#excavation tag

UK news

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

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

UK news

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

more#infant-remains

fromwww.standard.co.uk

3 weeks ago

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

The bone was uncovered on Friday, March 20, during an independent search. Officers attended the scene assisted by forensic colleagues who have determined the bone does not belong to a human.

London politics

fromwww.aljazeera.com

7 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

Church will hand over records as excavation in Tuam continues

Parish will fully cooperate and provide requested records regarding the former mother and baby home to investigators.

Miscellaneous

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

Major excavation of unmarked grave of babies and young children under way

Excavation at St Mary's aims to identify remains of infants who died between 1925 and 1961.

#tuam

fromwww.theguardian.com

Miscellaneous

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

fromIndependent

History

'My hope is that every one of them will be found': Catherine Corless on the excavation of the Tuam mother and baby home site which is set to begin in the coming weeks

fromwww.theguardian.com

Miscellaneous

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

fromIndependent

History

'My hope is that every one of them will be found': Catherine Corless on the excavation of the Tuam mother and baby home site which is set to begin in the coming weeks

more#tuam

History

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.

#archaeology

History

Roman wicker well with ladder found in Norfolk

History

Geometric mosaic floor with rare painted tiles found in France

fromOpen Culture

London politics

How Civilizations Built on Top of Each Other: Discover What Lies Beneath Rome, Troy & Other Cities

Lost ancient cities often exist underground, revealing layered histories as civilizations build upon one another.

Archaeological digs reveal how urban environments have been repeatedly rebuilt over time due to disasters.

History

4,000 fragments of 2nd c. wall paintings found in Roman villa in Spain

Excavation in Villajoyosa uncovers 2nd-century Roman villa wall fragments showcasing elaborate designs and contributing to historical understanding.

History

Roman wicker well with ladder found in Norfolk

History

Geometric mosaic floor with rare painted tiles found in France

London politics

fromOpen Culture

How Civilizations Built on Top of Each Other: Discover What Lies Beneath Rome, Troy & Other Cities

Lost ancient cities often exist underground, revealing layered histories as civilizations build upon one another.

Archaeological digs reveal how urban environments have been repeatedly rebuilt over time due to disasters.

History

4,000 fragments of 2nd c. wall paintings found in Roman villa in Spain

Excavation in Villajoyosa uncovers 2nd-century Roman villa wall fragments showcasing elaborate designs and contributing to historical understanding.

more#archaeology

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

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

fromwww.theguardian.com

A T-rex with lips? Predators with pink eyebrows? Walking with Dinosaurs is back to challenge everything you know

The bones we are excavating... are thought to have been caused when a flash flood or fire engulfed a herd of horned, herbivore dinosaurs called Pachyrhinosaurus.

OMG science

History

Roman road, bronze panther found in Switzerland

A Roman excavation in Switzerland uncovered a significant road, porticoes, and artifacts, highlighting the region's rich Roman heritage.

OMG science

fromNature