Archaeology
Irish bog yields 1,000-year-old treasure
Fragments of an ancient manuscript, possibly more than 1,000 years old, have been uncovered in a bog in Ireland.
The discovery of the psalter in the south Midlands area has already been hailed by experts as the greatest find from a European bog.
It is said to be one of the most significant discoveries in European and world archaeology in decades.
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Artifacts help identify mystery wreck
Artifacts like this toy soldier or helping archaeologists identify a shipwreck off the Delaware coast. Likely suspects include the Severn, lost in 1774, and the Commerce, lost in 1771. Both ships were making runs from England to the colonies when lost.
Recent beach restoration work by the Army Corp of Engineers uncovered thousands of artifacts and wreckage. Local treasure hunters and metal detectorists located many more items on nearby beaches. State archaeologists were brought in and identified a wreck site just off shore. They are planning another dive on the site soon.
via “Delaware Online”:http://www.delewareonline.com
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Students excavate Fort of Pensacola
Archaeology students from the University of West Florida have been excavating the site of the Fort of Pensacola, unearthing some interesting finds including this military button, and less interesting treasure like a cat skeleton. This is apparently a follow up to an “earlier dig”:http://www.uwf.edu/anthropology/research/fort.cfm conducted by the school.
The Fort of Pensacola has a long history, originally being built by the Spanish in 1756, it was transferred to the British in 1763 after the Seven Years War and then recaptured by the Spanish in 1781.
The button pictured is believed to be from the U.S territorial period under Andrew Jackson, circa 1814-1821.
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