Graeme Young
@graemeyoung.bsky.social
Archaeologist Director of the Bamburgh Research Project and shockingly a bit of a lefty nerd
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Booking for our dig in 2026 is now live! Check it out through our blog
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Want to come and excavate with us at Bamburgh? Booking for the 2026 excavation season is now open
19th July – 14th August 2026 (4 weeks) Join us this summer for our 2026 excavation season at the world famous Bamburgh Castle. We will be continuing our excavation and survey on and around the outw…
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November 29, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Booking for our dig in 2026 is now live! Check it out through our blog
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🚨BOOM!! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 50,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
🚨BOOM!! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 50,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Today was our final post-ex day, where we explored #osteoarchaeology.
We took a deep dive into the excavation of the early med. Bowl Hole cemetery, which sits just outside the castle.
This pm we were then joined by osteo, Giselle Kiraly, who taught us the basics of osteoarch.
A fascinating day!
We took a deep dive into the excavation of the early med. Bowl Hole cemetery, which sits just outside the castle.
This pm we were then joined by osteo, Giselle Kiraly, who taught us the basics of osteoarch.
A fascinating day!
September 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Today was our final post-ex day, where we explored #osteoarchaeology.
We took a deep dive into the excavation of the early med. Bowl Hole cemetery, which sits just outside the castle.
This pm we were then joined by osteo, Giselle Kiraly, who taught us the basics of osteoarch.
A fascinating day!
We took a deep dive into the excavation of the early med. Bowl Hole cemetery, which sits just outside the castle.
This pm we were then joined by osteo, Giselle Kiraly, who taught us the basics of osteoarch.
A fascinating day!
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This afternoon we continued our exploration of the early medieval period with Paula Constantine.
We had the opportunity to try different clothe making techniques and understand the different natural materials and tools used in the production of early medieval textiles 🤩🧶🏺 2/2
We had the opportunity to try different clothe making techniques and understand the different natural materials and tools used in the production of early medieval textiles 🤩🧶🏺 2/2
September 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
This afternoon we continued our exploration of the early medieval period with Paula Constantine.
We had the opportunity to try different clothe making techniques and understand the different natural materials and tools used in the production of early medieval textiles 🤩🧶🏺 2/2
We had the opportunity to try different clothe making techniques and understand the different natural materials and tools used in the production of early medieval textiles 🤩🧶🏺 2/2
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Day 4 of our post-excavation week and we have been out to visit our friends at Ad Gefrin and @davidpetts1.bsky.social on #Lindisfarne.
Lots of lovely early medieval goodness.
#northumberland #archaeology
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Lots of lovely early medieval goodness.
#northumberland #archaeology
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September 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Day 4 of our post-excavation week and we have been out to visit our friends at Ad Gefrin and @davidpetts1.bsky.social on #Lindisfarne.
Lots of lovely early medieval goodness.
#northumberland #archaeology
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Lots of lovely early medieval goodness.
#northumberland #archaeology
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We're back for another post-ex week at #Bamburgh Castle 🎉🎉🎉
We've started by exploring our many small finds and bulk find assemblage.
The sun is out, the coffee is flowing and chat is good 🤩🏺
We've started by exploring our many small finds and bulk find assemblage.
The sun is out, the coffee is flowing and chat is good 🤩🏺
September 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
We're back for another post-ex week at #Bamburgh Castle 🎉🎉🎉
We've started by exploring our many small finds and bulk find assemblage.
The sun is out, the coffee is flowing and chat is good 🤩🏺
We've started by exploring our many small finds and bulk find assemblage.
The sun is out, the coffee is flowing and chat is good 🤩🏺
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It's Day 2 of our post-ex week and we have spent the morning recording and illustrating some of our (many) small finds 🏺
This afternoon we were joined by Zooarch, Clare Rainsford, to explore how animal bones are understood and used in archaeological interpretation. 🦌🐈🐄🐇
This afternoon we were joined by Zooarch, Clare Rainsford, to explore how animal bones are understood and used in archaeological interpretation. 🦌🐈🐄🐇
September 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
It's Day 2 of our post-ex week and we have spent the morning recording and illustrating some of our (many) small finds 🏺
This afternoon we were joined by Zooarch, Clare Rainsford, to explore how animal bones are understood and used in archaeological interpretation. 🦌🐈🐄🐇
This afternoon we were joined by Zooarch, Clare Rainsford, to explore how animal bones are understood and used in archaeological interpretation. 🦌🐈🐄🐇
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Through can still join us for our post excavation week in September
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Post-Excavation Taster Week – One space still available
One place is still available for the September Post-Excavation week! If you are interested in joining us for a fun week where you get to see a rather different side of an archaeological dig, there …
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August 6, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Through can still join us for our post excavation week in September
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As we come to the end of another dig at Bamburgh, perhaps the most interesting discovery is that the timber lining to the well extends beneath a very likely medieval wall!
