Aah, the fabled pink elephant of Tregaron! I partially remember an expedition to hunt for that beastie in ’86, shortly preceded by a three day binge with the boyo’s from the valley. Legendary.
Category: News
Stonehenge Explained!
Archaeologists made a giant leap forward today when they discovered an Ikea style instruction manual during excavations adjacent to the Stonehenge World Heritage Site. Read more
The Great Beer Experiment
The proof of the pudding is in the drinking…
Quintessential blokes down the pub, Billy Quin and Declan Moore, here deploy the street-smarts logic that, in the paraphrased words of Homer Simpson, makes beer the cause of and solution to all of archaeology’s problems. Next week we will be serialising the latest Current Archaeology Article ‘Past Orders: The Archaeology of Beer.’ Until then, try this one from the archives to wet your whistle. Take it away lads… Read more
House of the Gladiators Collapse
Prank Caller to House of the Gladiators in Pompeii: ‘Hi can I speak to Mr Walls please?’
Gladiator: ‘Er, no I’m sorry I think you’ve got the wrong number, there’s no Mr Walls here.’
Prank Caller: Can I speak to Mrs Walls then?’ Read more