Cotswold Archaeology

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You're excavating a #Roman pit in #Bedfordshire… and find this Late #Neolithic beauty staring back at you 🤯

Gabbro axeheads were exchanged across the British Isles but this was already 2,000 years old when it was buried. It isn't residual, so, was it treasured as 'an antique from prehistory'...? 🤔

A sketch of a bronze Roman brooch with the pin pointing down to the lower right corner

Where to start with the Sizewell excavations by @cotswoldarch.bsky.social on #diggingforbritain tonight? So many cool features, deposits and finds excavated and present by my mate Rosanna. I kind of liked this brooch #drawingdiggingforbritain #archaeology

We are not over this archaeology site...✨Not even close✨

Check out our latest #OCAArchTeam blog post featuring one of the most substantial scientific excavations of a Roman cemetery found in Britain in recent years.

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Detail of a Roman mosaic from Boxford with a knotted guilloche border and chariot with single wheel visible and chariot figures.

Must admit I’m becoming a little chariot obsessed these days. Mainly Iron Age… but for #mosaicmonday how about this rather magnificent example from Boxford excavated by my friend Matt with @cotswoldarch.bsky.social & volunteers in 2019 - before we’d even heard of Covid. #roman #archaeology #chariot

Stepping into the past: Prehistoric ladders and wooden structures uncovered at Sizewell C During excavations at Sizewell C in Suffolk, our dedicated Oxford Cotswold Archaeology (OCA) field team unearthed rare wooden artefacts that shed new light on how prehistoric communities lived and…

Hear from our specialists who are working to burrow deeper into the stories that these objects can reveal: oxfordcotswoldarchaeology.org.uk/news/wonderful-wood/

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Voting is open in the annual awards from @currentarchaeology.bsky.social including the chance to vote for @cotswoldarch.bsky.social 'Straight to the point: investigating Roman swords and extensive settlements in the Cotswolds' in the Rescue Project of the year category and. . .

On the latest episode of #DiggingForBritain, explore the discoveries uncovered by the #OCAArchTeam working on excavations ahead of @sizewellc.bsky.social

📺 14th January - 9pm | BBC Two
Available on iPlayer: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002pl59

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A sketch of a Roman figurine

Close up of a sketch with a face of a Roman figurine

A rather lovely Roman figurine from Penrith for #drawingdiggingforbritain excavated by @oxfordarchaeology.bsky.social and @cotswoldarch.bsky.social and featuring @noddinggoth.bsky.social - a really special Roman cemetery on #diggingforbritian

Three archaeologists in hi-vis are kneeling looking over and excavated feature. To their left is a camera operator kneeling down; a boom operator is standing further left holding a microphone over the group's heads.

Did last week's episode of Digging for Britain leave you craving more?

Then you're in luck, as the #OCAArchTeam will be back on your screens this Wednesday at 9pm to explore our excavation work along the Suffolk coast as part of @sizewellc.bsky.social

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'The find, which dates to the 6th or 7th century, comes with extraordinary grave goods such as swords and shields, while the horse burial is remarkably similar to the one found at Sutton Hoo’s Mound 17.' A day's ride from Sutton Hoo... Exciting stuff from @cotswoldarch.bsky.social.

Tonight on #Hiddenwonders we go to Essex join a mission to recover the remains of 2nd Lt Lester Lowry a project run by @cotswoldarch.bsky.social on behalf of the DPAA

9pm More 4 or catch-up up on @channel4tv.bsky.social 4OD #Archaeology #WWII #History #Aviation #Militaryhistory

Among the vast range of finds uncovered by OCA archaeologists as part of work for @sizewellc.bsky.social, are 2 brick clamps which offer a possible insight into medieval construction & some of England's earliest bricks 🧱

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Archaeology Along The A66: The Story So Far YouTube video by Oxford Cotswold Archaeology

Take a look at our excavations along the A66 Northern Trans-Pennine project in Cumbria🚗!

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Food Vessel - Virtual Museum This food vessel was uncovered intact next to the skeletal remains of a child that had been buried in the centre of one of the barrows.

