The Poulton Project

The latest article on the Poulton medieval graveyard has just been published. It focuses on a rare case of a hand amputation which was discovered by Satu Valoriani and Megan King. You can access a copy by clicking the link. #medieval #amputation #poulton academia.edu/144826042/Disa…

@MMargolyes Love you Miriam x

To all the haters and the lovely people. Cheers ☘️

Poulton has a mention in this months Current Archaeology magazine, about the discovery of the Borrelia bacterium. Poulton gets a special mention due to the high preservation evident in our sample #borrelia #poulton

Our second group from Nottingham are making amazing discoveries in the new roundhouse gully. Katie has found a large fragment of Iron Age VCP with the finger marks of the potter. Arnie was very impressed! #archaeology #ironage #poulton

The first fieldschool with the University of Nottignham has finished. We will miss our students, but I bet they will miss Arnie more! #archaeology #poulton

The last days of our first fieldschool brought new discoveries. Lucy and Savannah investigated a medieval furrow, recovering burnt cobbles from truncated Iron Age features and Neolithic tools, A few meters away, Jan and Lily excavated Roundhouse 5, which produced animal bone.

Madeline and Sam have been excavating a pit which cuts through a Roman ditch. They have recovered 1st/2nd century pottery and large cattle bones. Sorry about the shadows! #archaeology #poulton

Gabriel and Rhiannon have been excavating a linear and intercutting feature in their area. They have recovered animal bone and Iron Age pot. It is by far the hardest feature of the week. #archaeology #ironage #poulton

We were just about to straighten up the trench corner when our students found a little toad had made his home. We can live with an untidy corner and have left him alone in peace. #archaeology #poulton #toad

Students Amber and Joel are excavating an Iron Age roundhouse gully crammed with domestic refuse. They have recovered large amounts of animal bone, pottery, and a large lump of ceramic which looks industrial in nature. #archaeology #ironage #poulton

Arnie takes his duties as fluffy site dog very seriously. He's even found a new use for the planning board! #dog #poulton

We will never forget Site Manager Seamus, but Arnie takes his duties as fluffy site dog very seriously. He's even found a new use for the recording board! #poulton #dog

Our 2025 fieldschool with the University of Nottingham has started. We are investigating an area of dense Iron Age, Roman, and medieval features. Our students are already finding roundhouse gullies, pits, and a host of finds! #archaeology #ironage

We said a sad farewell to our students and professors from Southern Connecticut State University. They excavated on the Poulton graveyard, visited the regions attractions, had a go of medieval archery, and learnt all about Britain's amazing cuisine! #archaeology #poulton #scsu

During our fieldschool the students has the pleasure of seeing the last operational Vickers-Wellington bomber flying over the excavation. #WW2 #RAF #poulton

I love it when Poulton inspires a student. I've never seen this level of devotion though! #archaeology #poulton

I didn't expect to find baby pheasants in the site toilet! #archaeology #birds #poulton

Today was the first day of our fieldschool with Southern Connecticut State University students. They learnt to trowel, uncovering roundhouse gullies and fragments of Iron Age pottery. We even saw the last functional Lancaster Bomber fly over! #archaeology #ironage #scsu

It is our last week with students from LJMU, who have supplemented their studies by gaining experience at Poulton. They were joined by Anastasia, a PhD candidate from the Francis Crick Institute studying ancient diseases. She had a great time with us and made a new friend!

I have uploaded the academic paper by Pooja Swali which includes the Poulton example to my Academia.edu page. Link below. #archaeology #medieval #borrelia #dna #poulton academia.edu/129507334/Anci…