July News: Fossils, cerne abbas & Maiden Castle

The last few weeks have been insanely hectic for me, hence the long drought of blog posts. First off, a trip to Dorset, Fossil Hunting!

A jaunt around Weymouth:

Camping in glamourous Hollywood:

And trips out to Cerne Abbas and Maiden Castle:

(Above, 4th Century AD, ruins of Roman Temple on top of Maiden Castle)

Maritime Archaeology - Historic Shipwreck

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/06/05/oldest.shipwreck/index.html?hpt=C1

A ship found by a treasure hunter...sigh...

But at least the local North Carolina archaeology troop are going to attempt to preserve the vessel. It dates from the 17th century and is the oldest shipwreck found in the area.

This discovery shows that you don't need to excavate to discover archaeology - a storm can do all the digging for you!