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Thetford Priory
The remains of The Cluniac Priory of Our Lady of Thetford The Cluniac Priory of Our Lady, Thetford, was first founded on the Suffolk side of the Little Ouse river by Roger Bigod in the early twelfth century during the reign of Henry I. Bigod founded the Priory instead of making a pilgrimage to the…
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From Margins of Empire at Ely Museum 22 Jan – 26 Jun
This first-century Roman cavalry combat helmet was discovered at Witcham, Cambridgeshire. Tinned copper-alloy. On loan from the British Museum.
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“The Marlow Warlord”
ANGLO-SAXON WARLORD FOUND BY DETECTORISTS COULD REDRAW MAP OF POST-ROMAN BRITAIN The burial, on a hilltop site near with commanding views over the surrounding Thames valley, must be of 6th century AD, archaeologists from the University of Reading believe. The ‘Marlow Warlord’ was a commanding, six-foot-tall man, buried alongside an array of expensive luxuries and weapons,…
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A14 update and the Huntingdon bypass – discoveries
Anglo-Saxon settlement and Roman army camp found in A14 bypass dig It’s taken more than 700 years, but the medieval villagers of Houghton in Cambridgeshire have had the last laugh: the foundations of their houses and workshops have been exposed again, as roadworks carve up the landscape they were forced to abandon when their…
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Late Iron Age Skull
Dog walker finds human skull A dog walker has come across an unexpected find whilst out in Somerset. Roger Evans found a ‘well-preserved’ human skull whilst walking along the banks of the River Sowy. He reported his findings to the police and it was analysed. After months of research, results revealed it belonged to a…
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St John the Baptist Church in Reedham may be Roman fortlet
A Norfolk church may have begun life as a Roman fortlet protecting supplies on their way to Hadrian’s Wall. Trevor Heaton hears how ‘keyhole archaeology’ is solving the riddle of Reedham. Sometimes things can hide in plain sight. But that doesn’t it make any easier to tell their story. For centuries, researchers and historians have…
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Vindolanda boxing gloves
“Now, whoever has courage and a strong and collected spirit in his breast, let him come forward, lace on the gloves and put up his hands. (5.363-364) ― Virgil, The Aeneid Roman boxing gloves unearthed during an excavation near Hadrian’s Wall have gone on public display. Experts at Vindolanda, near Hexham, in Northumberland, believe they are “probably the…
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Anglo-Saxon finds in Louth area
Treasure over 1,500 years old found near Louth Anglo-Saxon treasure dating back more than 1,500 years has been dug up in a Louth-area field from a burial mound. Two bronze bowls, a gold pendant and iron weapons including a spearhead, two arrowheads and fragments of a sword were found in a field by Alan Smith,…
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Lindisfarne monastery
Evidence found by amateur archaeologist An amateur archaeologist has unearthed what is believed to be evidence of one of England’s earliest Christian monasteries in a dig on Lindisfarne. The rare grave marker, thought to be from the mid 7th-8th Century, has been described as a “stunning find”. A £25,000 project off the north-east coast was…
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Anglo-Saxon cross fragments, Louth
Anglo-Saxon cross fragments found in Louth rectory garden Fragments from a 10th Century Anglo-Saxon stone cross have been discovered in a Lincolnshire rectory garden. One stone was discovered during maintenance work at St James’ Church rectory in Louth, while church verger Christopher Marshall found the second. Historians said the stones are proof that Louth was…
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