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Archaeologists have helped uncover one of the "largest and most important" Iron Age finds in the UK. The Melsonby Hoard was discovered in a field near Melsonby, North Yorkshire, by metal detectorist Peter Heads and excavated with the help of Durham University.It includes more than 800 items, including two cauldrons or vessels, horse harness, bridle bits, ceremonial spears and 28 iron tyres, believed to have been buried about 2,000 years ago.
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Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2025 at 10:05 AM
Subject: Archaeologists find 'unprecedented' Iron Age hoard
To: NZAA eNews Editor <glaw@lawas.co.nz>
Archaeologists have helped uncover one of the "largest and most important" Iron Age finds in the UK. The Melsonby Hoard was discovered in a field near Melsonby, North Yorkshire, by metal detectorist Peter Heads and excavated with the help of Durham University.It includes more than 800 items, including two cauldrons or vessels, horse harness, bridle bits, ceremonial spears and 28 iron tyres, believed to have been buried about 2,000 years ago.
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Sunday, March 23, 2025
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Kia ora Garry
With sandals that look fresher than last year's Birkenstocks, gossipy messages recovered from writing tablets and 73,000 shards of pottery, London Museum's new collection is like falling head-first into the first century.
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/mar/18/excavation-roman-museum-of-london
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With sandals that look fresher than last year's Birkenstocks, gossipy messages recovered from writing tablets and 73,000 shards of pottery, London Museum's new collection is like falling head-first into the first century.
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/mar/18/excavation-roman-museum-of-london
cheers,
Moira
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Saturday, March 22, 2025
Historic waka find in Chatham Islands raises questions of heritage and ownership
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/historic-waka-find-in-chatham-islands-raises-questions-of-heritage-and-ownership/PMMW7BJ62FDMLKBW7C755ET5GI/
Historic waka find in Chatham Islands raises questions of heritage and ownership
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/historic-waka-find-in-chatham-islands-raises-questions-of-heritage-and-ownership/PMMW7BJ62FDMLKBW7C755ET5GI/
Friday, March 21, 2025
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ANZ Explorers Club
In 2013, the wreck of the SS Ventnor was discovered off the North Island coast, sparking major international media interest and controversy. The ship had been transporting the disinterred remains of 499 Chinese miners from New Zealand to China for reburial when it was lost in 1902. What is to become of the bones still entombed in the wreck is a question involving conflicting cultural beliefs and sensitivities.
Keith Gordon, a pioneer underwater explorer with extensive underwater and shipwreck exploration experience, tells the full story of his personal involvement with the search, discovery, and exploration of a shipwreck which has been declared of New Zealand national importance.
11.30am, Saturday 29 March
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In 2013, the wreck of the SS Ventnor was discovered off the North Island coast, sparking major international media interest and controversy. The ship had been transporting the disinterred remains of 499 Chinese miners from New Zealand to China for reburial when it was lost in 1902. What is to become of the bones still entombed in the wreck is a question involving conflicting cultural beliefs and sensitivities.
Keith Gordon, a pioneer underwater explorer with extensive underwater and shipwreck exploration experience, tells the full story of his personal involvement with the search, discovery, and exploration of a shipwreck which has been declared of New Zealand national importance.
11.30am, Saturday 29 March
Barclay Theatre
Free – Bookings Essential and can be made at https://otagomuseum.nz/whats-on/ss-ventnor
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Thursday, March 20, 2025
"Both the Dromedary and the Coromandel sailed to New Zealand in 1820, after being refitted to carry kauri spars in Australia. The Dromedary went to Whangaroa in Northland for its cargo of kauri logs, while the Coromandel sailed to Thames."
In later years, both ships were used as prison hulks in Bermuda – essentially floating jails moored permanently at the docks of the British colony, which was a vital hub for British trade and shipping in the Caribbean.
https://www.heritage.org.nz/news/stories/images-of-ships-with-early-new-zealand-connections-found?fbclid=IwY2xjawJINBFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHYV3ukVPjG7V_BeR_xeVhiDI7Adbcg3Rq7Lzf89xK_Os6qn-CoUiDZdMXg_aem_v8UnHk3gEE8q18WoxjGUYg
"Both the Dromedary and the Coromandel sailed to New Zealand in 1820, after being refitted to carry kauri spars in Australia. The Dromedary went to Whangaroa in Northland for its cargo of kauri logs, while the Coromandel sailed to Thames."
In later years, both ships were used as prison hulks in Bermuda – essentially floating jails moored permanently at the docks of the British colony, which was a vital hub for British trade and shipping in the Caribbean.
https://www.heritage.org.nz/news/stories/images-of-ships-with-early-new-zealand-connections-found?fbclid=IwY2xjawJINBFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHYV3ukVPjG7V_BeR_xeVhiDI7Adbcg3Rq7Lzf89xK_Os6qn-CoUiDZdMXg_aem_v8UnHk3gEE8q18WoxjGUYg
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