We’re thrilled to announce that we have been shortlisted for the @archaeologyuk.bsky.social 2025 Archaeology Achievement Awards! 🤩

A huge thank you to everyone involved and congratulations to the Learning & Development team for all your hard work 💪

#ArchaeologicalAchievementAwards

What happens when archaeology meets rewilding? 🦴🌿
Our recent 'Archaeology in Wilding' workshop @kneppwilding.bsky.social explored how nature recovery and archaeology can thrive together.

Read the story here 👉 www.oxfordarchaeology.com/news/archaeo...

@oxfordarchaeology.bsky.social @wildwednesdays

Though the abbey has vanished, its legacy still shapes the village, a place of quiet importance through the ages.

Read more about Eynsham abbey here: knowledge.oxfordarchaeology.com/library/2495

#archaeology #saxon #eynsham #abbey

𝗨𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻: 𝗘𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗯𝗯𝗲𝘆
For centuries, Eynsham Abbey stood as a beacon of spiritual and cultural life—until the dissolution of the monasteries swept it away.

Our Cambridge office are looking for Project Officers to join our Field Team

Interested? Check out the full job description and how to apply: tr.ee/PO-Cambridge

📅Applications close 12th October

Brilliant to see such a varied group of skills being brought together as part of this workshop co-organised by Oxford Archaeology's UKRI-funded 'Rewilding' Later Prehistory project team and the Knepp Castle Estate Team 🍃

Unfortunately we do love:

• Custard creams (bourbons close second)
• A fully charged camera
• Cloud cover for photographs
• A fresh pair of work gloves
• Chalk geology
• Stealing stationery
• A crisp section
• Using our trowel until it's unrecognizable as one

We're looking for a palynologist to work within our environmental archaeology team 🦠

The position is open for all of our office locations and you'll be working on a range of sites from prehistoric Poulton-le-Fylde to Roman Somerset & beyond.

Closing date - 19th October 📋
tr.ee/OA-Palynologist

📅 25th October | 10:00 - 16:00
🎟️ No need to book | FREE
📍 Riverside Centre, Stratford St Andrew, IP17 1LL

Another opportunity to see some of the incredible artefacts uncovered during excavations ahead of the #SizewellC development and chat with our archaeologists at the upcoming OCA Open Day.

@cotswoldarch.bsky.social #OCAArchTeam #archaeology #Suffolk #familyactivities

As we investigate the landscapes along the A66, we're unearthing stories of the past whilst hearing from people today & their experiences with this ancient routeway: daily commutes, picnic spots, spotting Brougham Castle on family trips.

If you have a similar tale, we would love to hear from you!

Read more about OCA's work and what we have found so far: tr.ee/OCA-A66TimeTravel

@cotswoldarch.bsky.social #OCAArchTeam #A66NTP #Cumbria #Archaeology

Across the hills of Cumbria, OCA archaeologists are working away ahead of the construction phase for the A66 Northern Trans-Pennine project.

From prehistoric pioneers to Roman settlers, we are uncovering the stories of the people who shaped these landscapes across the millennia.

🚨𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀!🚨

Looking to start a career in archaeology—or thinking about making a career change into this exciting field? Oxford Archaeology is offering two paid apprenticeships on the A66 project in Cumbria.

Applications close on Sunday 📅

tr.ee/Apprentices

As the quarry expands, we look forward to many more discoveries, but in the meantime, you can read all about the first 26 years here:
knowledge.oxfordarchaeology.com/library/12329

𝗨𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻: 𝗚𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆
A look back, and forward, to one of our longest-running projects: Gill Mill Quarry in Oxfordshire! Since 1988, this project has revealed many stories from the gravel, spanning from the Mesolithic to the Roman period.
#archaeology #quarry #gravel #neverendingstory

𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘆 (𝙪𝙣𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙞𝙨𝙣'𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜!) ⛏🌾

As the harvest wraps up & farmers till the fields, we explore what agricultural workers of the past would have done to prepare their fields for the seasons ahead: tr.ee/OCA-Clay

#OCAArchTeam

The dig team will be on site tomorrow and Tuesday - Saturday next week if you're curious about what they are uncovering and want to see for yourself 🔍

Exploring the past, and the colour palette, of Wimpole Estate @nationaltrust.org.uk 🎨

As we peel back the layers on the North Lawn in search of medieval moats and bygone gardens, you can see there's much more than just shades of brown!

@nattrustarch.bsky.social

🎉 Celebrating our colleague Edward Biddulph!
When he's not exploring Roman pottery, he's uncovering James Bond’s Britain. His upcoming book The James Bond Lover's Guide to Britain (out in October) maps real-world Bond locations from film, fiction & Fleming.
𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨, 𝙀𝙙𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙!

#jamesbond

The return to Wimpole Estate is on!

Our staff are gearing up to open the trenches today ready to uncover the stories the grounds of Wimpole have to offer.

Make sure to head down and see for yourself what the team are digging up ⛏

𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘇𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗔𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗱𝗼𝗻!
This rare bronze axehead—known as a ‘flat axe’—dates back to around 2000–1900 BC. It was discovered in the hollow left by a fallen tree, near a modern stream. Was it dropped by accident? Or carefully placed there as an offering?
#Archaeology #BronzeAge #Axe

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗯!
This collection of essays takes you from archaeological digs in Alaska and Orkney to quiet reflections on nature, memory, and change. The writing is lyrical and deeply thoughtful—perfect for anyone who finds beauty in the layers of history and the rhythms of the natural world.

Interested in archaeology? ✅

Fan of natural sciences? ✅

Want to work on amazing projects nationwide? ✅

Then perhaps a geoarchaeologist role is for you! Apply now: tr.ee/Geoarchs

Come join our expanding team and swap your desk for a view like this ⬇️