Dr Mike Nevell
archaeotea.bsky.social
Dr Mike Nevell
@archaeotea.bsky.social
Industrial archaeologist at Ironbridge, author, lecturer, occasional podcaster, - also cat, cricket & tea lover. See www.archaeotea.wordpress.com
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Welcome to book number 54 - enjoy!
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NEWS: C20 is delighted that Norwich Sports Village, the only concrete shell structures in the UK designed by pioneering Swiss engineer Heinz Isler, has been Grade II listed. The graceful, tent-like canopies are only 10mm thick and a masterpiece of engineering.

➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/heinz-i...
January 28, 2026 at 10:57 AM
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Today is #AuschwitzLiberationDay
The Nazis built hundreds of camps, many of which have limited documentation. By combining archival photos with data from lidar, geophysical surveys and excavations, researchers are uncovering their realities.

doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
Landscapes of enslavement: investigations of Nazi concentration camps in Czyżówek and Karczmarka, Poland
This study uses archival photos and data from lidar, geophysical surveys and excavations to help uncover the physical realities of two Second World War Nazi sub-camps, Czyżówek (AL Halbau) and Karczmarka (AL Kittlitztreben), in the Gross-Rosen network, now in south-west Poland.
doi.org
January 27, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Anglo-Saxon Cookham Abbey archaeology dig gets £250k funding
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Anglo-Saxon Cookham Abbey archaeology dig gets £250k funding
The abbey has become known as a key site in the beginnings of English Christianity.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Cheviot Hills dig discovers earlier hill-living evidence
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cheviot Hills dig discovers earlier hill-living evidence
Discoveries in Northumberland suggest hill farming is older than historians previously believed.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 8:12 AM
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Light and shade at All Saints', Harewood, West Yorkshire.
January 27, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Bronze Age urn goes on display in museum
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Bronze Age urn goes on display in Newton Abbot
The ceramic vessel is loaned from Exeter's Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 8:05 AM
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Fish and chip shop, Leeds, 1970s, photo by Peter Mitchell.
January 26, 2026 at 8:35 AM
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🏺 Missed the latest CIfA Tea Break Talk?

Our Director, Prof Julian Richards, recently gave a talk introducing the Heritage Science Data Service, and covering our recent work.

💻 To find out more and watch the full talk visit buff.ly/otveIMq

#CIfA #DigitalHeritage #HeritageScience
January 22, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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I'll be talking about 'These Isles: A People's History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales' at Holmes Chapel u3a, Cheshire, Thurs Feb 12th. 10am Holmes Chapel Methodist Church. (Book due Feb 26th, available to preorder from bookshops and websites). holmeschapelu3a.org.uk/index.php?pa...
January 12, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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Claudius was proclaimed #Roman emperor #OnThisDay in AD 41.
Claudius invaded Britain in AD 43, and subsequent urbanisation had a profound impact on the population's health. New research shows the multi-generational consequences of Roman occupation.

🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

🏺 #Archaeology
January 24, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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I’m going to finish blogging as the Urban Prehistorian at the end of 2026 after 14 years and - hopefully - 200 posts. I’m going to select my favourite ten posts in the coming weeks. But I would also love to hear from anyone out there who has read a blog post of mine & enjoyed it! #UrbanPrehistory
January 22, 2026 at 2:17 PM