The following lists, presented in reverse chronological order, provide links to interesting articles and discussions elsewhere on the web.
- Treasures of a Saxon King of Essex
from UK archaeology on 13 February 2004An archaeological excavation by the Museum of London Archaeology Service at Priory Crescent, Prittlewell, Essex in autumn 2003 unearthed a 7th century grave that is perhaps the most spectacular discovery of its kind made during the past 50 years - the grave is probably that of an Anglo-Saxon King of Essex ...
- Archaeological informatics
from UK archaeology on 13 February 2004A new issue of the electronic journal Internet Archaeology has been published with a number of papers on the theme of archaeological informatics: beyond technology ...
- Historic Scotland to remain Executive agency
from UK archaeology on 13 February 2004Historic Scotland will remain as an agency of the Scottish Executive. A report on the review of the structure and functions of Historic Scotland has been published, and Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport Frank McAveety said that he had accepted all of the review recommendations and work is in hand to make many of the required changes ...
- Traffic in artefacts from Iraq, Afghanistan and beyond
from UK archaeology on 13 February 2004A Swiss-British conference on 'Not for sale - making the new laws work', held from 5-6 February 2004 at the University of Geneva, brought together archaeologists, curators, collectors, dealers and auction houses alongside those who drafted the new laws and those who will apply them ...
- Access to archaeological archives
from UK archaeology on 13 February 2004Resource, in association with the Archaeological Archive Forum, has recently completed a study to define the costs associated with the storage of, and provision of access to, archaeological archives in museums for the financial year 2002-2003 ...
- Neanderthals not human ancestors
from UK archaeology on 13 February 2004A group of researchers have suggested that the Neanderthals were not close relatives of modern humans and represent a single species quite distinct from our own ...
- Consultation over future of Lincolns Roman past
from UK archaeology on 13 February 2004The City of Lincoln Council is asking the public to comment on its plans to conserve, manage and reinterpret the city's vast Roman heritage ...
- Views on the Stonehenge roads proposals
from UK archaeology on 13 February 2004"English Heritage supports the Highways Agency's proposal for the A303 at Stonehenge, which will bring a number of major benefits to the Stonehenge World Heritage Site (WHS) by removing the roads and traffic from the immediate vicinity of the Stone Circle ...
- The Amesbury Archer was a settler from the Alps
from UK archaeology on 13 February 2004The man who may have helped organise the building of Stonehenge was a settler from continental Europe ...
- Roman water mains still flowing
from UK archaeology on 13 February 2004Archaeologists on a Roman fort dig at Vindolanda in Northumberland have unearthed 30 yards of wooden mains which fed the fort with water from nearby springs ...
