The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (usually shortened to the United Kingdom, the UK and Britain) is a country Countries within a country, Number 10. Accessed May 29 2006 Member States: United Kingdom, UK Presidency of the EU 2005. Accessed May 29 2006. "United Kingdom", Encyclopædia Britannica Accessed May 29 2006 and sovereign stateUK or GB?, Directgov (UK government website); accessed May 29 2006 occupying Great Britain and the northeast of Ireland off the northwest coast of mainland Europe. Its territory and population are primarily situated on the island of Great Britain, but it also shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland on the island of Ireland. The United Kingdom is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and its ancillary bodies of water- the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea, and the Irish Sea.
The United Kingdom is a political union made up of four constituent countries: England, Scotland, and Wales on the island of Great Britain, and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom also has several overseas territories, including Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands. The Crown has a relationship with the dependencies of the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands; they are part of the British Islands but not part of the United Kingdom. A constitutional monarchy, the United Kingdom has close relationships with fifteen other Commonwealth Realms that share the same monarch — Queen Elizabeth II — as head of state.
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Archaeolink Prehistory Park, Aberdeenshire - Aims to present prehistory through a mixture of reconstructions, actual sites and an indoor centre: the archaeodome.
Meta Description: [ Archaeolink is a multi award winning living history park and visitor attraction, with a central focus on education, participation and fun. ]
Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology - Attached to the University of Oxford. Antiquities collections range from Palaeolithic to Victorian, from Egypt to Britain. Exhibitions, publications, news.
British Museum: Britain - Collections which trace the story of Britain from prehistory to the present day.
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Butser Ancient Farm - 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.
Corinium Museum - The museum is noted for its imaginative displays of Roman Cirencester. News, events, education, visitor information.
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Creswell Crags Museum and Education Centre - At the east end of a gorge honeycombed with caves in which Ice Age hunters lived. An exhibition The Age of Ice tells the story of human and animal survival in the harsh climate of the last Ice Age.
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Dover Roman Painted House - Roman archaeological site discovered in 1970 by the Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit. Includes hours of operation, admission fees and directions. Located in Dover, UK.
Meta Description: [ The Roman Painted House, the finest Roman House on show in Britain, was discovered by Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit. wenty five years of excavation across ancient Dover by the Unit have uncovered 50 major structures. ]
Flag Fen - 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.
Meta Description: [ flag fen at peterborough is on of europe's most important bronze-age sites attracting thousands of visitors every year to its heritage centre and archaeological park. ]
I Dig Sheffield - An online guide to archaeology around Sheffield and the Peak District from Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust. Sheffield City Museum's collection, archaeological sites and news. Messageboard.
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Jorvik Viking Centre - Built on the site where the York Archaeological Trust found the amazingly well-preserved remains of part of Viking Jorvik (York). A massive range of evidence was recovered and has been used to recreate every last aspect of everyday life.
Kilmartin House Museum - 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.
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Marischal Museum - University of Aberdeen's collection of Scottish archaeology and folk life, foreign ethnography, Egyptian antiquities, numismatics and militaria. Location plan, exhibitions, services, conservation, educational resources.
Museum of Antiquities, Newcastle upon Tyne - 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.
Museum of the Iron Age - Uses reconstructions and displays of finds to tell the story of Danebury, the Iron Age hill fort excavated by Professor Barry Cunliffe and his team. Information for schools and visitors.
Norton Priory Trust Museum and Gardens - 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.
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Old Fulling Mill Museum of Archaeology - The former mill houses the archaeological collections of Durham University. Photographs, history, exhibitions, visitor information.
Pitt Rivers Museum - 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.
Ribchester Roman Museum - Displays the Romano-British history of the town known to the Romans as Bremetenacum Veteranorum, site of an auxiliary cavalry fort. Opening times, press releases.
Roman Baths, Bath - The official site provides a guide to Roman Britain, the thermal springs at Bath, an online virtual tour and information for visitors.
Meta Description: [ The Official Roman Baths Museum Web Site in the City of Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom, includes detailed information on Roman Britain, the Thermal Springs and an online Virtual Tour. ]
Romans in Scotland - Online version of an exhibition at the Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow. Standard or QuickTime-enhanced versions offered.
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Scottish Crannog Centre - 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.)
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Segedunum Roman Fort, Baths and Museum - Roman Wallsend, the most completely excavated fort in Britain, lying at the eastern end of Hadrians Wall. The official site includes details of facilities, contact information, opening hours and entrance fee.
Segedunum Roman Fort, Baths and Museum - At the eastern end of Hadrians Wall, now Wallsend. History, images, events and visitor information from Brian Rootham.
Meta Description: [ Segedunum, Hadrian's Wall, Wallsend - A site designed to help the visitor learn more about the fort, the wall and the Romans who worked/lived and died there ]
The Mary Rose - Raised from the sea and on display at Portsmouth, this Tudor warship made waves in nautical archaeology. Detailed, scholarly history, photographs, description, visitor information.
Meta Description: [ The Mary Rose - Henry VIII's warship. This site covers all aspects of the Mary Rose, her history, the project to raise her, her conservation and display. There are also news, mail order, education pages and sections on visiting the museum, the Mary rose Society and the Mary Rose Archaeological Se... ]
Trimontium Exhibition - Permanent exhibition at the Ormiston Institute, Melrose, Scotland on the history of the Roman fort of Trimontium at Newstead. Description and visitor information provided by the Trimontium Trust.
University of Liverpool - Archaeology Museum - Houses a large Egyptian collection and objects from listed Near Eastern, Classical and British sites. Provides hours, facilities, a history of the collection, and details of facilities.
Vindolanda and the Roman Army Museum - Roman fort and settlement by Hadrian's Wall. Provides a visitor's guide, excavation news, FAQs, volunteerism, opening times, rates and directions.
Meta Description: [ When you visit Roman Vindolanda and the Roman Army Museum you are in the heart of Hadrian's Wall Country - Rome's Mighty Northern Frontier. ]
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