Month: February 2009
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Medieval tide mill
Archaeologists find Medieval water mill in Greenwich The London Eye may tower over modern London, but the discovery of a medieval water mill in Greenwich shows it had an 800-year-old precedent. The find, at Greenwich Wharf, is the earliest tide-powered mill to be discovered in London, and was an extraordinary feat of engineering when it…
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‘Nighthawks’
Between 2007 and 2008, English Heritage was commissioned by Oxford Archaeology to conduct a study into the crime of Nighthawking, the illegal search for and removal of antiquities from the ground by criminals using metal detectors. The resulting reports are making the national news: ‘Nighthawks’ raid archaeology digs Britain’s archaeological heritage is being plundered by…
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Scotland’s Treasure Trove
Code clears up ‘finders, keepers’ confusion THE next time you are ambling along the beach and spot something glistening in the sand, you may think you have struck gold. But a new code of practice on buried treasure aims to clarify the law on exactly who owns such ancient artefacts. Those who stumble across “treasure…
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