January 14th News

There are a few interesting articles today, and it seems like all of the finds are new ones, no continuations of earlier stories today.

New stories as of 4:17 PM:

Medieval artefact rescued by amateur historian
Independent.ie
A "hugely important'' medieval artefact was within minutes of being accidentally dumped before it was retrieved from builders' rubble.
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/medieval-artefact-rescued-by-amateur-historian-1265557.html

New stories as of 6:41 AM:

They Came, They Saw... And They Asked For New Underpants
Daily Mail
An archaeologist's life is often a pretty grim one, or so Robin Birley thought as he rooted through a pile of Roman sewage on a windswept fort in the wilds of Northumberland...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=508044&in_page_id=1770
Robin Birley is the archaeologist who discovered the Roman writings at Vindolanda on Hadrian's Wall. That discovery is talked about in this article, as well as the forthcoming exhibit on Hadrian.

Underwater City Could Be Revealed
BBC News
Britain's own underwater "Atlantis" could be revealed for the first time with high-tech underwater cameras...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7187239.stm

Archaeologists Find 2000 Year Old Golden Ring
Norway Post
In the county of Vestfold, archaeoligists have found a solid gold ring which they believe is around 2000 years old...
http://www.norwaypost.no/cgi-bin/norwaypost/imaker?id=115816

Search For Castle's Secret Tunnels
icWales
A NETWORK of secret tunnels could be uncovered under a Welsh town today as archaeologists start to excavate the site of a former castle and prison...
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/01/14/search-for-castle-s-secret-tunnels-91466-20347017/