Etiket: archaeologists
Centuries-old ‘piss poles of Hoorn’ turn out to be golden treasures for archaeologists
For nightlife enthusiasts, the iconic ‘piss poles’ at the Westfries Museum are one of the favorite places to relieve themselves. Yet many of the public peepers are unaware that the…
Archaeologists find parts of a pot from the year 1000 . at the Monastery in Ter Apel
“It’s a special feeling that you are the first to grab hold of something after a thousand years,” says archaeologist Hans van Westing, beaming. A team of archaeologists has just…
Archaeologists find wreckage of 17th century ship built by Dutch people
Underwater archaeologists have discovered the wreck of a sunken Swedish warship from the 17th century near the Swedish capital of Stockholm. It turns out to be a sister ship of…
Archaeologists uncover sea dike from Roman times in Raversijde
Archaeologists uncover sea dike from Roman times in Raversijde The archaeologists are affiliated with the Free University of Brussels. In recent days they have already made a cross-section through an…
Archaeologists uncover historic finds in Wervik
Archaeologists uncover historic finds in Wervik The center of Wervik was once a Roman settlement. Medieval halls for grain, meat or cloth must once have stood on Steenakker. The archaeologists…
Builders have to hire archaeologists, but sometimes find finds just as annoying as soil pollution
Archaeologist Kirstie Haakmeester walks through Huis van Hilde in Castricum, the provincial depot for archeology in North Holland.Statue Elisa Maenhout On a number of points, Dutch archaeology is not doing…
Peruvian archaeologists find remains of children and adults sacrificed 1,200 years ago | Abroad
Archaeologists from Peru on Tuesday exhumed the remains of 20 people, including eight children, who were said to have been sacrificed about 800 to 1,200 years ago. The bodies were…