Archaeology

Girl discovers 700,000-year-old bear tooth on beach
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Norfolk
Posted
26 December 2022
Sutton Hoo replica build takes next step forward
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Suffolk
Posted
21 December 2022
Experts claim breakthrough in ancient tools puzzle
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Leicester
Posted
18 December 2022
Shopping centre Roman site dig team up for award
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Leicester
Posted
13 December 2022
Revisiting one of Scotland's rarest Viking burials
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Glasgow & West Scotland
Posted
12 December 2022
Ireland to return mummified human remains to Egypt
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Middle East
Posted
8 December 2022
Open Country. The Mendip Hills. Audio, 24 minutes
The Mendip hills in Somerset have an intriguing wartime history which Helen Mark explores.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Neolithic axe grinding site uncovered
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Scotland
Posted
7 December 2022
Medieval gold necklace unearthed at housing site
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Northampton
Posted
6 December 2022
Coastal erosion expected to reveal more skeletons
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Cornwall
Posted
5 December 2022
Evidence of Iron Age feast discovered at road site
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Cambridgeshire
Posted
1 December 2022
The Story. Tutankhamun: The Times scoop of a century. Audio, 30 minutes
How The Times secured the biggest scoop of all time.
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BBC Sounds
Available for 2 months
Second mosaic unearthed beneath farmer's field. Video, 00:00:48
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Leicester
Posted
28 November 2022
Dig unearths 'treasure trove' of finds in field
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Leicester
Posted
28 November 2022
Tutankhamun's inspiring 21st Century afterlife
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Middle East
Posted
26 November 2022
Ancient Roman snacks found in Colosseum dig
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Europe
Posted
24 November 2022
Archaeologists uncover clues to medieval farm
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York & North Yorkshire
Posted
24 November 2022
The Forum. The Epic of Gilgamesh: A quest for immortality. Audio, 39 minutes
One of the oldest works of literature can speak to us even today
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Arts & Ideas. Going Underground. Audio, 43 minutes
Shahidha Bari and guests discuss caves: from Nottingham to Borneo, in art and stories.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
'Remarkably well-preserved' bone flute unearthed
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Kent
Posted
20 November 2022
Celtic ruler's ring sold for £36,000 at auction
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York & North Yorkshire
Posted
17 November 2022
Pictish stone discovered in Highland cemetery
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Highlands & Islands
Posted
15 November 2022
Ancient fish teeth reveal earliest sign of cooking
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Middle East
Posted
15 November 2022
Guatemala arrests two in car full of Maya artefacts
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Latin America & Caribbean
Posted
15 November 2022