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Building found in cathedral dig
Evidence of a previously unknown building is found during excavation work at Rochester Cathedral.
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Man and volcano
The ash cloud disruption is a recent reminder of how volcanoes have continued to intrude on human lives, says David Cannadine in his Point of View column.
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Beauty spot visitor centre plan
A thatched barn at a nature reserve at Hengistbury Head in Bournemouth is set to be turned into a new visitor centre.
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Doubt cast over battlefield site
A monument marking an official site of the Stow-on-the-Wold might be in the wrong place, historians say.
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Are you enjoying 'Sunny Britain'?
This weekend is set to be the hottest in the UK since last September. How hot is it where you are?
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Eisteddfod site 'medieval' find
Workers preparing for the Urdd eisteddfod in Ceredigion next week discover 'medieval' remains while laying pipes.
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Dig finds pregnant Iron Age woman
Tests carried out on an Iron Age skeleton discovered at an archaeological dig in Derbyshire find it was that of a young pregnant woman.
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Saxon finds at new academy site
An Anglo-Saxon settlement is discovered on the site of the new All Saints' Academy in Cheltenham.
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Repair work made to harbourside
St Michaels Mount harbourside undergoes repair after erosion causes holes to form inside it.
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Pyramid tomb discovered in Mexico
Archaeologists say they have discovered a 2,700-year-old tomb inside a pyramid in Mexico, possibly the oldest such burial in Mesoamerica.
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Salvagers 'threat' to HMS Victory
Unlicensed salvagers are identified as the biggest threat to the shipwreck of HMS Victory by a report into the site's future.
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Face of medieval knight revealed
The face of a medieval knight whose skeleton was discovered at Stirling Castle is reconstructed after six centuries.
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Town centre investment announced
Bedford is set to receive £850,000 for town centre regeneration, the Heritage Lottery Fund announces.
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Israeli tussle over grave removal
Israeli riot police confront Ultra-Orthodox Jews angered by an operation to relocate ancient graves in the city of Ashkelon.
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Saxon church is 'oldest building'
A church in East Yorkshire is discovered to be of Saxon origin, making it the area's oldest standing building, experts say.
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