Sitting on the south‑east shoulder of Windmill Hill (grid ref. SU 086 070), 140 ft (43 m) above the Kennet valley, the Horslip long barrow commands the same chalk ridge that carries the famous Early‑Neolithic causewayed enclosure 400 m upslope.
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Roman Road to the West uncovered under Manchester Street
- Filed under Brigantia, Brigantia England, Britain, Europe, News, Pottery, Roman, Roman army, Roman Culture, Roman pottery, Roman Roads, Samian ware, Samian ware
A stretch of Roman road just 38-40 cm (15 in) below Liverpool Road in Castlefield. The trench shows the classic Roman construction sequence – a cambered rubble core surfaced with tightly packed cobbles – and runs on a north-east/south-west alignment that leaves Mamucium’s north gate and heads towards modern Salford.
- Agger, Bremetennacum, butchered animal bone, Chester, coarse utilitarian jars, Coccium, Condate, decorated glass, Deva, Deva Victrix, Eboracum, England, Lancashire, Liverpool Road, Liverpool Street, Mamucium, Manchester, Metalled Road, Northwich, Ribchester, Roman Britain, Roman Road, Samian ware, Street, Wigan, York
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Wellhill, Dunning Early Neolithic Farm – Perthshire
- Filed under Agriculture, Early Neolithic, Field Systems, Mesolithic, Neolithic, New Sites, Norman, Pottery, Scotland
The village of Dunning in Perthshire, Scotland, has been revealed through excavation as having traces of human activity dating back 10,000 years. This included evidence of what could be the earliest farming activity recorded in Scotland so far, and also remains of hunter-gathering activity dating back to the Mesolithic period.
Kirkhaugh Cairns – Cumbria
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This mound is 22ft. in diam. and about 3ft high. It has been built upon a natural knoll which makes the barrow look larger than it is. Excavation showed that the mound has an earthy core with a rubble capping.
What might Stonehenge Mean? Dartmoor and Carnac add to the Picture
- Filed under Barrow, Bell Barrow, Britain, Bronze Age, France, Funerary Urns, Hair Braid - Ring, Landscape feature, Megalithic, Mining, Neolithic, News, Radiocarbon Dating, Smelting, Stone alignment, Stone Circle, Stone Row, Wales
Stonehenge has always been enigmatic, due to its use of those definitive morticed trilithons, all of which where squared of, more like the structures of the Maltese temples and other stone structures closer to Africa, as opposed to those of the rest of Britain and most of the wider North-west European ritual landscape.
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Drumanagh Promontory Fort – First Ever Intact Roman Pot Found in Ireland
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RTE Ireland has reported that more recently they have made yet another remarkable discovery—an intact Roman pot. the first one to be uncovered on Irish soil, and providing more tantalising clues about ancient Roman-Irish interactions.
Although the Roman Empire they never reached Ireland (except, seemingly, in myth). That does not mean, that Roman influence and goods did enter Ireland, and it means that Drumanagh continues to headline as one of Irelands most tantalising archaeological sites for that same reason – exactly what were the Romans doing in Ireland?
Aldborough Roman Town
- Filed under Brigantia England, Burial Mound, Early Christian, Iron Age, Mosaic, Mound, Roman, Town
Aldborough, or Isurium Brigantia as it was known in Roman times was the capital of Brigantia, at least from some point during Cartimandua’s acceptance as client Queen, governed by Rome. As such, it is a key site in our search for Brigantia
Curse tablet addressed to the god Bregneus – Bath
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‘To the god Bregneus I give the axe which I have lost from my house, (the house) of Hegemon. […] has stolen, he is not to be permitted sleep or health (until) he has brought it to your temple as we ?arrange. The hammer which I previously lost, it also […] ?I give.’
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A complete silver post-medieval sixpence from the reign of Elizabeth I, sword initial mark, second issue, North 1997, dating to AD 1582.Obverse: bust facing left, rose behind. Legend: ELIZABETH D'G' ANG FR'ET HIB REGINAReverse: Square shield on long cross [...]
A Medieval copper-alloy strap fitting/strap end/buckle dating to circa AD 1375-1500. The extant piece consists of one sheet of the plate. Now bent out of shape, it is rectangular in plan with. Its attachment end is complete [...]
