Archaeology

Hunt for the Holy Grail ends in Irvine and Kilwinning?
Irvine Times [UK], 24th July, 2009

KILWINNING or Irvine could soon be beseiged by treasure hunters
looking for the fabled Holy Grail, after historical revealations made
by a local expert. Archivist AJ Morton, known in the town for his
Times Secret History column, stunned the archaeological community by
declaring that Kilwinning should not have been over-looked in the
search for treasure relating to the Knights Templar. He explained
that the massive number of properties in the area once owned by the
group who were reported to possess the chalice said to have been used
by Jesus during the Last Supper - a story brought back to the public
attention through the smashhit novel and film The DaVinci Code.

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http://www.irvinetimes.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/24/390009-
hunt-for-the-holy-grail-ends-in-irvine-and-kilwinning/

Human bones unearthed as tram workers hit ancient graveyard
The Scotsman, 24 July 2009

WORKERS have discovered centuries-old human remains while digging
tram works on Leith Walk. Archaeologists are said to believe that the
skeletons, found near Elm Row, may be up to 500 years old, and there
could once have been a graveyard on the site. They began
painstakingly removing and cataloguing the bones following the
discovery yesterday. The news follows a similar discovery in
Constitution Street in May.

http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/-Human-bones-unearthed-as.5491156.jp

Roman well unearthed at Chester archaeological site
Chester Chronicle [UK], Jul 21 2009

A ROMAN well has been unearthed on a Chester development site that
will soon house a new Travelodge hotel. An archaeological excavation
on the junction of Upper Northgate Street and Delamere Street has
already exposed a rock-cut Roman well and several large quarries –
with at least one dating back to Roman times. The quarries, once
redundant, became a convenient place to dump rubbish, providing
invaluable information about the lives of our forebears. Many
fragments of Roman and later pottery have also been recovered and a
whole pig appears to have been thrown into one of the post medieval
quarries.

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http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/local-chester-news/
2009/07/21/roman-well-unearthed-at-chester-archaeological-
site-59067-24204323/

Evidence of Stone Age man found in Digbeth
Birmingham Post [UK], Jul 24 2009

Archaeologists have uncovered remarkable evidence that stone age man
lived in the centre of Birmingham more than 10,000 years ago. The
settlers used basic flint knives to hunt and cut meat and used fire
to clear areas of woodland for grazing and growing food. Two flint
tools, a layer of charcoal and pollens were found buried in the earth
off Curzon Street, Eastside, where the new Birmingham City University
campus is to be built. Until now, the earliest known settlements in
the city centre are medieval, dating back to the 12th century, less
than 1,000 years ago.

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http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2009/07/24/
evidence-of-stone-age-man-found-in-digbeth-65233-24226815/