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TAG 2025 @ York @tag2025york.bsky.social · 11h

Are you a student at a UK university and looking for support to come to TAG York? Did you know the Royal Archaeological Institute Cheney Bursary is available to support you?

You can find more details here: www.royalarchinst.org/grants/bursa...

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Bursaries

Cheney Bursaries for StudentsAs a result of a bequest left by Frank Cheney, the Institute has a fund to enable students that attend a UK university to attend RAI Meetings and conferences. Individuals ...

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 2d

Explore the story of the 3rd Earl of Sheffield & his enduring love & patronage of #cricket, from childhood games to creating a world class cricket pitch & hosting the Australian Cricket Team in 1896 in a new exhibition at Sheffield Park, until 23 November 🏏
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/sussex...

Historic image in black and white showing a cricket match in progress at Sheffield Park in East Sussex. Ornately decorated pavilions are visible in the background of the image while in the foreground a bowler is running in and the batsman is standing at the stumps with other players around him

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 4d

*NEWS* We are delighted to share that Kayleigh Hibberd has been shortlisted in the Early Career Archaeologist category #ArchaeologicalAchievementAwards.
The winners will be revealed on 28 November at Queen’s University Belfast. The event will be live streamed on @archaeologyuk.bsky.social's YouTube.

A picture of an archaeologist wearing a hard hat and high visibility vest standing in a test pit on an archaeological site. The captions on the image read:
On the shortlist!
Early Career Archaeologist
Archaeological Achievement Awards
Sponsored by the Royal Archaeological Institute

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 5d

How’s everyone feeling??
#FridayFun

Image with text and six coloured circles. The text reads: if you can’t see the number then you are:
Blue circle with a number 4 visible: dehydrated
Light green circle with a number 2 visible: too warm
Grey circle with a zero visible: too cold
Dark green circle with a six visible: tired
Yellow circle with no number visible: still upset about the Library of Alexandria
Orange circle with the number 9 visible: hungry

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 13d

Find out more about some of London’s oldest pubs - including our very own George Inn - in this new article by @jpwarchaeology.bsky.social, cheers! 🍻

James Wright @jpwarchaeology.bsky.social · 13d

A while back Historic England asked for my opinion on which was the oldest pub in London. The result is a new online article that outlines the variables, busts some myths, and points to a couple of genuinely ancient pubs in and around the city...

heritagecalling.com/2025/09/25/w...

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Nathalie Cohen @nathaliecohen.bsky.social · 19d

We are seeking a new Editor for the Archaeological Journal to succeed @nannonstevens.bsky.social.
#archaeology #editor #journal

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Please share to your networks! ✍️

Marie de France, from an illuminated manuscript now in the Bibliothèque nationale de France

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 21d

A snapshot of recent history at Sutton House - as part of a fire alarm upgrade project, we have some floorboards lifted & were able to look below them. All the finds post-dated the 1980s-90s restoration, including this @nationaltrust.org.uk centenary leaflet - lost almost 30 years ago to the day!

In the Squatters Room at Sutton House in Hackney, with a floorboard lifted in the centre of the space, showing the floor joists beneath.

A leaflet produced for the centenary of the National Trust in 1995, depicting two people on penny farthing bikes and advertising a photographic competition to win a trip to Florida and lifetime membership of the National Trust.

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Nathalie Cohen @nathaliecohen.bsky.social · 24d

Will try and get over for a visit soon. Thanks again

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Nathalie Cohen @nathaliecohen.bsky.social · 24d

Oh dear. Thanks for the heads up

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Royal Archaeological Institute @royalarchinst.bsky.social · 24d

A splendid final day for our Summer Meeting was spent exploring Kings Lynn. Huge thanks to Peter Jackson for the tours at the Minster & St Nicholas Chapel and to Lynn Museum, Stories of Lynn, St George’s Guildhall & the Fisherfolk Museum for having us to visit!
🔔🎭🐟

Interpretation panel showing a window design with graffiti

Exposed medieval floor at St George’s Guildhall

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Royal Archaeological Institute @royalarchinst.bsky.social · 26d

Six site visits for Day 4 of our Summer Meeting! We started at Warham Iron Age hillfort, then on to Binham Priory (many thanks to Matt Champion for the tour!). We then visited the intriguing North Elmham, Bircham Windmill, a Bronze Age barrow on Peddars Way & finally the spectacular Castle Rising

The group gathered outside the west elevation at Binham Priory

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Royal Archaeological Institute @royalarchinst.bsky.social · 27d

Day 3 - Caistor #Roman town then Norwich Castle and Cathedral!

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A group of people standing in a green field with trees to their rear. They are looking out over the site of a former Roman settlement

The represented Great Hall at Norwich Castle. The medieval space is dressed with reproduction furniture including thrones and trestle tables with wall hangings and projections.

The nave roof at Norwich Cathedral showing the lierne vaulting

The aisle at Norwich Cathedral illuminated in shades of orange and purple from the coloured glass of the Trinity Windows.

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Royal Archaeological Institute @royalarchinst.bsky.social · 28d

Another busy day! Today we visited the ruined church at Appleton, the royal estate at Sandringham & spent the afternoon at Castle Acre, with a guided tour by our former President Jonathan Coad around the Priory and Castle, which he excavated during the 1970s. ⛪️👑🏰

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The ruined church at Appleton. View showing the Saxon round tower, 13th century arcade and later porch

View of Sandringham House from across the lake. The building is late Victorian, of red brick with decorative towers.

