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Bronze Age shipwreck found off Devon coast One of the world's oldest shipwrecks has been discovered off the coast of Devon after lying on the seabed for almost 3,000 years... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by moss 14th February 2010ce

Volunteers wanted for dig in Stokenham "Keen historians are being invited to help a team of Exeter University archaeologists uncover secrets of an ancient Bronze Age and medieval site.Members of the public are invited to the dig to investigate the remains of a medieval building near an old manor house... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Rhiannon 21st May 2007ce

Wreck divers recover Bronze Age treasures From This is Devon website, 8 March 2005 A Westcountry diving team has uncovered one of the oldest shipwreck sites in the world... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Jane 8th March 2005ce

TV shows spark 'gardening' crime BBC Devon Garden makeover programmes are being blamed for an increase in the theft of ancient artefacts from Dartmoor. Electronic tags are being used to help protect valuable stone crosses and troughs in the area... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by phil 17th April 2004ce

New Resting Place for Grave Hot on the heels of this: http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/post/24862 comes this: http://www.tavistock-today.co.uk/news/newsdetail... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Jane 17th March 2004ce Edited 25th March 2004ce

Ancient Stone Tomb Returns to Dartmoor Hoorah! A 'good news' story for once! A 4,000 year old grave discovered in Chagford in 1879 is returning to Dartmoor. The prehistoric grave will be relocated to the High Moorland Centre in Princetown early next month from Torquay Museum where it has been for 120 years... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Jane 26th February 2004ce Edited 26th February 2004ce

Ramblers Protest at Tor Ramblers have held a mass trespass on one of Dartmoor's most popular landmarks to protest over its closure. Vixen Tor at Merrivale (Cornwall, England) was shut to the public when a new landowner bought it earlier last year... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Kozmik_Ken 5th January 2004ce Edited 6th January 2004ce

Restoration of Historic Site on Dartmoor Volunteers from Tavistock Conservation Project have been helping to restore the setting of an ancient Scheduled Monument on Dartmoor, almost totally obscured by vegetation... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Jane 17th December 2003ce Edited 18th December 2003ce

Vixen Tor Owner Charged The farmer who closed Dartmoor's (England) Vixen Tor to the public has been charged with carrying out land improvements without an environmental impact assessment. Mary Alford, who owns the site at Merrivale, near Tavistock, Devon, will appear before Plymouth Magistrates in the New Year... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Kozmik_Ken 16th December 2003ce Edited 17th December 2003ce

Farmer builds own burial chamber http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/2985083.stm A Devon farmer has realised his dream by building a Bronze Age burial chamber on his land. He transported four huge pieces of granite from Dartmoor to his estate near Ivybridge to carry out the construction... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Rhiannon 1st May 2003ce Edited 2nd May 2003ce

Bronze Age Ingots Now At Exeter Museum From the Western Morning News (thisisdevon.co.uk) "More than 40 rare Bronze Age ingots from Devon have been given to the Royal Albert Museum in Exeter. The ingots, part of a shipment salvaged in 1991, was handed over by the Receiver of Wreck, Sophia Exelby, at a ceremony yesterday... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Rhiannon 26th July 2002ce

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There is a series of books well worth looking at for the serious antiquarian who is going to visit Dartmoor and look for the many sites there.The books are by Jeremy Butler and are called Dartmoor atlas of Antiquities and come in five volumes.Volumes one to four are the main books dealing with, volume 1, The East. Volume 2 ,The North. Volume 3,The South west and volume 4 The South East.Volume 5 is an over all cover of The Second Millennium B.C. and also contains an index. All the books contain maps and extensive text along with line drawings and the grid references to all the sites mentioned. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Lubin 19th March 2005ce

Any visitors intending to spend more than a day or so on Dartmoor should consider investing in the following publications: Petit, P. (1974/1995) Prehistoric Dartmoor. Forest Publishing, Newton Abbott. ISBN 0951527460 and Crossing, W. (1912/1990) Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor (2e). Peninsula Press, Kingskerswell ISBN 1872640168 Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by RedBrickDream 6th August 2004ce

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Wessex Archaeology The final assesment/results of the Time Team Dig at Tottiford Reservoir. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Meic 27th February 2012ce Edited 28th February 2012ce

The Spinsters' Rock (Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech) — Images (click to view fullsize)

Posted by ruskus 8th April 2013ce

Metherall Settlement (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) — Images

Posted by Billy Fear 15th March 2013ce

Thornworthy Down (Cist) — Images

Posted by Billy Fear 10th March 2013ce

Grimspound & Hookney Tor — Images

Posted by GLADMAN 18th February 2013ce

Birch Tor (Cairn(s)) — Images

Posted by GLADMAN 18th February 2013ce

Whitehorse Hill (Cist) — News

'Amazing' treasures revealed in Dartmoor bronze age cist Amazing' treasures revealed in Dartmoor bronze age cist A rare and "amazing" burial discovery dating back 4,000 years has been described as the most significant find on Dartmoor and has given archaeologists a glimpse into the lives of the people who once lived there. The discovery of a bronze age granite cist, or grave, in 2011 in a peat bog on White Horse Hill revealed the first organic remains found on the moor and a hoard of about 150 beads. As the National Park's archaeologists levered off the lid they were shocked by what lay beneath. The park's chief archaeologist, Jane Marchand, said: "Much to our surprise we actually found an intact cremation deposit [human bones] which is actually a burial alongside a number of grave goods. "What was so unusual was the survival of so many organic objects which you never usually get in a grave of this period, they've long since rotted away." Amongst the grave goods was an animal pelt, containing a delicate bracelet studded with tin beads, a textile fragment with detailed leather fringing and a woven bag . Ms Marchand said: "The whole thing was actually wrapped up in an animal pelt of fur. As we lifted it up very carefully a bead fell out and the thrill of realising that actually this is a proper burial, this is a bead which belonged to a burial. "That's what's so exciting, you wouldn't expect to find any archaeology somewhere like this stuck out on this peak hag. You'll never be able to top this ever." Despite there being about 5,000 remnants of buildings and 200 burial cists on Dartmoor the moor has offered up few of its secrets. English Heritage archaeologist Win Scutt said: "A lot of it's to do with robbing, some people have actually robbed the stone, some have robbed the artefacts. "But the biggest loss we've got is all the organic stuff, the bones have all been dissolved by the acid soil up here. The flowers, the gifts of drink and food which would have gone in, most of their life was organic, it was stuff that would rot away. "If we could get the perishable items, the organic materials, it would really shine a big light into pre-history." This discovery has provided a rare glimpse into history with an ear stud or libret found in the bag while it was being examined at the Wiltshire Conservation Lab. Ms Marchand said: "I don't remember studs being recorded at any other excavation from this period. I've worked on Dartmoor for over 20 years and never anticipated getting anything like this. "It's just amazing, it suddenly brings them to life and actually you feel much closer to them because this is someone who likes their jewellery, I like jewellery, and actually you can identify with that side of things. "We're only at the beginning really I just can't wait for the results to start coming in." Find out more on BBC Inside Out South West, on BBC One on Monday, 18 February at 19:30 GMT. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-21442474 BBC 1 News item here http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/tv/bbc_one_london/watchlive from about 13.21 pm. Comments (1)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by moss 18th February 2013ce

Grimspound & Hookney Tor — Images

Posted by GLADMAN 17th February 2013ce