Season 1, Day 8 Day 8 continues with the excavation of roundhouse and enclosures and opens new trenches.
Season 2: Day 3 Day 3 at Little Asby and the excavations are well underway. We were blessed with sunshine all day!
Season 2: Day 4 DAy 4 and what a mixed bag of weather. This did not put off the keen and hardy volunteers who made great progress today.
Season 2: Day 5 Day 5 and work is well underway to reveal the secrets of the longhouse at the Little Asby community dig.
Season 2: Day 6 Day 6 and the northern weather decided to not play fair. Regardless, the volunteers worked hard and made great progress. Trench A looks fantastic!
Season 2: Day 7 Day 7 already of Season 2 at Little Asby community dig. Today brought us sun, rainbows and rain.
Season 2: Day 9 Day 9 and the sun has got his hat on. The volunteers were busy recording, cleaning and sampling.
Season 2: Day 13 Day 13 and the hard working volunteers continue to unravel the story at Little Asby.
Season 2: Day 14 Day 14 and we were joined by Year 10 and Sixth Form History students from Kirkby Stephen Grammar School.
Season 1, Day 8 Day 8 continues with the excavation of roundhouse and enclosures and opens new trenches.
Season 2: Day 3 Day 3 at Little Asby and the excavations are well underway. We were blessed with sunshine all day!
Season 2: Day 4 DAy 4 and what a mixed bag of weather. This did not put off the keen and hardy volunteers who made great progress today.
Season 2: Day 5 Day 5 and work is well underway to reveal the secrets of the longhouse at the Little Asby community dig.
Season 2: Day 6 Day 6 and the northern weather decided to not play fair. Regardless, the volunteers worked hard and made great progress. Trench A looks fantastic!
Season 2: Day 7 Day 7 already of Season 2 at Little Asby community dig. Today brought us sun, rainbows and rain.
Season 2: Day 9 Day 9 and the sun has got his hat on. The volunteers were busy recording, cleaning and sampling.
Season 2: Day 13 Day 13 and the hard working volunteers continue to unravel the story at Little Asby.
Season 2: Day 14 Day 14 and we were joined by Year 10 and Sixth Form History students from Kirkby Stephen Grammar School.
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Uffington White Horse Surrounded by the traces of people that came before and after the chalk figure, the White Horse owes its survival to the local communities who have regularly been maintaining it over perhaps a hundred generations.
It's not all about digging... There's a lot more to archaeology than digging...This blog showcases the work OA specialists do to ensure our heritage is understood and preserved for future generations.
#OAat50 Highlights October's #OAat50 highlights The hidden stories of a national treasure and a post-medieval burial ground
It's not all about digging... An introduction to Buildings Archaeology The word ‘archaeology’ conjures up many images, often involving muddy trenches, hunting for treasure, and digging up bones. As a buildings archaeologist, the work we do is very, very different and doesn’t usually involve digging holes in the ground.
#OAat50 Highlights September's #OAat50 highlights Spitfires in the Fens and Mesolithic gathering sites
#OAat50 Highlights August's #OAat50 highlights From a medieval murder mystery in Workington to the birthplace of William the Conqueror
