This has been a bit of time coming but so glad its now out in time for #FestivalofArchaeology. A call to #Archaeologists to help tackle the nature crisis. Share your examples of how archaeology has helped nature restoration? @nattrustarch.bsky.social www.nationaltrust.org.uk/services/med...

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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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"What do we know about a place that could help us make better decisions for nature, climate and people?" This is the question we're asking @nattrustarch.bsky.social because uniting historic landscape knowledge and nature conservation will help tackle the nature and climate crisis. 📷James Dobson

Bulford Neolithic Pits and Alignment: Nearly fifty Neolithic pits on a Bulford hilltop may hold the earliest deliberately built solstice alignment in the Stonehenge landscape, 500 years before the one at Stonehenge - I had a go at finding the proposed alignment on the currently published plan....

We are delighted to announce Prehistoric Society award & prize winners for 2026/7. 🎉 The Europa 2027 honouree is Prof. Mel Giles, Univ. of Manchester. I am sure Mel needs no introduction as a well known & respected researcher of the Iron Age. Congratulations Mel! #Archaeology 🏺 #Prehistory 1/6

From sand pit excavations to landscape walks, artefact handling to geophysical demonstrations, @nationaltrust.org.uk is proud to once again be taking part in the @archaeologyuk.bsky.social #FestivalofArchaeology between 18 July and 2 August.

Join me on Monday 20 July for a Festival of #Archaeology walk through the Avebury landscape. And discover a past world where wild creatures once roamed among chalkland streams and mega monuments shorturl.at/7PZ2U @nattrustarch.bsky.social @archaeologyuk.bsky.social

New King Barrows is a picture of calm on this solstice morn #Solstice #StonehengeLandscape @nattrustarch.bsky.social

I’ve just been giving a talk at The Wiltshire Museum about how each Neolithic tomb seem to have been used slightly (or sometimes considerably) differently when it comes to patterns of genetic relatives and then this comes along to back up the point! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Long-distance genetic relatedness in megalithic central Europe

Megalithic monuments in Late Neolithic Europe are often viewed as symbols of shared ancestry. In this study, we analyzed genome-wide data of 203 individuals buried in six megalithic grave complexes as...

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In response to a major flood that affected Avebury Manor and its gardens, the Garden Team, volunteers and members of the community have planted 164 hazel trees in the Orchard Garden. These were chosen as hazel thrives in wetter conditions, and will help the garden adapt to a changing climate. 🧵

📣 Britain’s oldest cave art found📣 New research confirms that the earliest known rock art in Britain can be found in Wales, at Bacon Hole, a cave cared for by @nationaltrust.org.uk on Gower. 🧵 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/services/med...

We hope you’ve enjoyed learning a little more about some the projects our archaeologists are helping to deliver as part of @nationaltrust.org.uk's ambitious strategy to restore nature. 🧵

The National Trust owns and cares for 840 hectares of the Stonehenge World Heritage Site, which includes hundreds Neolithic and Bronze Age sites and monuments including the Avenue, the Cursus and a host of barrow cemeteries. 🧵

We would like to send our condolences to KitKat on their recent robbery of 12 tons of their chocolate bars. On a completely unrelated note, please see our latest Stonehenge replica!

NEW How did prehistoric people actually design and use their tools? The WEAR Project combines experimental #archaeology with computational modelling to statistically analyse and predict how lithics were made, worn down and reshaped over time. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

This month we're sharing examples of National Trust archaeologists favourite finds and sites, and the first comes from Tom, Head of Archaeology & Heritage Landscapes: "This is a beautiful object, and a significant one which helped us to better understand the Tudor lodge site we were excavating. 🧵

Great few days with our brilliant @nattrustarch.bsky.social team. For the record I was team outdoors 🌧☔️🌬🥶

National Trust Archaeology@nattrustarch.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Our team has been at Attingham - our first full team meeting since 2024. Workshops included sessions on GIS, significance, industrial heritage & research projects. Some braved the weather to explore the estate, while others opted for the 'indoor' tour! @midsandeastnt.bsky.social #archaeology #team

