Oxford Archaeology
@oxfordarchaeology.bsky.social
A leading archaeology and heritage practice and educational charity, with over 490 specialist staff investigating, protecting and sharing our heritage since 1973. Visit oxfordarchaeology.com for insights on our discoveries and projects.
A ✨gentle✨ reminder Our next A66 Pop-Up Field Museum event is this weekend! Appleby Public Hall | 10-11th Oct | 10am-4pm See these finds and more for yourself 🔗👉 tr.ee/FvtWKU
Oxford Archaeology@oxfordarchaeology.bsky.social · 2w agoA long road with an even longer history...and we have the archaeology to prove it. 🛣️ 10,000+ archaeological features. 23,580 finds. 66 hectares excavated. 6,000 samples. Dig into our latest blog post: 👉🔗 tr.ee/TWxxlR
How can archaeology play a part in our natural environment?🌳 In next week's talk, Nick will explain how the past can power a wilder future: from ancient environments that guide today’s habitats, to wildlife at historic sites & stories that inspire new ways to care for our world
A long road with an even longer history...and we have the archaeology to prove it. 🛣️ 10,000+ archaeological features. 23,580 finds. 66 hectares excavated. 6,000 samples. Dig into our latest blog post: 👉🔗 tr.ee/TWxxlR
How can archaeology play a part in our natural environment?🌳 In next week's talk, Nick will explain how the past can power a wilder future: from ancient environments that guide today’s habitats, to wildlife at historic sites & stories that inspire new ways to care for our world
Our offering for the #FindsFriday council this week: This 6,000-year-old elm tree leaf we uncovered during excavations in west Lancashire 🍃 Thank you to the peaty conditions that preserved it for all those millennia (and the archaeologists who carefully excavated it too)
Travel through 6,000 years of history & explore the landscape around the Sizewell C project with our new Story Map! We're sharing some of our emerging ideas from the #OCAArchTeam excavations over on the Suffolk coastline. Take the tour here👉️ tr.ee/SZC-through-time @cotswoldarch.bsky.social
Summer might be over, but we’ve got something to dig into this autumn… Our FREE pop-up museum will be heading along the Eden Valley, bringing archaeology uncovered during the A66 project to communities along the route. Discover artefacts | Hands-on interactive displays | For all ages 👨👩👧👦
From prehistoric pit clusters to a rare Anglo‑Saxon sunken‑featured building, Aldhurst Farm has added another intriguing piece to the puzzle on the Sizewell C project🧩 Take a closer look at what our #OCAArchTeam has uncovered 👉️ 🔗 tr.ee/yxugGQ @cotswoldarc.bsky.social #archaeology
Archaeology is full of surprises: this Palaeolithic handaxe was found in a Roman ditch... Was it accidentally redeposited or was this Roman artefact collectors? Either way it adds to evidence for thousands of years of human activity & adds to nearby Palaeolithic assemblage from Norton Fitzwarren.
Excavations can sometimes reveal just faint traces of the past, but at Broom Walk finds of discarded prehistoric tools, Beaker pottery and even a coin hoard bring past communities vividly into view.
Happy International Dog Day! 🐩🐕🐕🦺 From guard dogs to good dogs, humans have had a special relationship with our canine friends for a long, long time. This brick, which appears to show a chase in pursuit, shows that dogs and cats have also had a (not quite as cuddly) relationship over the centuries.
Missed our latest research seminar? Or want to go back for second helpings? Catch up on 'The Horse in Prehistory' now via our YouTube channel: tr.ee/Horse-in-Prehistory
Curious to see where our #OCAArchTeam made some of its most incredible discoveries on the @sizewellc.bsky.social project? Explore our new interactive map where you can pinpoint the locations of finds, including a Neanderthal handaxe, an Anglo-Saxon cemetery, & a Roman pottery kiln, to name a few!
