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Hefin Meara

@hefinmeara.bsky.social

Archaeologist. Diver. Runner. Nerd.

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EarthworkBec@earthworkbec.bsky.social · 6d ago

Worked or working on a project combing archaeology & nature? Get a proposal in by close of tomorrow - this is building up to be a superb conference line up! Details below, please repost or send to relevant peers ⤵️

Landscape Survey Group@landscapesurvey.bsky.social · 2mo ago

💠Call for Papers!💠 LSG Conference, 6-7 Nov 2026, N.Yorkshire, UK. Resilient Landscapes - applying archaeological survey & understanding to holistic Nature Recovery Abstracts due by 31 July. Expand attached poster for full details ⤵️ #LandscapeArchaeology #NatureRecovery #Archaeology 🏺 #LSG2026

Poster text, shortened for ALT text: Resilient Landscapes - applying archaeological survey and understanding to holistic Nature Recovery. Fri 6 & Sat 7 November 2026. Memorial Hall, Pickering & the North York Moors National Park. The Landscape Survey Group’s 2026 conference will combine a day of in-person presentations followed by a day visiting the North York Moors. The conference will explore the growing role of landscape archaeology in shaping nature recovery, climate resilience and long-term land management. It seeks to bring together archaeologists, heritage/ecology/conservation professionals, land managers and community groups to consider how applied archaeological knowledge and investigation can help support better decision-making. At a time when environmental change is accelerating, this conference asks how the deep-time perspective of landscape archaeology can help shape more resilient futures. By reading the past carefully, we can act in ways that respect complexity, protect heritage, restore ecological value and strengthen the relationship between people and place. Papers are sought on how archaeological evidence, historic landscape character, traditional land-use and community memory can all contribute to more integrated approaches to nature recovery. Focus will be placed on recent case studies where landscape archaeology has helped develop collaborative, landscape-level restoration and recovery strategies. Projects may include (but need not be restricted to) improving biodiversity, habitat creation or other landscape management work. Presentations should show how archaeological survey, including field observation and recording, aerial survey methodologies and local knowledge can reveal not only what survives, but how that understanding can support practical management, partnership working and wider public benefit. To contribute a 20min paper or a poster, please send titles & abstracts (250 words max) to andrew.burn@historicengland.org.uk by 31 July.
Hefin Meara@hefinmeara.bsky.social · 2w ago

Super cool discovery! The SWMAG team have found a Bronze Age sword on a protected wreck site off Salcombe, Devon. #MaritimeHistory #Underwater #Archaeology www.facebook.com/HistoricEngl...

37K views · 747 reactions | A remarkably rare Bronze Age sword has been discovered! ⚔️ It was found during investigations on the protected wreck sites off the Devon coast near Salcombe by volunteer divers Becky Gill and Catherine Gill, from the South West Maritime Archaeological Group. We funded a project to recruit new members and to pass knowledge and skills to a new generation of maritime archaeology volunteers, delivered in partnership with MSDS Marine and MSDS Heritage. Following conservation, the sword will be donated to the British Museum, where it will be studied and made accessible for future research. | Historic England

A remarkably rare Bronze Age sword has been discovered! ⚔️ It was found during investigations on the protected wreck sites off the Devon coast near Salcombe by volunteer divers Becky Gill and...

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Marion Page@marionpage.bsky.social · 5mo ago

📢New film explaining what Historic Environment Records (HERs) are📢 If you ever wondered what HERs do, please watch and you will see why they matter so much for the heritage around us….. 🎥 historicengland.org.uk/advice/techn... 🎥

Historic Environment Records (HERs) | Historic England

This is a brief guide to the wealth of information on archaeology and the historic built environment held in Historic Environment Records.

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Hefin Meara@hefinmeara.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The 3rd edition of the Historic England guidance Accessing England's Protected Wreck Sites: Guidance Notes for Divers and Archaeologists is now available online. The guidance has been revised and updated by @msdsmarine.bsky.social, with contributions from several protected wreck licensee teams.

Cover of the guidance document showing a diver in full face mask examining the hull of a wooden shipwreck.
National Heritage Science Forum@nhsf.bsky.social · 5mo ago

It's #NationalCareersWeek – ever thought about a career in heritage science? 🤔 Historic England is looking for a Data Cataloguer for a 12-month contract working on its Heritage Science Data Service project based in Fort Cumberland! Apply by 9th March 2026 buff.ly/OBXHWyQ @hsds-update.bsky.social

Heritage Science Data Service (HSDS) Data Cataloguer

SummaryWe are the public body that looks after England’s historic environment. We champion historic places, helping people understand, value and care for them.Historic England has a fantastic…

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Rescue – The British Archaeological Trust@rescue-archaeology.bsky.social · 6mo ago

RESCUE can announce the launch and first presentation of our new archaeology prize! The John Wells award recognises those groups that go above and beyond for heritage protection. The inaugural award has been presented to the JNAPC. More details at rescue-archaeology.org.uk/2026/02/20/j...

JNAPC receive the first John Wells Award from RESCUE

In January the Joint Nautical Archaeology Policy Committee (JNAPC) received the first John Wells Award from RESCUE, the British Archaeological Trust. The JNAPC was formed in 1988 from individuals a…

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Arches Project@archesproject.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Now available: Video recording from the Nov 27 Arches UK Interest Group meeting. Learn about Arches software developments related to the recent v8 release, as well as Historic England’s new Arches-powered Marine Historic Environment Record database:

Arches UK Interest Group Meeting (November 27, 2025)

A recording of the Arches UK Interest Group meeting, held virtually on November 27, 2025 Chair: Stuart Cakebread, Greater London Historic Environment Record (GLHER); Greater London Archaeology Advisory Service (GLAAS); Historic England Secretary: Jana Lorencova, Information Scientist, Flax & Teal Lt

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