.
Sudan Archaeological Reserach Society
March 1, 2000 By Filed Under: Foreign Societies
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Richard III
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More than 500 years after his death, members of the public can look King Richard III in the eye once … [Read More...]
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A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse! Such were Richard the III's last words according to … [Read More...]
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On 12th September the University of Leicester held an extraordinary press conference. They announced … [Read More...]
Mick’s Dig Diary
A green and pleasant parish
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Current Archaeology 279
What was life really like for Medieval peasants? Renowned as the epitome of poverty, they appear as … [Read More...]
Timeline of Britain
200 BC – Castell Henllys
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AD 900 – The Origins of the English Village
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Initially, this area came under the auspices of general field archaeology, but battlefield experts … [Read More...]
Conservation in Archaeology
Conservators work on archaeological finds and structures, using a knowledge of the cultural … [Read More...]
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Current Archaeology 279
What was life really like for Medieval peasants? Renowned as the epitome of poverty, they appear as stock images performing hard manual labour in the margins of illustrated manuscripts. With the squalor they faced memorably lampooned by Monty Python, among others, it has always been assumed that the ramshackle hovels they called home have long … [Read More...]
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The past is constantly being re-written. Across the country there are hundreds of excavations going on. It’s back-breaking work in often tough conditions, but the findings are essential for our understanding of our past. Yet who has the time to visit them all and put their findings into context? We do! For 40 years Current Archaeology has been … [Read More...]
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Current Archaeology has a sister magazine - Current WORLD Archaeology Current World Archaeology covers the world from the first emergence of man up to yesterday: from Egypt, Mesopotamia and the Near East, to Anatolia, Classical Greece and Rome, as well as Asia and the Far East. Launched in 2003 as the sister magazine to Current Archaeology, we report on … [Read More...]
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