A decade-long excavation project uncovered around 120,000 artifacts at a medieval monastery, a book has revealed. Rushen Abbey was founded as a Cistercian monastery in A.D. 1134 on the Isle of Man ...
Archaeologists in England discovered tens of thousands of artifacts dated between the Mesolithic to the early Medieval ...
MetaFilter is reporting that Wired magazine (available on paper) has killed one of our favorite features. Found: Artifacts From the Future was a back page that asked artists and designers to ...
French archaeologists recently discovered the remains of an American hospital dating to World War I. In a French language press release translated to English, the National Institute for Preventive ...
The bones of more than 140 people have been discovered close to where a medieval abbey stood several hundred years ago in County Antrim. The remains - discovered at the end of last year in ...
To an archeologist out in the field, there's nothing more exciting than making a significant find. For with each discovery comes the opportunity to analyze it, interpret its meaning, and ideally ...
Data recovery excavations typically focus on exposing archaeological features. These intrusions in the soil made by humans include the traces of posts or foundations that supported a building, cellars ...
This most intensive stage of excavation requires careful planning. A detailed treatment plan details how the archaeological work will "mitigate" the damage caused to the site by construction. The plan ...