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1. Building found in cathedral dig Thursday, 3 June 2010, 10:42 am
   Evidence of a previously unknown building is found during excavation work at Rochester Cathedral.
2. Man and volcano Friday, 28 May 2010, 3:54 pm
   The ash cloud disruption is a recent reminder of how volcanoes have continued to intrude on human lives, says David Cannadine in his Point of View column.
3. Beauty spot visitor centre plan Wednesday, 26 May 2010, 10:32 am
   A thatched barn at a nature reserve at Hengistbury Head in Bournemouth is set to be turned into a new visitor centre.
4. Doubt cast over battlefield site Monday, 24 May 2010, 11:20 am
   A monument marking an official site of the Stow-on-the-Wold might be in the wrong place, historians say.
5. Are you enjoying ‘Sunny Britain’? Saturday, 22 May 2010, 9:07 am
   This weekend is set to be the hottest in the UK since last September. How hot is it where you are?
6. Eisteddfod site ‘medieval’ find Friday, 21 May 2010, 4:45 am
   Workers preparing for the Urdd eisteddfod in Ceredigion next week discover ‘medieval’ remains while laying pipes.
7. Dig finds pregnant Iron Age woman Wednesday, 19 May 2010, 11:48 am
   Tests carried out on an Iron Age skeleton discovered at an archaeological dig in Derbyshire find it was that of a young pregnant woman.
8. Saxon finds at new academy site Wednesday, 19 May 2010, 9:57 am
   An Anglo-Saxon settlement is discovered on the site of the new All Saints’ Academy in Cheltenham.
9. Repair work made to harbourside Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 5:07 pm
   St Michaels Mount harbourside undergoes repair after erosion causes holes to form inside it.
10. Pyramid tomb discovered in Mexico Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 9:20 am
    Archaeologists say they have discovered a 2,700-year-old tomb inside a pyramid in Mexico, possibly the oldest such burial in Mesoamerica.
11. Salvagers ‘threat’ to HMS Victory Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 6:52 am
    Unlicensed salvagers are identified as the biggest threat to the shipwreck of HMS Victory by a report into the site’s future.
12. Face of medieval knight revealed Monday, 17 May 2010, 10:47 pm
    The face of a medieval knight whose skeleton was discovered at Stirling Castle is reconstructed after six centuries.
13. Town centre investment announced Monday, 17 May 2010, 8:35 am
    Bedford is set to receive £850,000 for town centre regeneration, the Heritage Lottery Fund announces.
14. Israeli tussle over grave removal Sunday, 16 May 2010, 4:17 pm
    Israeli riot police confront Ultra-Orthodox Jews angered by an operation to relocate ancient graves in the city of Ashkelon.
15. Saxon church is ‘oldest building’ Sunday, 16 May 2010, 10:39 am
    A church in East Yorkshire is discovered to be of Saxon origin, making it the area’s oldest standing building, experts say.
16. China unearths 114 new Warriors Wednesday, 12 May 2010, 2:12 pm
    Archaeologists unearth 114 new Terracotta Warriors at the Qin dynasty tomb complex in Xian, China.
17. To mate, or not to mate: The Neanderthal question Tuesday, 11 May 2010, 12:05 am
    Professor Clive Finlayson looks into the much-debated subject of Neanderthal mating.
18. Probe after water mill demolished Saturday, 8 May 2010, 7:20 am
    An investigation has been launched after a water mill thought to date back over 200 years was knocked down
19. Workmen dig up ancient skeletons Friday, 7 May 2010, 2:25 pm
    Two complete skeletons, believed to be medieval, are dug up by workmen revamping access to the Gloucester Quays.
20. Missing skeleton ‘removed by man’ Wednesday, 5 May 2010, 3:29 pm
    The mystery of missing skeletal remains which disappeared in west Donegal last week has been solved.