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Home Explore archaeology Ask the archaeologist All questions Finds and discoveries

Finds and discoveries

Find out what our archaeologists have discovered whilst they’ve been excavating, and what sort of artefacts they love to find!

What is the coolest thing you have found? Adelynn (12)

What is your favourite find from the silk road citadels? Joshua (15) and Luke (12)

What’s your favourite Roman artefact you have ever found? Mackenzie Catlin (age 8)

Have you ever found any gold and if you have how much was it worth? Piper (12)

How do you date the objects that you find? Elsie (9)

What is the oldest known fossil? Noah (6)

Is finding artefacts often hard? Kloe (12)

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