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* "Roman fort found in Cornwall 'rewrites history'" http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/england/cornwall/10372659.stm

* Some revision of when the infamous Mamertine prison was converted to a church: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/7852507/Archeologists-find-evidence-of-St-Peters-prison.html

* "The ultimate cold case: Anthropologist 'bones up' on site of ancient invasion" http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-06/uoa-tuc061810.php

* "Discovery of babies' skeletons exposes the dark side of life in Roman Britain" http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/news/discovery-of-babies-skeletons-exposes-the-dark-side-of-life-in-roman-britain-2011017.html

* "Archaeologists uncover Harald Bluetooth’s royal palace" http://www.cphpost.dk/culture/culture/122-culture/49329-archaeologists-uncover-harald-bluetooths-royal-palace.html

* "The Mystery of Germany's Aristocratic Mummies" http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,701198,00.html

I am in love with those boots.

* More on those new terracotta warriors: http://en.ce.cn/National/pic-news/201006/22/t20100622_21534568.shtml

* Re: The latest claims about the Holy Grail: Medieval Churches were completely attuned to the tourist value of relics. Pilgrimages were big business. If a cathedral even suspected they had it, they'd have set up a shrine and been selling souvenirs. Trust me on this.