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All aboard for high speed link to distant past Saturday November 1, 2003 Guardian Unlimited
The longest, narrowest and potentially richest archaeological dig in Britain is to go on worldwide show as an unexpected bonus of the new high-speed Channel tunnel rail link.
Lasers reveal Stonehenge's 'art gallery' Saturday October 18, 2003 Guardian Unlimited
Enigmatic carvings of bronze axe heads, that are invisible to the naked eye, on one of the weathered stones at Stonehenge have been revealed by laser scanning.
Dig could unearth medieval past Saturday, 18 October, 2003 BBC News
Archaeologists investigating land below a proposed building site at Stafford College are hoping to uncover the area's medieval past.
New road reveals Stone Age site Tuesday, 7 October, 2003 BBC News
A major archaeological site - believed to include the earliest use of fire in Europe - is discovered "out of the blue".
Roman souvenir of wall found 30/09/2003 BBC News
Archaeologists say a bronze pan found in Staffordshire is a Roman souvenir of the building of Hadrian's Wall.
Prehistoric settlements found under North sea Friday September 12, 2003 Guardian Unlimited
To the untutored eye, they appear like the anonymous pebbles fringing any shoreline. But the small cluster of rocks found eight metres (26ft) under the North sea were hailed yesterday as a stepping stone to the little-known world of Mesolithic people, perhaps shedding fresh light on a "prehistoric Atlantis" beneath the waves.
Ancient boat found buried in mud Thursday, 4 September, 2003 BBC News
A wooden boat thought to date back more than 1,500 years is to be raised from its resting place on the Hampshire coast.
Why can't scientists date the Portland Vase? Thursday August 28, 2003 Guardian Unlimited
Simply because there is no reliable scientific test available for dating this particular glass vase.
Bronze Age farm is discovered Friday, 22 August, 2003 BBC News
One of Wales' oldest farms dating back thousands of years is believed to have been discovered in a field in Ceredigion.
Crucial new find in wreck of Mary Rose Tuesday August 19, 2003 Guardian Unlimited
Dive 29 began like all the rest. A slow descent followed by an even slower passage through the murky haze 10 metres below the surface as the buddy team groped along the seabed in search of evidence of a disaster nearly 500 years old
Double villa was half a fake Monday August 11, 2003 Guardian Unlimited
The first Christian baptistry built onto the sumptuous mosaic of the dining room of an opulent 4th century Roman villa has been uncovered by archaeologists under the playing fields of a school in Wiltshire
Quick work needed at ancient site Saturday, 9 August, 2003 BBC News
Archaeologists have less than a week to complete their work on the site of a mediaeval monastery it took 20 years to locate
2,000-year-old pot opened Tuesday 29th July 2003 Guardian Unlimited
Almost 2,000 years ago, at a temple in Roman London, someone with slender fingers took a small tin box, scooped a blob of white paste into the lid, and used that as a palette to smear the paste on to ... a face? Hands?
Farmers wrecking ancient sites July 26 2003 Guardian Unlimited
A campaign launched 133 years ago finally resulted yesterday in a demand by archaeologists to end the trashing of 8,000 years of British history, through successive governments permitting and even encouraging farmers to plough archaeologically sensitive l...
Time team battles tide Thursday, 24 July, 2003 BBC News
Archaeologists are battling against time to unearth clues about one of the UK's earliest chemical industries before a historic quarry falls victim to the sea
Stuffed dormice a Roman favourite Saturday, 19 July, 2003 BBC News
Archaeologists in Northamptonshire are unearthing the recipe secrets of the Romans.
Heathrow reveals historic legacy Thursday, 17 July, 2003 BBC News
An archaeological dig at the site of the new Terminal 5 building at Heathrow Airport has provided a unique insight into 8,000 years of human history, excavation leaders have said.
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