Still rather intrigued by this Bronze Age food vessel style pot, with a handle. It doesn't look like a it would work as a drinking vessel. What was it for? It was found in a child's grave (age unknown). Lovely little pot. @cotswoldarch.bsky.social?
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#BronzeAge barrows, #medieval homes, and a Georgian road the gentry didn’t want to have to look at 👀 #OCAArchTeam have uncovered 3,000 years of #Suffolk history at 'Two Village Bypass'!

🔗 oxfordcotswoldarchaeology.org.uk/site/tvb/

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The Discovery Centre opens tomorrow at 1pm at Eastgate Shopping Centre. Join us for live archaeology, real-time discoveries, hands-on fun, and a special appearance by Time Team’s Professor Mark Horton. Come be part of history in the making. @cotswoldarch.bsky.social @heritagefunduk.bsky.social

Snapshot of the Open Day at Wickham Market On the 14th of June, OCA hosted an Open Day to showcase our excavations at Wickham Market. The day was filled with engaging opportunities, including viewing artefacts from the site…

Missed our recent Open Day at Wickham Market?
Take a look at some snapshots from the event here: tinyurl.com/OCA-photos 📸

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All set up and ready to show off some finds from our excavations at SZC. Come see us in the SZC tent in the blue zone at the Suffolk show 🪏

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If you're in the #Cirencester area tonight, don't forget that Kinga is talking all things #A417 to Cirencester History Society. All are welcome (£3 for visitors), at Ashcroft Church at 7.30pm: maps.app.goo.gl/R5xck1vwyZ9B...
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Uncover the tales of Wickham Market at our Open Day where you can chat with the #OCAArchTeam, explore finds from @sizewellc.bsky.social & make some Roman inspired crafts

📅 14th June | 10:00 - 16:00 📍 Village Hall, IP13 0HE
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Next Wednesday join Dr Abby Antrobus as she shares some of the findings from our joint #OCAArchTeam work at @sizewellc.bsky.social

📍 Bury St Edmunds Library, Suffolk
📅 Wednesday 28th May - 13:00

Book your place today: tinyurl.com/mr2zcm6h

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Heading to the Suffolk Show next week?

Make sure to check out the #OCAArchTeam stall where we'll be showcasing some recent finds & our field team will be on hand to chat

📅28th - 29th May | 8:30 - 17:30
📍Trinity Park, Felixstowe Road
🎫https://tinyurl.com/OCA-SuffolkShow

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Judging by its type, our brooch was probably imported from the Continent, not made in Britain, and would've provided function with flair – used both for fastening garments and as a decorative item for the keen to impress, conveying its owner's social status and personal identity. #Roman #Archaeology

👀 Rory's looking just a liiiittle bit smug, as he's recovered this #Roman copper-alloy plate brooch while metal-detecting ahead of excavation. With both inlaid enamel decoration, and gilding on the centre, it's an elegant Romano-British find that likely dates to the 2nd or 3rd century AD... (more)

Also still coming to terms with the fact that Nathan (one of our Experienced field Archs) can draw reconstructions like that! 🤩

Life and Industry in Roman Gloucester: Excavations at Centre Severn Our excavations at Centre Severn, Barnwood, have uncovered human activity from the 2nd-4th centuries AD, including a large Roman limekiln.

Oh wow! Look what @cotswoldarch.bsky.social found in Gloucester 👇

(3/3) And today, maybe remember the real-life #DadsArmy for their courage, ingenuity, and determination in a time of war 🕊 You can read more about them, and the site, here: oxfordcotswoldarchaeology.org.uk/news/remnant...

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Exploring Home Guard Finds with a UXO Specialist YouTube video by Oxford Cotswold Archaeology

(2/3) 🏏But what's their connection to cricket? Why were they dressed as Germans? And why did they need a miniature railway?! 🚂

Unexploded ordnance specialist, Rich, explains all in this video on the munitions he's safely removing from our @sizewellc.bsky.social Goose Hill site: youtu.be/yeSLshKE4z4