July 18, 2025 at 11:53 AM
As we come to the end of another dig at Bamburgh, perhaps the most interesting discovery is that the timber lining to the well extends beneath a very likely medieval wall!
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A red deer mandible! It came out of our #midden. This is one of the largest species of #deer, and one of two native to Britain, the other being the roe deer which is tinier. #zooarchaeology
July 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
A red deer mandible! It came out of our #midden. This is one of the largest species of #deer, and one of two native to Britain, the other being the roe deer which is tinier. #zooarchaeology
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A view of the trench this morning. Work goes on with leveling our sondage across the possible ditch, excavating our midden, and some recording via plan.
July 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
A view of the trench this morning. Work goes on with leveling our sondage across the possible ditch, excavating our midden, and some recording via plan.
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Your favourite #archaeologists fill you in on their offseason and future plans! bamburghresearchproject.wordpress.com/2025/07/07/t...
Team Updates
Your favourite archaeologists have some changes to their education and careers, and we wanted to fill you in since we’ve all been very productive in the off-season. Trench Officer Nat (center): Sin…
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July 7, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Your favourite #archaeologists fill you in on their offseason and future plans! bamburghresearchproject.wordpress.com/2025/07/07/t...
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Jack is excavating a sondage (mini-trench) next to the wall stump to give us a better idea of whether it's partially #medieval and #Victorian, or simply mostly Victorian. We have gotten some green glazed pottery sherds! #13thcentury
July 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Jack is excavating a sondage (mini-trench) next to the wall stump to give us a better idea of whether it's partially #medieval and #Victorian, or simply mostly Victorian. We have gotten some green glazed pottery sherds! #13thcentury
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If you are just joining us here on Bluesky, welcome and thanks for following! We just started the #archaeology dig season up in beautiful #Northumberland at Bamburgh Castle.
June 30, 2025 at 8:24 PM
If you are just joining us here on Bluesky, welcome and thanks for following! We just started the #archaeology dig season up in beautiful #Northumberland at Bamburgh Castle.
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Isabella and Emily clearing the broken-off edge of later #medieval wall to the north of the postern gate! #excavation #archaeology
June 30, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Isabella and Emily clearing the broken-off edge of later #medieval wall to the north of the postern gate! #excavation #archaeology
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Trench Supervisor Elizabeth has some students sheltered from the thunderbugs/thrips in the windmill to learn about context recording. #archaeology
June 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Trench Supervisor Elizabeth has some students sheltered from the thunderbugs/thrips in the windmill to learn about context recording. #archaeology
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We are back on site for 2025
June 30, 2025 at 9:43 AM
We are back on site for 2025
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Not sure what the hashtag will be, but come see me at ICMS!!!!
@kzooicms.bsky.social
I will be talking about the #medieval well we just found at Bamburgh Castle!
@kzooicms.bsky.social
I will be talking about the #medieval well we just found at Bamburgh Castle!
April 4, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Not sure what the hashtag will be, but come see me at ICMS!!!!
@kzooicms.bsky.social
I will be talking about the #medieval well we just found at Bamburgh Castle!
@kzooicms.bsky.social
I will be talking about the #medieval well we just found at Bamburgh Castle!
It seems a lifetime ago when I was there but this is terrible news
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New images reveal extent of looting at Sudan’s national museum as rooms stripped of treasures
Only a few statues remain, with thousands of priceless artefacts from Nubian and Kushite kingdoms missing
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March 31, 2025 at 1:23 PM
It seems a lifetime ago when I was there but this is terrible news
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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We're painstakingly working our way through the Hope-Taylor archive from #Bamburgh Castle excavated in the early 70's to help incorporate them with the @brparchaeology.bsky.social archive.
#FindsFriday
#FindsFriday
As a Co-director of the Bamburgh Research Project we are slowly shifting our efforts towards more post-ex focussed work and training.
Last week we had the opportunity to begin our reassessment of the Hope-Taylor archive, which we are working to incorporate into our own so we can report on both 1/2🏺
Last week we had the opportunity to begin our reassessment of the Hope-Taylor archive, which we are working to incorporate into our own so we can report on both 1/2🏺
March 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
We're painstakingly working our way through the Hope-Taylor archive from #Bamburgh Castle excavated in the early 70's to help incorporate them with the @brparchaeology.bsky.social archive.
#FindsFriday
#FindsFriday