Solid cast copper alloy foot from a Medieval to Post Medieval vessel, c. 1200 to 1800 AD.A substantial and well-cast flared foot from a vessel such as a cooking cauldron or posnet, in the shape [...]
Sub-circular flat lead object, probably a late medieval to early post-medieval token. It is uniface, with relief decoration of an eight-spoke radial pattern on one face; this may represent a flower, sunburst etc. Four of the eight [...]
A Post Medieval copper-alloy Nuremberg rose and orb jetton of an uncertain issuer dating to circa AD 1550-1650. [...]
A Post Medieval copper-alloy Nuremberg rose and orb jetton of Wolf Lauffer -III, dating from c. AD 1582-1625. Similar to Mitchiner 1988: no 1660–1672 [...]
A complete lead alloy uniface token dating to the Medieval to Post Medieval period (c. AD 1300-1700). The design on the obverse depicts eight intersecting lines with a circle joining all lines and pellets at the centre and mid-way along each of the [...]
A central element of a Medieval composite cast copper alloy strap end dating to c. AD 1250-1450.Forked inner spacer from a large composite strap end, one forked arm cast thicker then the other, lower end is decorated with an [...]
Silver penny of Edward the Martyr (reigned 975-978), small cross type, North 763, 1.13g, in good condition. Mint of Stamford, moneyer Wulfgar.Obverse: bust left, + EADWEARD REX ANEO.Reverse: small cross, WVLGAR M-O STAN. [...]
Complete copper alloy undecorated sword hanger component, sub-trapezoidal upper plate with rounded and slightly bifurcated upper edge, two iron rivets placed centrally, one above the other, now corroded and rusted front and back. Lower end is [...]
A Post Medieval copper-alloy Nuemberg rose and orb jetton of Wolf Lauffer II, dating from c. AD 1615-1645. Similar to Mitchiner 1988: no 1703-1709. [...]
A complete ground and polished axehead of Neolithic date, c. 4000-2200 BC, probably made of greenstone (uncertain origin) and of Butler (2005) Thick-butted Type A. The axehead is of an overall rounded piriform shape, with a oval-sectioned [...]
An incomplete copper alloy Colchester derivative, Polden Hill type brooch dating to the Roman period (c. AD 75-175). The remains of the brooch consist of the head with wings intact, spring and partial bow. All other features have [...]
An incomplete copper alloy candle holder dating to the late Medieval to Post Medieval period (c. AD 1475-1700). The object has a slightly flared cylindrical mouth to accommodate the candle. The main shaft is baluster-shaped and the base tapers [...]
Copper-alloy fragment, probably medieval to post-medieval in date (c. 1200-1800 AD).A fragment of square section shaft of an unknown object. It is 43.23mm long and the shaft is 2.9mm wide. The object is straight and of [...]
An incomplete copper-alloy strap fitting or buckle plate of medieval date, c.AD 1100 - 1500.The fitting comprises a rectangular sheet of metal. The corners of the plate are lost to worn breaks. Two rivet holes are present [...]
A copper-alloy fragment of a probable early medieval cruciform brooch, dating to circa AD 420-570. The artefact is the side or top-knob of a cruciform brooch. It is a semi-circular decorative knob, below the knob is a thin collar and a [...]
An incomplete silver Groat of Henry VIII (1509-1547). Second coinage. Long cross fourchée over royal shield reverse. Rose initial mark. London mint. AD 1526-1529.Diameter: 25.73mm, Thickness: 1.02mm, Weight: 2.33gThe coin is missing a minor portion of its outer flan [...]
A complete silver Two Pence of Charles II (1630-1685). Crowned pair of interlinked Cs reverse. Minted in London. AD 1668-1684.Diameter: 13.78mm, Thickness: 0.60mm, Weight: 0.57gSpink No. 3388 [...]
An incomplete silver Halfpenny of Elizabeth I (1558-1603). Third coinage. Cross Moline with three pellets in each arm reverse. Initial mark Tun. London mint. AD 1591-1594.Diameter: 11.28mm, Thickness: 0.39mm, Weight: 0.21gThe coin is missing minor portions of [...]
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