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4,000-years-old 'enclosure' in Galliagh amongst exciting new archaeological discoveries

The discovery of items which are thousands of years old, including pottery and a Neolithic house in Derry, have been revealed in a new publication. A report entitled, ‘Unearthed’, summarises some of the most significant archaeological discoveries in ...

20 Oct 2019 at 04:14

Arts & Entertainment

Woman walking on beach finds ancient mastodon tooth

A woman taking a weekend walk on a beach in California found something unusual sticking out of the sand: a tooth from an ancient mastodon. But then the fossil vanished and it took a media blitz and a kind-hearted jogger to find it again. Jennifer ...

02 Jun 2023 at 09:43

County Derry Post

Ancient finds recently discovered in Dungiven and Claudy

A BULLETIN concerning significant archaeological discoveries in the North in recent years has provided details of structures found in Dungiven, Claudy and near Derry City which date back thousands of years. The first edition of the 'Unearthed' ...

15 Oct 2019 at 17:57

Local News

Derry archaeological dig hailed a great success

Now that the dust, or in this case, the dirt has settled after the recent archaeological dig beside our famous historic Walls, there is much anticipation in relation to what has been found. The dig, conceived by The Friends of the Derry Walls,...

28 Oct 2024 at 16:12

Local News

Bellaghy Bog: Ancient remains discovered ‘likely to belong to young woman’

Ancient human remains uncovered in a County Derry bog are believed to belong to a young woman who lived around 2,000 years ago. Further research has been carried out following the discovery of the now named Ballymacombs More Woman in bogland ...

20 Feb 2025 at 07:59

Northern Ireland

Remains of 300-year-old building complex unearthed by chance on country estate

Undocumented remains of a 300-year-old complex of buildings have been discovered by chance during routine drainage work on a country house estate. The foundations of a courtyard and surrounding buildings were unearthed in an area of thick ...

02 Jan 2025 at 11:10

County Derry Post

Digging up war-time history in a field in County Derry

We stand around a neatly dug rectangle of land. The rain is hammering in horizontally off the Atlantic. A glance towards it shows it to be heaving, the waves are tumultuous. Dr Heather Montgomery has to shout to be heard over the wind. ...

18 Mar 2020 at 06:49

Northern Ireland

Ancient remains discovered in Bellaghy bog ‘likely to belong to young woman’

Ancient human remains uncovered in a Co Londonderry bog are believed to belong to a young woman who lived around 2,000 years ago. Further research has been carried out following the discovery of the now named Ballymacombs More Woman ...

20 Feb 2025 at 00:01

Arts & Entertainment

Archaeologists dig up Roman mosaic

Syrian experts have uncovered a large intact mosaic that dates back to the Roman era, describing it as the most important archaeological discovery since the country’s conflict began 11 years ago. Journalists were shown the mosaic, ...

12 Oct 2022 at 16:19

Local News

Archaeological survey done on ancient fort found in Co Derry

An archeological survey led by the Queen's University Belfast Community Archaeology Program started on March 11 on the remains of a stone-made Crannog near Moneymore. The survey plans to study the old structures around the ...

22 Mar 2024 at 11:41

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