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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 2d

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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 16d

Just published: Tuck, A. 2025 'A State of Things Which Ought Not to be Permitted': Excavation of 19th-century slums (Bull Yard, Horn Yard, Swan Yard and Market Alley) surrounding Bank Street at 'The Charter', Gravesend, Internet Archaeology 69. doi.org/10.11141/ia....

'A State of Things Which Ought Not to be Permitted': Excavation of 19th-century slums (Bull Yard, Horn Yard, Swan Yard and Market Alley) surrounding Bank Street at 'The Charter', Gravesend

Nineteenth-century remains in Gravesend (Kent, UK) were revealed by excavation, chiefly comprising buildings, along with wells and cesspits. Historic maps, newspaper archives and other sources have be...

Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 16d

Documentary evidence paints a bleak picture of people forced to live side-by-side with slaughterhouses and pigsties, in an area renowned for criminal activity and squalid conditions, where families lived in fear of the frequent fires that threatened to destroy what little they had.

Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 16d

Nothing survived of the ramshackle wooden housing that once stood in the area, but the team were able to explore the cellars, which families were often forced to use as living spaces, and uncovered cesspits in worryingly close proximity to the residents' water source.

Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 16d

In 2020, Wessex Archaeology excavated the site of a Victorian slum in the maritime town of Gravesend, #Kent, putting a rare spotlight on the neighborhood’s working-class inhabitants and the Dickensian living conditions they were subject to.

'A State of Things Which Ought Not to be Permitted': Excavation of 19th-century slums (Bull Yard, Horn Yard, Swan Yard and Market Alley) surrounding Bank Street at 'The Charter', Gravesend

Nineteenth-century remains in Gravesend (Kent, UK) were revealed by excavation, chiefly comprising buildings, along with wells and cesspits. Historic maps, newspaper archives and other sources have be...

Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 21d

The data collected by the conservators was used with open source software to create a network visualisation of the joins between the pottery sherds found in the tomb. This contributed to the understanding of the formation of the deposits.

Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 21d

New: Collecting Data in the Conservation Lab for Network Visualisation doi.org/10.11141/ia....
This article presents the results of a study of a large assemblage of broken ceramic vessels from a communal tomb with multiple episodes of mortuary activity & later disturbances.

Collecting Data in the Conservation Lab for Network Visualisation

This article presents the results of a cooperation between conservators and archaeologists in the study of a large assemblage of broken ceramic vessels from a communal tomb, which had multiple episode...

Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 21d

New: Questioning Diversity (of Iron) in the Workplace: Bloomery Iron, Cast Iron, China & the West.

A zoomed-out approach examining the start of the Iron Age in these regions & how socio-political demands & access to other technologies influenced divergence in production. doi.org/10.11141/ia....

A bimetallic knife (upper) and ge blade (bottom) from Guo state cemetery, Sanmenxia (Henan). Adapted from Chen et al. (2018).

Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 22d

Advance notice: Two distinct funding opportunities to support researchers, institutions, and community partners in advancing heritage science capabilities.
Applications will open on the 1st October 2025.

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Coming Soon: New Small Grants Programme to Unlock Innovation in Heritage Science

We're excited to announce the launch of our new HSDS Service Small Grants Programme – designed to unlock the potential for innovation in heritage science and conservation research across the UK. Thank...

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Edinburgh Archaeology @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social · Aug 5

📣 NEW #OpenAccess #OpenScience 📄 🦷 article from PhD student Vera Haponava, Dr Linda Fibiger, Prof Catriona Pickard (@hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social) & Ian (UoE Geosciences) detailing best practice in destructive analysis incl how to 🎦 @edopenresearch.bsky.social #archsci #isotopes #EdinArch #osteology

Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · Jul 15

New in IA69. Haponava, V., Fibiger. L., Butler, I.B. and Pickard, C. 2025 Towards Responsible Destructive Analysis: A guide to the recording of archaeological tooth samples with laboratory process visualisation, Internet Archaeology 69. doi.org/10.11141/ia....

