Update 5: A day in the life of… To give you a feel of what it's really like to be an archaeologist, we've invited Laura to give us an insight into her daily life.
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.
Update 5: A day in the life of… To give you a feel of what it's really like to be an archaeologist, we've invited Laura to give us an insight into her daily life.
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.
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Abbot's Vale Update 8: Spotlight on Area 3 It’s not all barrows and SFBs out here, we do have quite a few of your more everyday types of archaeological feature...
Abbot's Vale Update 6: There is No Such Thing as a Self-Bailing Oven! This week sees Will tell us all about what he’s been up to on site.
Abbot's Vale Update 5: A day in the life of… To give you a feel of what it's really like to be an archaeologist, we've invited Laura to give us an insight into her daily life.
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.
Alconbury Ring around the ro-undhouse Our archaeologist Anna provides a glimpse into what's been found of two Iron Age roundhouses near Grange Farm at Alconbury Weald.
Wintringham Update 9: The story so far... Read about some of the findings on Site 3 to date, as the team close down excavations over winter and start planning our return in March.
Hinxton Barrowing to the Bronze Age Our archaeologist Ollie provides an update on the Bronze Age findings at Hinxton.
Wintringham Update 8: Soggy Bottoms Read about the conditions the Wintringham team have been battling with as excavations come to a close for the winter.