Rewilding the archaeological imagination. Yes to this

Antiquity Journal@antiquity.ac.uk · 7mo ago

Avebury is known for its Neolithic & Bronze Age monuments, but its use ebbed and flowed over time and it has been massively altered by farming, grazing and erosion. Can contemporary rewilding projects help us better-imagine prehistoric landscapes? 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

For #StandingStoneSunday The megaliths of Avebury, Wiltshire splendidly reimagined as festive decorations in the newly reopened (and rather excellent) @nationaltrust.org.uk Manor House 😍🎄 📷 Dec 2025 Happy #WinterSolstice #HalfwayOutOfTheDark

Opportunities to transform nature don’t get much bigger than this! We have the opportunity to conserve 340 acres (138 hectares) of biodiverse countryside surrounding the Cerne Abbas Giant, Dorset.

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National Trust Archaeology@nattrustarch.bsky.social · 8mo ago

🎉🎉 Huge congratulations to Kayleigh Hibberd - winner of the Early Career Archaeologist Award at the Archaeological Achievement Awards! 🏆 #ChangingChalk @nationaltrust.org.uk @archaeologyuk.bsky.social @royalarchinst.bsky.social

Looking for something to do as the nights draw in? Earlier this year, during the #FestivalofArchaeology, three of our brilliant archaeologists provided an opportunity to learn more about the varied work they’re involved with. Head to the @archaeologyuk YouTube channel to watch: bit.ly/3LQtS2i

Did you know there's a website dedicated to helping you discover more about the archaeology and heritage cared for by @nationaltrust.org.uk? NT Heritage Records Online has been developed to promote, and provide access to, the National Trust’s archaeological and historic building database. 🧵

Moody skies above Windmill Hill causewayed enclosure this morning. If you peer very hard you can just see Silbury Hill in the distance #BlowTheCobwebsAway #AveburyLandscape

If you fancy getting #OutintheField, why not pick up a copy of Landmarks and Legends by Jo Woolf, a beautifully illustrated book which reveals the secrets and stories of fifty icons of Britain’s landscape, including Cheddar Gorge, Avebury, Uffington White Horse and Sutton Hoo.

Did you see the blog (I wrote with Prof Thomas Schmitt) on our conference on climate action & World Heritage? www.ourworldheritage.org/posts/world-...

We're looking for the first independent Chair of the Stonehenge & Avebury World Heritage Site Expert & Stakeholder Group. Could it be you? www.stonehengeandaveburywhs.org/new-opportun...

New Opportunity – Chair of Expert & Stakeholder Group  ⋆ Stonehenge & Avebury

This is a prestigious voluntary opportunity to play a key role in the governance of Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site (WHS) and contribute to protecting the WHS for current and future generat...

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More isotope analysis - cattle from Wales at Stonehenge. Rather an overblown headline, but interesting new research. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Could an ancient cow’s tooth unlock the origins of Stonehenge?

Isotopes shows animal began life in Wales, adding weight to theory cattle used in hauling stones across country

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Our archaeologists are no strangers to having their time #OutintheField documented for television, so if you are unable to visit one of our sites where an excavation or surveys are being undertaken, why not take an opportunity to catch up on some past episodes of #DiggingforBritain on BBC iPlayer! 🧵

*BREAKING NEWS* A chance find #OutintheField of a tooth by 7 year old Arthur, at Lizard Point, has led to the discovery of potentially the most southerly Bronze Age burial site in Britain! Click the link to learn more from NT archaeologist Jim! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @nationaltrust.org.uk

Boy's tooth find reveals bronze age burial mound on Lizard Point

Further human remains are found after seven-year-old Arthur finds a tooth at Lizard Point.

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Hot, hot, hot in the @nattrustarch.bsky.social Stonehenge Landscape this morning. Among the cooling shade of those trees (Luxenborough & Full Moon plantations) lie Bronze Age Barrow cemeteries