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Iron AgeD

Revolutionising the understanding of the early social fabric of Cambridge

09 Jan 2009

A new book published by the Cambridge Archaeological Unit (CAU) suggests that population density in the later prehistoric / Roman Cambridge area may...

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Portus

Portus Project: bringing to life Trajan’s legacy

01 Jan 2009

Excavation and geophysical survey are uncovering the secrets of an exceptionally diverse Imperial Roman landscape.

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Artefact

A campaign of silent resistance

01 Feb 2008

A fascinating study of wartime artefacts is uncovering a story of symbolic resistance and creative necessity in the Channel Islands 60 years ago.

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Dr Carenza Lewis

Dr Carenza Lewis

01 Sep 2007

A passion for communicating the thrill of the dig and for uncovering evidence of lives long gone is what inspires archaeologist Dr Carenza Lewis. Her...

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Young archaeologists dig up a mystery

04 Jul 2007

Watch how a group of teenagers taking part in a Cambridge University archaeological dig unexpectedly unearthed the mysterious remains of a woman who...

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Camp Fire

A strange way to share food

01 Apr 2007

Close scrutiny of the ancient remains of our ancestors’ meals gives us some sense of the development and rationale behind our strange food-sharing...

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Leverhulme Centre

UK-Indian research collaborations awarded funding

24 Jan 2007

Four collaborative research projects at the University of Cambridge have been awarded funding in the first round of awards from the UK-India...

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Cambridge scholar makes rare 30,000-year-old find.

01 Aug 2006

Archaeologists have unearthed a pair of bone fragments dating back almost 30,000 years and featuring minute designs carved by some of our earliest...

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