manda forster

ICYMI A Medieval Drawbridge Pit and the Stories it Tells Us, Excavations at #Pontefract Castle, 2019–2020 by @manda_forster et al @TheDigVenturers doi.org/10.11141/ia.61… #archaeology #PontefractCastle #CivilWar #excavations #gatehouse #drawbridge #masonmarks #faunalremains

‘The Fight for Rights: Mining in #Workington’ is a new #exhibition @HTMuseum, designed by local teens aged 15-17 who want to showcase the struggles of miners, and the vital role they had in shaping their local area. ✨ Find out more: digventures.com/2023/11/the-fi…

Dig season 2023 is drawing to a close, and today it's your LAST CHANCE to join us for a virtual tour! Register now to join us live from Sudeley Castle at 12pm BST 🤩 digventures.com/product/virtua…

🚨We are currently recruiting two Archaeological Science Fellows to work with our #heritagescience team @HistEnvScot, based @HESEngineShed. These are fantastic #paid #training opportunities for arch science graduates. Closing date noon 25 October 🚨 applications.historicenvironment.scot/pages/job_sear…

The brothers of Lindisfarne, c.665

An update! Aerial Investigation and Mapping Data is now accessible via Historic England’s Open Data Hub …endata-historicengland.hub.arcgis.com. Available to download, via various ArcGIS applications or as an API. 100,000+ sites recorded from aerial photographs and LiDAR for you to explore.

CIfA’s 4th annual week-long virtual Innovation Festival starts today, and on 11th October focuses on careers in #archaeology , with sessions on #apprenticeships, how best to advise on archaeology #careers, and those in the early careers stage. Visit: archaeologists.net/civicrm/event/…

Our papers are licensed under a Creative Commons licence and issued with a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) by @DataCite Don't forget to use the DOI when citing IA articles! intarch.ac.uk/authors/how-to…

I’ll be featuring this afternoon to showcase the soon-to-be released and newest edition to the CIfA elearning modules… ethics and archives. See you there! #HEsupported #DigDigital #archives

Some of the fabulous folk who have spent the last 12 days excavating with us at #CreagLiath. Huge thanks to the 25 diggers who volunteered over 60 days and the 43 children from 3 different schools who took part in the dig. We also ran a school workshop & hosted an Open Day! 😁

ScARF bursaries available! Thinking of attending or presenting @caa_uk conference in Edinburgh next month? We are offering a limited number of bursaries to cover registration and travel expenses for students and ECRs. Apply by 3rd Nov! Full details: bit.ly/3Qeu6Ap

HELP WANTED Join our team working to explore the landscapes and lost canals of Viking Age Orkney by helping to recover core samples from beneath the ground.  We are working at Hoxa on 17 October 1 pm to 5 pm and at Skaill on 20 October 1 pm to 5 pm 👉bit.ly/3rvkAzh

Our new report “Land Use & Climate Change Adaptation in Scotland: Insights” is live! 🔗shorturl.at/dnvC7 It offers strategic insights to inform policy and practice, building on 40+ interviews with practitioners, policy-makers, land owners and communities

Ever fancied working with ancient #artefacts? Join our #Archaeology Finds School this November! 🔍🏺 Learn to care for, study, and present archaeological finds, including #Roman, #Medieval, and animal and human remains. Book now: digventures.com/product/archae…

A reminder that we’re #hiring! We’re looking for a skilled and experienced Senior Project Officer to assist the Destination Tweed team in the delivery of the Destination Tweed project, see tweedforum.org/work-with-us/d… for more details. #destinationtweeduk

Great to see the @ArchScot gang at Glendaruel digging up some enigmatic lumps and bumps! Spotted familiar faces in the trenches and had a lovely stomp about the community forest @StronafianF! A cracking site - thanks for showing me the trenches 🤓

As part of the Dig Digital project, I'm hosting a workshop at CIfA's Innovation Festival (9th Oct) talking professional ethics & archaeological archives, and using a soon-to-be-released CIfA CPD module as backdrop and guide... Supported by @HistoricEngland @ifa_archives

Thank you to everyone who joined us online and in Edinburgh for #Rhinds2023! 🎉 Missed our trip through Mesoamerica with Professor Emerita Elizabeth Graham? We'll let you know when the recordings are available on our YouTube channel soon.