The 12th century west front of the church at Castle Acre Priory, which retains much of its original decorative scheme. To the right of the image is the Priors Lodging.

At the top of Castle Acre Castle (Upper Ward). The Royal Archaeological Institute group stands to the left of the image, next to the curtain wall. The view looks out over the Lower Ward and to the countryside beyond.

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Royal Archaeological Institute @royalarchinst.bsky.social · 29d

Day 1 has been brilliant! We started at the Neolithic flint mines at Grimes Graves, then on to Oxburgh Hall & spent the afternoon in Thetford. We visited the Charles Burrell Museum (AMAZING cakes), Thetford Priory, Castle & Warreners Lodge 🏰⛪️🐇

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Welcome sign for Grimes Graves which reads ‘it is named after the Anglo-Saxon god Grim (also known as Woder or Odin) King of the gods, of wisdom, war and poetry)

View down a brick staircase at Oxburgh Hall

The workshop at the Charles Burrrell Museum looking down over the steam engines

View of the enormous mound and surrounding bank and ditch at Thetford Castle, with the modern staircase rising to the top of the mound.

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Royal Archaeological Institute @royalarchinst.bsky.social · Sep 8

It’s our Summer Meeting this week & we’ll be visiting sites around Kings Lynn in Norfolk. Our programme begins tonight with a lecture in the Great Hall at Thoresby College by Dr Clive Bond, about the prehistory of Norfolk & the (in) famous site of Seahenge.

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The courtyard at Thoresby College, a sixteenth century structure in Kings Lynn in Norfolk. Cream coloured plastered buildings with white painted windows and doors and a brick arched opening are seen behind a large tree with pink blossom (image from Wikipedia)

Timbers from the prehistoric intertidal structure found on the foreshore at Holme in Norfolk, on display as part of the ‘World of Stonehenge’ exhibition at the British Museum in April 2022. The original wooden posts are shown mounted on modern plinths with a holographic representation of the central upturned timber in the centre.

Image of a lecturer presenting in the Great Hall at Thoresby College. Behind the speaker is a screen with an image of Seahenge on it

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Royal Archaeological Institute @royalarchinst.bsky.social · Sep 5

Check out the great line up for our 2025 - 2026 lecture programme. Full details at www.royalarchinst.org/events/lectu...

Lectures are held in the rooms of the Society of Antiquaries of London, Burlington House, at 5 p.m and on our YouTube channel.

Lecture Programme

View our lecture program - open to both members and non-members - covering a variety of topics between October and May every year.

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Council for British Archaeology @archaeologyuk.bsky.social · Sep 3

The deadline for the Archaeological Achievement Awards has been extended, which means there’s still time to nominate! 🏆

That colleague who’s smashing it? The TikTok creator sparking a conversation? The project changing lives? Don’t let them go unrecognised!

Closing noon 10/09👉 shorturl.at/6q5bx

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · Aug 25

The deepest excavation in Trench 14 recorded a large paleo channel used for drainage during the 19th & 20th centuries. Environmental sampling will help us to understand more & inform future land management. The discovery of a worked stake rounded off a very successful field season!
#Bodiam100

A group of four people in a trench. One is digging in the background, one is doing paperwork, one is taking samples, and one is observing

Fragments of a wooden stake in a persons hand. The trench from which they came is in the background.

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · Aug 25

In Freren Mead, Trenches 11 & 12 found ditches, demolition layers & in the very last hour of the dig, a post hole! Finds included large amounts of #Roman pottery & CBM, including an imbrex tile with a complete Classis Britannica stamp.

A large red piece of imbrex Roman roof tile with CLBR stamped on it

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · Aug 25

Around the castle, we explored a possible location for the watermill (we’ll be looking again for this next year) & excavated a small trench west of the castle: from Trench 15 came ceramics of medieval to Victorian date, including a lovely #medieval jug handle.

A person holding a fragment of reddish grey pottery with a ‘stabbed’ decoration.

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · Aug 25

Metal detecting across Dokes Field recovered a scatter of artefacts including medieval, Tudor & Georgian coins. Most of the finds were modern & related to the use of the field for medieval re-enactment events - we have now found three replica pilgrim badges!

A replica pilgrim badge showing Thomas Becket on a boat

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · Aug 25

In Trench 9 we explored the route ways across Dokes Field & found further evidence for the road / track with more ruts & metalling, suggesting that the route was in use over a long time, perhaps beginning in the Roman period. Five Mesolithic flints were also recovered.

A small black and white dog sitting inside a blue and yellow pop up tent at the edge of an archaeological trench. He is supervising.

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · Aug 25

And just like that, Season 2 of #Bodiam100 is complete!

We’ve had an amazing 3 weeks on site with around 140 participants joining us
#OutInTheField.

We’d like to say a huge thank you to all our volunteers & to our property colleagues for making us so welcome at Bodiam. 🏺🧵

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A large group of people standing in front of a moated castle

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · Aug 18

In need of a little more #MondayMotivation? The archaeology team at Bodiam Castle are here to provide just that! ⛏️🏺🧘‍♀️

#ArchaeologyYoga #OutInTheField #Bodiam100

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · Aug 11

#MondayMotivation from all of us at Bodiam Castle!

#yoga #wellbeing #archaeology
@nationaltrust.org.uk 🏺🧘‍♀️

#Bodiam100

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