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Archaeology Tipoffs from TNS Newsletter for Saturday November 16, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Brown transfers land in Bristol to preservation trust established by Pokanoket tribe
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 15 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] Brown University has transferred ownership of a portion of its land in Bristol, Rhode Island, to a preservation trust established by the Pokanoket Indian Tribe, ensuring that access to the land and waters extends to tribes and Native peoples of the region for whom the land has significance.Since its donation to Brown in 1955, the University's approximately 375-acre Mount Hope pro  more

Canterbury Christ Church University: Remains of Saint to Return to Final Resting Place
CANTERBURY, England, Nov. 16 -- Canterbury Christ Church University issued the following news: * * * Academics involved with the discovery of a Kentish royal saint found hidden inside a Kent church will return relics to their final resting place this weekend. * * * The 7th century Anglo-Saxon princess, Saint Eanswythe, is believed to have founded one of the earliest monastic communities in England, and is granddaughter of Ethelbert, the first English king to convert to Christianity under Au  more