Showing posts with label Archaeology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Archaeology. Show all posts
Thursday, 29 September 2016
Memorial to Fenland Spitfire crash pilot unveiled
A memorial has been unveiled to a pilot, who's remains were recovered 75 years after his Spitfire crashed into the fens. Last year, archaeologists recovered the remains of Flight Officer Harold Penketh still in his plane, which crashed in 1940. The land is now being restored as part of the Great Fen Project. At a memorial service his cousins – who were traced after a television appeal, paid tribute to the families of other servicemen who didn't return home.
Labels:
Archaeology,
Cambridge,
Great Fen Project,
Harold Penketh,
Operation Nightingale,
RAF,
Spitfire,
Wildlife Trust
Location:
Cambridge, UK
Wednesday, 28 September 2016
Classical statues compared to Michael Jackson and Rihanna
Cambridge University’s Museum of Classical Archaeology is using a modern twist on its Greco-Roman art in a new exhibition. Called “Recasting” it brings together works by contemporary artists nationwide who aim to embrace and challenge classical artistic traditions.
Sunday, 25 September 2016
How Britain's Pompeii was unearthed
A bronze age settlement, preserved for over three thousand years has been uncovered in Cambridgeshire. Dubbed Britain's Pompeii it has given archaeologists one of the clearest pictures of how ancient Britain looked,worked and connected itself to the wider world.
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Must Farm photo by Dr Colleen Morgan via Flickr |
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