23 sites in United Kingdom
Gardens
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This museum in Runcorn, Cheshire, displays the excavated remains of the monastery, together with a model of it. Visitor information, attractions, events, exhibitions and educational programme.
http://www.nortonpriory.org
Butser Ancient Farm
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Replica of an Iron Age farm circa 300 BC, with buildings, animals and crops. Both a museum and an open-air laboratory for research into the Iron Age and Roman periods. Photos, information for visitors and schools.
http://www.butser.org.uk/
Flag Fen: Britain's Bronze Age Centre
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At Easter and in the Summer archaeologists can be seen excavating this unique site, where waterlogging has preserved evidence of a prehistoric way of life. Iron Age and Bronze Age Roundhouses have been reconstructed. Rare breed animals. Visitor information.
http://www.flagfen.com/
Kilmartin House Museum
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Archaeology museum on the West Coast of Scotland. An interactive map leads to photographs, description and bibliography for 150 sites scattered over the rich archaeological landscape of the Kilmartin Valley. Also feature on ancient music.
http://www.kilmartin.org/
Museum of Antiquities
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Imaginative on-line galleries (with sound and video) present the region's archeology and history: Stone-Age hunter gatherers, temple to the god Mithras, Hadrian's Wall, object of the month from an outstanding collection. Located at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
http://museums.ncl.ac.uk/archive/
Pitt Rivers Museum
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At the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography in Oxford houses archaeological and ethnographic objects from all parts of the world. History and collections, visitor information.
http://www.prm.ox.ac.uk/
Scottish Crannog Centre
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A reconstruction of a lochside dwelling over 2,500 years old was built by the Scottish Trust for Underwater Archaeology at Loch Tay, Perthshire. Photographs and visitor information. 3D virtual crannog requires VRML2 (free download available).
http://www.crannog.co.uk/
The Mary Rose
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Raised from the sea and on display at Portsmouth, this Tudor warship made waves in nautical archaeology. Detailed, scholarly history, photographs, description, visitor information.
http://www.maryrose.org/
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