It was smiles all round at the Big Archaeology Showcase at @sizewellc.bsky.social! Did you visit us and meet the #OCAArchTeam this past weekend? Take a peek at some of the showcase photos here: tr.ee/SZC-showcase @cotswoldarch.bsky.social #suffolk #heritage #archaeology
What if archaeology could help tackle biodiversity loss? 🌱🏺 However the Government's Biodiversity Net Gain Scheme doesn't always consider the historic environment. Nick Overton takes us through how the past can build a better present and future: tr.ee/Better-BiodiversityNetGain
Better Biodoversity Net Gain for the past, present, and future
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The excavation may have finished, but the discoveries continue. From glass beads to Roman gaming pieces, hundreds of tiny finds recovered from soil samples are helping us uncover the lives of the people buried at Brocavum. Read our latest blog to see more: tr.ee/Qrr7Yr @cotswoldarch.bsky.social
Spaces on our Brough sketch walk have opened up again 🖌️ Sign up through the link below
Oxford Archaeology@oxfordarchaeology.bsky.social · 3mo agoExplore the past through sketching with artist Janet Swailes ✏️ Book Here: tr.ee/NxQGEX A half day session exploring archaeology, local history and the Eden Valley Landscape. Materials provided | A gentle 1.2 km route | No experience needed @cotswoldarch.bsky.social
Life on the Suffolk coast has always been defined by water, and every #OCAArchTeam excavation reveals how people adapted to it 🌊 From Roman saltworks, medieval marshes to wartime pillboxes, find out more about the archaeology uncovered by the North Sea here: tr.ee/Q5bq1n @cotswoldarch.bsky.social
Explore the past through sketching with artist Janet Swailes ✏️ Book Here: tr.ee/NxQGEX A half day session exploring archaeology, local history and the Eden Valley Landscape. Materials provided | A gentle 1.2 km route | No experience needed @cotswoldarch.bsky.social
Some highlights from our recent A66 Northern Trans-Pennine project prehistoric open event 🔎 Read more Here:🔗👉https://tr.ee/zeKfXD @cotswoldarch.bsky.social #OCArchTeam #A66NTP #Heritage #Archaeology #Cumbria
Ask an Archaeologist Day is here! 🏺 Today, archaeologists from across the UK are here to answer your questions about the past, the profession and everything in between. Follow along throughout the day and send us your questions. #AskAnArchaeologist #FestivalOfArchaeology
One Site. 6,000 years of history. From some of the earliest pottery ever made in Britain, to Roman burials and a medieval domestic settlement, our sites at Stone Walk have uncovered an incredible timeline of human activity. For Full Site Page: 👉🔗 tr.ee/6m6OAO @cotswoldarch.bsky.social
Few objects capture Britain’s wartime history like the Brodie helmet. Found during our excavations at Goose Hill as part of the Sizewell project, this helmet connects us to the servicemen who trained here before D-Day. Explore it in 3D: tr.ee/EhbXV3 @cotswoldarch.bsky.social
Brodie Helmet - Virtual Museum
This WWII Brodie helmet was recovered during excavations ahead of Sizewell C, at the D-day training grounds previously located on Goose Hill.
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Archaeology can help shape the future of nature 🌿 We’re proud to support the launch of The Knepp Accord, a shared statement bringing together 50 voices from archaeology, heritage, farming and nature recovery. The Knepp Accord: tr.ee/gE1zjY @nattrustarch.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk
Press Release | Media
The National Trust, Oxford Archaeology and Knepp Castle Estate have launched the ‘Knepp Accord’, a new framework to tackle the nature and climate crisis.
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Wander back through time on Knepp’s 'Wilding With Archaeology' safari 🌿 Thursday 23rd July | 11:00 - 13:30 Part of the #FestivalOfArchaeology join Knepp ecologist Tony Whitbread, with insights from local historian Brad Albrecht and @rewildarch.bsky.social For more info: tr.ee/Archaeology-Safari
Wilding With Archaeology: How past human practices shape wilding now
<p>Knepp’s inspiring wilding journey over the last 20 years has been shaped in surprising ways by the past. Take a journey back in time to unearth the extraordinary archaeological details that…
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There's still time to sign up for our latest research talk 🐎 Oxford Archaeology Research Seminar 9 - The Horse in Prehistory Thursday 16th July | 16:30 - 18:30 Register here: tr.ee/OA-Year-of-the-Horse #prehistory #zooarchaeology #heritagetalks
𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁-𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗶𝘇𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗖 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁. More finds than ever before. Virtual reality tours. Archaeology experts. A children's sticker trail. There's something for everyone. 6–8 August |10am–4pm | Sizewell Visitor Centre 🎟️ Book your FREE place: tr.ee/q1SslY
480 visitors. Thousands of years of history. One incredible day. ✨ From live flint knapping with @the_prehistoric_workshop, chatting with our archaeologists, it was fantastic to share this incredible prehistoric landscape with so many curious visitors. #archaeology #flintknapping #heritage
One week to go until our next research seminar🐴 The Horse in Prehistory Thursday 16th July | 16:30 - 18:30 Saddle up and book your space here: tr.ee/OA-Year-of-the-Horse #prehistory #zooarchaeology #heritagetalks
