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North Bucks Archaeological Society   News Articles Stonehenge tunnel inquiry opens Tuesday February 17, 2004 Guardian Unlimited The Highways Agency today (Tuesday February 17, 2004) started to outline controversial government plans to re-route roads around Stonehenge. Roman remains uncovered in Herefordshire Tuesday February 17, 2004 BBC News Part of a 2,000-year-old Roman Road has been unearthed in Hereford Treasure may be key Viking burial Tuesday February 17, 2004 BBC News A hoard of treasure found in a field in Yorkshire could be one of the most significant Viking discoveries in Britain, experts say. Archaeologists find 1,400-year-old tomb of Anglo-Saxon king Friday February 6, 2004 Guardian Unlimited A tiny piece of bronze poking out of the mud was the first clue that something extraordinary lay beneath the surface in Prittlewell. Roman water still on tap Friday, 6 February, 2004 BBC News Archaeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old water main built by the Romans - which is still working. Historic finds halt £2.4m road Monday, 19 January, 2004 BBC News A 17th Century coin and the remains of an ancient cobbled street and tower have been found during a road building worked in the mid Wales town of Brecon. Rescue for medieval salt ship Friday, 16 January, 2004 BBC News Archaeologists are preparing to rescue a medieval salt ship that has been buried beneath mud in Cheshire for nearly 700 years. Return of the damned after 400 years Sunday January 11, 2004 Guardian Unlimited Archaeologists have uncovered a mass grave which may throw lights on one of the strangest and most gruesome events of the Elizabethan age: the curse of Roland Jenks. 'Historic find' is old garden patio Thursday, 8 January, 2004 BBC News Experts called in to examine a rocks unearthed during a garden makeover were convinced they had found a unique Viking settlement. Tunnelling badgers endanger Britain's trove of hidden relics Sunday January 4, 2004 Guardian Unlimited The secrets of how the ancient ancestors of modern Britons lived and died could be lost forever because the evidence is being destroyed by badgers. The roads to ruins Thursday, 18 December, 2003 BBC News Developers are often seen as the enemies of archaeology, with bulldozers poised to destroy unique remains. Chariot and skeleton crew found on motorway Wednesday December 3, 2003 Guardian Unlimited Motorway builders have unexpectedly unearthed one of the most important Iron Age relics to be found in Britain - appropriately, a chariot. Dig uncovers medieval finds Wednesday, 19 November, 2003 BBC News Archaeologists have uncovered some fascinating finds - including human remains and a headless horse - on a dig in Stafford. Old News Articles Online Articles Britain's first cave art 3rd July 2003 English Heritage 12,000 year old engravings are one of the most important prehistoric finds ever made in Britain The Amesbury Archer 03.06.03 Wessex Archaeology The grave of a man dating to around 2,300BC was discovered three miles from Stonehenge by Wessex Archaeology staff in May 2002. His grave was the richest from this period (the early Bronze Age) ever found in Britain and contained the country's first gold objects.

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