I'm sure I heard that story about the Iceman quite a while ago.

Maybe it was just an update of some of the finer detail ?

Roman road found at gas pipeline

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Roman road found at gas pipeline

It's a cracker isn't? How straight is it, I wonder.

How a treasure hunter struck gold with a mysterious ring

Had it not been for one last, high-pitched quack from his metal detector, John Wood might have called it a day. Instead, he stuck his trowel in the ground and poked around. In all probability, it would turn out to be another nail or a tin.

Daily Mail Story

Medieval horse harness unearthed

A HORSE harness decoration thought to have belonged to a lord of the manor at Bletchingley more than 500 years ago has been unearthed in a field.

Chris Andre,a member of the Reigatebased Weald and Downland Metal Detecting Club,handed the artefact to an archaeological expert for identification.

Surrey Online

How Zahi rediscoverd Hatshepsut and managed to get in half of the photos in this article. Who said there was no I in Egypt?

Dr Z

How Zahi discoverd Queen Hapshepsut and managed to get into half of the photos in this article. Who said there is no I in Egypt?

Dr Z

Workers destroy ancient Chinese tombs: media

BEIJING (Reuters) - About 10 ancient tombs dating back nearly 1,800 years have been destroyed by construction workers building an IKEA branch in Nanjing in southeastern China, a city newspaper said on Tuesday.

From : Reuters

Night metal detectors 'looting Britain

Archaelogists have warned that Britain's historical artefacts are being looted by unscrupulous metal detector enthusiasts.
(That should be, thieves armed with metal detectors)

Story from the Telegraph

Durham dig overview

Nothern News

Romans in the Western Isles??

Unusual finds

detectorists get what they deserve

BBC News

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detectorists get what they deserve

What, half of £750K for getting lucky while out enjoying themselves one afternoon whilst the whole of the Silbury stabilisation and research project is being carried out in very difficult circumstances having been allocated only £600K.

Nothing wrong with that situation then is there?

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Originally posted by Silaction:

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detectorists get what they deserve

What, half of £750K for getting lucky while out enjoying themselves one afternoon whilst the whole of the Silbury stabilisation and research project is being carried out in very difficult circumstances having been allocated only £600K.
Nothing wrong with that situation then is there?

Seems not.
Well I for one don't mind standing up and saying its an outrageous state of affairs and I'll take the silence as confirming everyone else does too, though some choose to avoid saying so.

I don't normally comment on MD threads, or news articles on the "hobby", but Silaction, you deserve a reply...

I too think it outrageous that The Silbury project is underfunded, but on the other hand, these Metal Detector hobbyists have, at least, done the right thing by declaring the find? This way, surely, it would encourage others to declare, where otherwise they may be tempted to sell it at an on-line auction site to raise money, risking the finds going abroad or being broken up?

I feel very strongly about protecting our heritage, and in my book, anything that encourages this is, if not totally acceptable in some eyes, at least getting some way to being right.

Well, the Silbury project has today run into terrifying problems. A few hundred thousand pounds are going to be desperately needed now I should imagine. That being so I don't have the stomach to discuss the overblown rewards of the heritage heroes (who, to a man, claim they're in it for the love of history, not financial reward.) Let these two lucky lads donate half their winnings to the Silbury Project Team, for the love of history, and I'll rethink my position.... !

At the risk of hijacking this thread, how come one of our most famous and precious heritage sites hasn't come in for all the money needed for the project from the Lottery Fund? Failing that a public appeal? (If there has been one, I haven't seen it)!

I take it this is the root of the problem?

Floods threaten ancient and historic sites


Severe weather is washing away thousands of years of heritage in the UK. Maev Kennedy surveys the damage to Silbury Hill and Rotherwas Ribbon........

Doesn't it just make you want to spit!

graffiti

Something a bit more positive from Scotland.

Fort William

Trading Standards to investigate archaeologist

TRADING Standards has launched an investigation into a well known Furness archaeologist.

It is claimed Steve Dickinson, of Trinity Gardens, Ulverston, has failed to complete at least £10,000 worth of work for the Hidden Light Low Furness project.

North West Evening Mail

Seahenge set for final resting place...

Seahenge

Latest on the Skara Brae story

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Mesopotamian city grew regardless of kingly rule

Story about Tell Brak notable for the archaeologist named Jason Ur - most appropriate for studying mesopotamian cities - this one being in Syria so rather safer than Iraq. I guess that in his spare time he would liike to help Bob Ballard with marine archaeology in the Black Sea...