The Stonehenge World Heritage Site is at risk of being placed on the danger list if changes are not made to the proposed tunnel scheme on the A303, reports the BBC. National Highways’ plans were […]
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Military veterans taking part in an archaeological dig at an Anglo-Saxon burial site have uncovered the “richest grave found this year”, reports the BBC The dig on the Salisbury Plain Training Area has unearthed a […]
National Highways has appointed a team to deliver the proposed A303 Stonehenge upgrade, the joint venture comprises include FCC Construcción, WeBuild and BeMo Tunnelling. The announcement follows a 2 ½ year procurement process with shortlisted […]
Robbie Mitchell writing on Ancient Origins has published an interesting article, “Was Athelstan England’s First and Greatest King?” “Britain has had more than sixty monarchs over the centuries. Some have been good; some have been […]
Coastal castles that have stood for hundreds of years are at risk from climate change warns English Heritage. It is appealing for money to repair walls and improve sea defences against storms and bigger, more […]
A manuscript that was produced at Glastonbury Abbey around 800 years ago is on view for the summer. As part of a Bible, it may have been housed in the Glastonbury Abbey library, but in […]
itv news report that human remains have been found buried under the ruined church at the heart of Castle Park in Bristol. A team from Wessex Archaeology have been carrying out a survey at the […]
Wessex Archaeology have published an interesting article “THE AMESBURY ARCHER: 20 YEARS ON” with some recent posts and news items from the past when Wessex Archaeology excavated the grave of a man who became known […]
Mark Johnston writing on Ancient Origins has published an interesting article “The Question of Ancient Kings: Cerdic of Wessex, First Saxon King of England?”. “According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle , Cerdic of Wessex did, indeed, […]
Andover Museum and Museum of the Iron Age open a new exhibition DANEBURY – Past and Present Footsteps on view 8 June until 17 July 2022. DANEBURY – Past and Present Footsteps brings together over […]
Wessex Archaeology has carried out an excavation of a Bronze Age settlement at Bitham Park in Wiltshire. “Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by RPS Consulting Services Ltd on behalf of Barratt David Wilson Homes to undertake […]
Archaeologists working on HS2 have made discoveries of national significance, uncovering an Anglo-Saxon burial site in Wendover, Buckinghamshire. Almost three quarters of the graves contained high quality grave goods, suggesting the site was the final […]