Hadrian’s Wall Monuments – 3D Scan No.2
(http://www.nu-digitalheritage.com).
One of the planned uses of these digital models will be for use as a teaching resource for initiatives such as their free online...
Cadbury Treasure Hunt Fiasco
Have Cadbury chocolatiers learned nothing from their disastrous 1985 ‘Creme Egg Scandal’ that saw members of the public digging and trespassing on private land...
The Lost Art of Archaeological Narrative
A paper April 4th by Mitch Allen (Left Coast Press) in an excellent late-evening session on “Accessible Archaeology” struck a distinct chord. He was...
A Civil War Candlestick from Salisbury?
The site itself is enigmatic – it is rectangular in outline with ‘bastions’ at the corners, and looks just like a classic fort, except...
Shipwreck Timbers Give up their Secrets
Dendrochronology specialists Dr Roderick Bale and Nikki Vousden examined 40 wooden artefacts retrieved from the Thames Estuary seabed and collected samples for further detailed...
Lead on MacYAC
Young Archaeologists' Club and Home Front Legacy teams up for two workshops bringing together colleagues from community groups, heritage organisations, and those working with...
Poetry meets archaeology
The poet Dan Simpson, an alumnus of the University, will walk from London to Canterbury along the route of the Roman road as part...
Archaeological search engine under construction
Apps that can identify ceramics, coins or bones shows that archaeology has embraced artificial intelligence and now Alex Brandsen, a PhD candidate...
A piece of pipe history
Some of the most common types of artefacts from the last 400 years of history that archaeologists often find are fragments of...
Stark Relief: The Future of Stone Surface Recording
This type of image is being increasingly used in the heritage field as a method of non-invasive recording of surface marks such as fragile...