Towards Responsible Destructive Analysis: A guide to the recording of archaeological tooth samples with laboratory process visualisation

With increasing use of destructive analysis in archaeology, a tension has arisen between the need to preserve osteological collections for future generations and to use them now for the public benefit...

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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · Jul 15

New in IA69. Haponava, V., Fibiger. L., Butler, I.B. and Pickard, C. 2025 Towards Responsible Destructive Analysis: A guide to the recording of archaeological tooth samples with laboratory process visualisation, Internet Archaeology 69. doi.org/10.11141/ia....

Towards Responsible Destructive Analysis: A guide to the recording of archaeological tooth samples with laboratory process visualisation

With increasing use of destructive analysis in archaeology, a tension has arisen between the need to preserve osteological collections for future generations and to use them now for the public benefit...

Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · Aug 5

ICYMI: Deckers, P. 2025 All the single ladies? Detector finds, dispersed data and suboptimal sources in the study of Viking Age metalwork, Internet Archaeology 68. doi.org/10.11141/ia....

All the Single Ladies? Detector finds, dispersed data and suboptimal sources in the study of Viking Age metalwork

In a growing number of countries, the activities of hobby detector users are lauded as a vital source of information about the past. The present paper argues that this statement is not unequivocal. An...

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ScienceOpen @scienceopen.bsky.social · Jul 28

'Metal detecting and archaeology in the Nordic region. Introduction' - an Internet #Archaeology article on #ScienceOpen:

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Metal detecting and archaeology in the Nordic region. Introduction

<p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" class="first" dir="auto" id="d7603203e90">The papers presented in this issue describe current successes, opportunities, and remaini...

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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · Jul 17

Nedergaard Dreiøe, K., Hertz, A., Abramsson, G. and Søgaard, R. 2025 Perspectives on and from the Danish metal-detecting community, Internet Archaeology 68. doi.org/10.11141/ia....

Perspectives on and from the Danish Metal Detecting Community

The Danish approach to metal detecting has been highly successful and has a positive reputation internationally especially among people who are in favour of greater cooperation between archaeologists ...

Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · Jul 17

Aagaard, J.R., Hjulmand Larsen, C., Bødstrup Christoffersen, J.E., Munch Thomsen, J., Birk, K., Kaas, M.H., Fur, R., Termansen, S.S. and Dobat, A.S. 2025 Metal detecting in university education: Empowering future archaeologists through training, Internet Archaeology 68. doi.org/10.11141/ia....

Metal Detecting in University Education: Empowering future archaeologists through training

This article presents and explores the reflections of students enrolled in 'Small finds - grand stories. The use of metal detector finds in research and dissemination' course at Aarhus University. Thi...

Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · Jul 17

Fredriksen, C., Engesveen, A., Skare, E., Smiseth, M-T. and Pilø, L. 2025 Preserving the past in the plough zone together: Hobby metal detecting in Innlandet County as a case of good practice within the Norwegian legal framework, Internet Archaeology 68. doi.org/10.11141/ia....

Preserving the Past in the Plough Zone Together: Hobby metal detecting in Innlandet County as a case of good practice within the Norwegian legal framework

This article presents and discusses the practice of Norwegian metal detecting from the perspective of Innlandet County. The authors perceive hobby metal detecting in Norway as an essentially good thin...

Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · Jul 17

Kurisoo, T. and Smirnova, M. 2025 Unearthing Perspectives: Exploring the views of heritage professionals and hobbyists on the current state of metal detecting in Estonia, Internet Archaeology 68. doi.org/10.11141/ia....

Unearthing Perspectives: Exploring the views of heritage professionals and hobbyists on the current state of metal detecting in Estonia

This article presents the results of an online survey that explores the views of Estonian heritage professionals and hobbyists on the current state of metal detecting, which has become a popular activ...

Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · Jul 17

Deckers, P. 2025 All the single ladies? Detector finds, dispersed data and suboptimal sources in the study of Viking Age metalwork, Internet Archaeology 68. doi.org/10.11141/ia....

All the Single Ladies? Detector finds, dispersed data and suboptimal sources in the study of Viking Age metalwork

In a growing number of countries, the activities of hobby detector users are lauded as a vital source of information about the past. The present paper argues that this statement is not unequivocal. An...

Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · Jul 17

Haponava, V., Fibiger. L., Butler, I.B. and Pickard, C. 2025 Towards Responsible Destructive Analysis: A guide to the recording of archaeological tooth samples with laboratory process visualisation, Internet Archaeology 69. doi.org/10.11141/ia....

Towards Responsible Destructive Analysis: A guide to the recording of archaeological tooth samples with laboratory process visualisation

With increasing use of destructive analysis in archaeology, a tension has arisen between the need to preserve osteological collections for future generations and to use them now for the public benefit...

Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · Jul 17

Oksanen, E. and Wessman, A. 2025 New horizons in understanding Finnish Iron Age material culture through metal-detected finds, Internet Archaeology 68. doi.org/10.11141/ia....

New Horizons in Understanding Finnish Iron Age Material Culture through Metal-Detected Finds

This article examines the scientific and cultural heritage management opportunities and challenges that have arisen in Finland owing to the growing popularity of recreational metal detecting. We will ...

Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · Jul 17

Morgan, C. and Crowe, M. 2025 Other Eyes: Choose Your Own Digital Archaeology Paradata Adventure, Internet Archaeology 69. doi.org/10.11141/ia....

Other Eyes: Choose your own digital archaeology paradata adventure

This publication documents the exciting and complex decision-making processes during the course of the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)-funded OTHER EYES project through a text-based interactive game...

Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · Jul 17

Taylor, J., Langdon, C.T., Scaife, R. and Cameron, N.G. 2025 The River That Swallowed the Ringwood Prehistoric Landscape: Geoarchaeological investigations in advance of the development of the A31, Hampshire, England, Internet Archaeology 69. doi.org/10.11141/ia....

The River That Swallowed the Ringwood Prehistoric Landscape: Geoarchaeological investigations in advance of the development of the A31, Hampshire, England

Two geoarchaeological boreholes in the Avon Valley were selected for palaeoenvironmental analysis and radiocarbon dating, aiming to provide evidence for landscape development in an area where such rec...

Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · Jul 17

Bohling, S. 2025 Online dissemination of 3D bioarchaeological data: An exploration of ethics, user preferences, and contextualisation in an official digital repository setting, Internet Archaeology 69. doi.org/10.11141/ia....

Online dissemination of 3D bioarchaeological data: An exploration of ethics, user preferences, and contextualisation in an official digital repository setting

This article explores how ADS users prefer to be presented with bioarchaeological data and investigates how these preferences can inform the ADS's protocol for the dissemination of digital bioarchaeol...

Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · Jul 17

Smith, A., Humphreys, S.D. and Dobat, A.S. 2025 Detecting empowerment, sustaining commitment: How archaeological metal detecting can underpin enduring health benefits for military veterans, Internet Archaeology 68. doi.org/10.11141/ia....

Detecting Empowerment, Sustaining Commitment: How archaeological metal detecting can underpin enduring health benefits for military veterans

We compare two programs that engage military veterans in archaeological metal detecting activities, both to point to the distinct potential of archaeological metal detecting in general, and more speci...

Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · Jul 17

Here's a thread of the most recent releases in Internet Archaeology:

Stapley, D. 2025 Towards an Archaeology of Routeways: A case study from the North York Moors National Park, Internet Archaeology 69. doi.org/10.11141/ia....

Towards an Archaeology of Routeways: A case study from the North York Moors National Park

This article presents the results of a community LiDAR survey to identify routeways in the northern part of the North York Moors National Park, which has outlined the remarkable scale and preservation...