Welcome to Archaeoscoop, the place to find heritage and archaeology related news stories from around the world! Today the Magna Carta is 799! A Historian casts doubt over the Santa Maria and there seems to be a jobs boom coming for Archaeologists: 1) Magna Carta, the cornerstone of English Law and Liberty to be restored and displayed: http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Magna-Carta-the-cornerstone-of-English-law-and-liberty-to-be-restored-and-display/32955 2) Historian casts doubt on Christopher Columbus account of Santa Maria shipwreck: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/10883372/Historian-casts-doubt-on-Christopher-Columbus-account-of-Santa-Maria-shipwreck.html 3) Oil Boom Creates Archaeology Jobs: http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/business/oil-boom-produces-jobs-bonanza-for-archaeo/story-fnjbnvtc-1226955495683 Drum excavations unearth medieval sanitation system: http://www.donsidepiper.co.uk/news/local-headlines/drum-excavations-unearth-medieval-sanitation-system-1-3424812 Archaeologists find Wari culture artifacts in Ayacucho: http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-archaeologists-find-wari-culture-artifacts-in-ayacucho-peru-103018 Digging Tlachtga: Discovering secrets from Ireland's past: http://www.thejournal.ie/archaeology-ireland-digging-tlacthga-1515663-Jun2014/ In respect of the dead: Human remains in the British Museum: http://blog.britishmuseum.org/2014/06/12/in-respect-of-the-dead-human-remains-in-the-british-museum/ Archaeologists discover Britain's longest road to be 10,000 years old: http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/482078/The-10-000-year-old-motorway-services 2,300 year old tomb found in Sinaw: http://main.omanobserver.om/?p=87080 Ancient Mayan Altars, Sculpted Artwork Discovered in Guatemala: http://www.livescience.com/46215-ancient-mayan-artwork-discovered.html Archaeologists find ketchup, fishy condiments, beer and radio remains at World War II Prisoner of War Camp: http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/archaeology/art484630-Archaeologists-find-ketchup-fishy-condiments-beer-radios-World-War-Prisoner-War-camp ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z0VfKmMqhU

Welcome to World of Dig Craft. In this series Liv Westring discusses issues facing archaeology in Sweden and around the world. Today, Liv examines so-called deviant burials and how to keep the dead, dead! Links: Apotropaic Practices and the Undead: A Biogeochemical Assessment of Deviant Burials in Post-Medieval Poland: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0113564 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUpw9osZxQg

Welcome to Archae-Facts, the place to find bite-sized chunks of Archaeological Trivia! Today we 'hear' how pavement changed the world forever! ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWjvJpFn9l0

Welcome to Questions of Doom. In this series, we answer your questions about Archaeology and our shared heritage. Today, consider whether Evolutionary success is always a matter of 'life and death'? ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMlJ7-Hwvlo