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@IOE_London @UCLarchaeology @AndanteTravels @WessexInsurance @WorldArchaeo @hiddenhistory1 @World @Archaeopress @hareandtabor And thanks to all today’s marvellous speakers, to our volunteers, to everyone who came along on the day and everyone who participated online – we couldn’t do it without any of you. #CALive26

@IOE_London @UCLarchaeology @AndanteTravels @WessexInsurance @WorldArchaeo @hiddenhistory1 @World Thanks to all at the Archaeofair: @uclarchaeology, Kent Archaeological Field School, Udig Excavations Ltd, Royal Archaeological Institute @Archaeopress @AndanteTravels @hiddenhistory1 @CultExp@KirkerHolidays AS Geospatial Surveys Ltd @WessexInsurance & @hareandtabor #CALive26

…and that’s a wrap! CALive26 is officially over, and it’s been a blast. #CALive26

@AndanteTravels @WessexInsurance @Tash_Archaeo @WorldArchaeo @hiddenhistory1 @durham_uni @british @HistoricEngland The winner of the 2026 CA Award for Archaeologist of the Year (sponsored by @AndanteTravels) is… Dr Jane Kershaw (@UniofOxford) #CALive26

@AndanteTravels @WessexInsurance @Tash_Archaeo @WorldArchaeo @hiddenhistory1 @durham_uni @british @HistoricEngland The winner of the 2026 CA Award for Research Projectof the Year (sponsored by @WessexInsurance) is… ‘Fit for an emperor? Excavating a monumental building from Roman Carlisle’ (Uncovering Roman Carlisle/Carlisle Cricket Club/SLR/Cumberland Council) #CALive26

It’s time to announce the results of the 2026 CA Awards, which this year are sponsored by @AndanteTravels, @WessexInsurance, Udig Excavations Ltd & The Royal Archaeological Institute, and presented by @Tash_Archaeo #CALive26

...if so, was the Vallum intended to create a temporary barrier, to seal off that area while the construction was taking place? David wonders #CALive26

What was the Vallum for, David asks. It's one thing to build a wall and dig a ditch, build milecastles and towers - but then you need to add 16 forts on the wall line - it slows everything down, and in the centre it's difficult to get materials up onto the wall line.... #CALive26

Time for the final session, which can only mean one thing: time to introduce the keynote speaker. This year we are thrilled to welcome Prof David Breeze, who will speak about ‘A frontier for all seasons: Hadrian’s Wall from 1976 to 2026 #CALive26