April: Roman coin hoard found at
Patching, West Sussex, England.[1]
Herto Man, remains of a 160,000- to 154,000-year-old
human, discovered in Ethiopia.[2]
Recovery of Homo skeletal remains at least 350,000 years old from the Sima de los Huesos (Pit of Bones) at the
archaeological site of Atapuerca in northern Spain begins.
July 10: In London, scientists report their
DNA analysis findings from a
Neandertal skeleton which support the
out of Africa theory of
human evolution placing an "African Eve" at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago.
September:
Portable Antiquities Scheme begins in England as a pilot voluntary scheme for the recording of small finds of base metal or non-metallic archaeological
artefacts found by
metal detectorists or other members of the public.
Bryn Euryn, an archaeological site near
Colwyn Bay, is identified as the probable base of Cynlas Goch, a 6th-century
Welsh king.
April: Roman coin hoard found at
Patching, West Sussex, England.[1]
Herto Man, remains of a 160,000- to 154,000-year-old
human, discovered in Ethiopia.[2]
Recovery of Homo skeletal remains at least 350,000 years old from the Sima de los Huesos (Pit of Bones) at the
archaeological site of Atapuerca in northern Spain begins.
July 10: In London, scientists report their
DNA analysis findings from a
Neandertal skeleton which support the
out of Africa theory of
human evolution placing an "African Eve" at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago.
September:
Portable Antiquities Scheme begins in England as a pilot voluntary scheme for the recording of small finds of base metal or non-metallic archaeological
artefacts found by
metal detectorists or other members of the public.
Bryn Euryn, an archaeological site near
Colwyn Bay, is identified as the probable base of Cynlas Goch, a 6th-century
Welsh king.