On a misty morning eight thousand years ago, two young women pushed their way through the head-high reeds of a tidal estuary, six metres below the busy streets of what is now modern Dublin. As they stepped onto the shifting mud flats, their baskets, wattle work and fishing ground came into view, and they could see, even from this distance, that it had been a bountiful evening. Read more
Prank Caller to House of the Gladiators in Pompeii: ‘Hi can I speak to Mr Walls please?’
Gladiator: ‘Er, no I’m sorry I think you’ve got the wrong number, there’s no Mr Walls here.’
Prank Caller: Can I speak to Mrs Walls then?’ Read more
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Digging for Britain – the Alice Roberts archaeology show recently screened on BBC 2 – was about as enjoyable as a wedgie. Press ganged by commissioning editors at the BBC to start with the Romans (cause everyone loves em!), hamstrung by a presenter who knows more about anatomy than archaeology (cause everyone loves er!), the show fired too many misses to be regarded as anything other than flawed… but perhaps not fatally. Read more
The archaeological community was shaken to its core yesterday morning when confidential government documents were published on the whistle-blower website ‘WikiLeaks.’ Originating from an undisclosed Whitehall source, the papers reveal the coalition government has been planning a large-scale cull of National monuments to take place with immediate effect. Read more
