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Festival of British Archaeology 2009

By Ben Morales-Correa

A fortnight long archaeological extravaganza across the UK! The Festival of British Archaeology is the new name for the extremely successful and popular National Archaeology Week, the annual nationwide event which encourages people to get involved in archaeology through specially organised events and which has been celebrated and supported by hundreds of heritage organisations since... »

British couple mistakenly arrested for theft of Egyptian antiquities

By Ben Morales-Correa

Retired policeman Anthony Griffin and his wife Pauline were stopped at St. Lucia airport by an immigration official who told him there was an international warrant for his arrest over the theft of Egyptian artefacts. The couple were planning on spending a three week holiday break in the Caribbean island when Mr. Griffin was... »