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History
fromwww.thehistoryblog.com
1 month ago

Charred loaf of bread found at Roman military camp

A 2,000-year-old charred Roman loaf of bread was discovered at the Vindonissa military camp in Switzerland, marking the first Roman bread found in the country.
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#infant-remains
fromIrish Independent
1 month ago
Roam Research

Additional 36 infant remains discovered during Tuam Mother and Baby Home excavation

Excavations have uncovered 69 infant remains since summer 2025, revealing insights into burial practices and site history.
fromIrish Independent
11 months ago
UK news

Historian Catherine Corless speaks of both 'relief' and 'regret' with excavation at Tuam mother and baby home site set to begin

Excavation to identify remains of infants begins on June 16 after initial works are completed.
London politics
fromwww.standard.co.uk
2 months ago

Bone discovered in east London garden in hunt for Muriel McKay's remains 'not human', say police

A bone was discovered in Bethnal Green, but police confirmed it is not human, raising hopes in a long-unsolved murder case.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
9 months ago

Iraq starts mass grave excavation from ISIL (ISIS) carnage south of Mosul

The al-Khasfa site, believed to be a mass grave left by ISIL, may contain at least 4,000 remains and potentially thousands more.
World news
Miscellaneous
fromIrish Independent
10 months ago

Major excavation of unmarked grave of babies and young children under way at Tuam site

Excavations in Galway aim to identify the remains of infants from a mother and baby home between 1925 and 1961.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
10 months ago

Dig begins at site in Ireland believed to hold remains of nearly 800 infants

Excavation of a mass grave site for 796 infants in Tuam, Ireland, begins, confronting historical abuses in mother and baby homes.
History
fromwww.thehistoryblog.com
10 months ago

Iron Age settlement, Roman villa found at sword find site

Excavations reveal a rare Roman villa built over an Iron Age settlement and uncover cavalry swords indicative of historical burial practices.
fromIrish Independent
11 months ago

Preliminary works into 'incredibly complex' Tuam mother and baby home excavation under way

The initial works on the long-awaited dig are set to take four weeks before the full-scale excavation gets under way in mid-July.
Renovation
fromIndependent
11 months ago

Julia Molony: Tuam exhumation is an act of redemption - and of love

The excavation of the Tuam mother and baby home site, where 796 children’s remains lie unaccounted for, marks a crucial step in acknowledging historical injustices.
UK news
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