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Into the blue

Into the blue

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The Underwater Archaeology team explores the world's oldest submerged town.
World's oldest submerged town

World's oldest submerged town

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Archaeologists surveying the world's oldest submerged town have found ceramics dating back to the Final Neolithic which suggests that Pavlopetri, off the southern Laconia coast of Greece, was occupied some 5,000 years ago.
Caistor skeleton mystifies archaeologists

Caistor skeleton mystifies archaeologists

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A skeleton, found at one of the most important, but least understood, Roman sites in Britain is puzzling experts from The University of Nottingham.
Follow the progress of the 2009 Caistor dig

Follow the progress of the 2009 Caistor dig

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Buried beneath the quiet fields of Caistor St. Edmund lies the Roman regional capital of Venta Icenorum. Follow the archaeological excavations at Caistor St. Edmund, Norfolk online at http://caistor2009.wordpress.com.
New Head of Department

New Head of Department

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Professor Julian Henderson takes over as the new Head of Department.
Bill Cavanagh made honorary citizen

Bill Cavanagh made honorary citizen

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The Mayor and Council of Sparta paid the outstanding compliment of making Professor Bill Cavanagh an honorary citizen.
Mark Pearce awarded Leverhulme Research Fellowship

Mark Pearce awarded Leverhulme Research Fellowship

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Dr Mark Pearce has been awarded a prestigious Leverhulme Research Fellowship for 2009-10.
Food and Drink in Archaeology 2009

Food and Drink in Archaeology 2009

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We are pleased to announce that the proceedings of the first of Nottingham's Food and Drink in Archaeology conference series have now been published.
Submerged secrets

Submerged secrets

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Excavations of an ancient Greek town could revolutionise underwater archaeology.

 

 

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