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Harpole Burial update! Last year we announced the discovery of an extraordinary burial which included an astounding gold, gemstone and glass necklace and a large, unique cross. Now, after months of painstaking work, we can share what we’ve found so far!

Find out more about Coasts in Mind at cim.mola.org.uk #NationalLottery #HeritageFund

We’re mapping a century of coastal change with Coasts in Mind 🌊 Thanks to a generous grant from @HeritageFundUK and @LR_Foundation, we’re empowering communities to map the impact of climate change on some of England's most vulnerable coastlines. 📷Squeaky Pedal

A section of Watling Street – one of the most important roads in Roman Britain, running from Dover to Wroxeter via London and St Albans – has been uncovered during excavations in Southwark by @MOLArchaeology. the-past.com/news/section-o…

In London (Holborn) Roman remains in wooden coffins and cremations are revealed by @MOLArchaeology - a really muddy site. With a magnificent oil lamp depicting a gladiator #diggingforbritain #drawingdiggingforbritain #archaeology

@BBCTwo Our excavations at Holborn Viaduct are being carried out on behalf of Royal London Asset Management Property, ahead of the site’s transformation into bespoke office space for global law firm Hogan Lovells.

We're back on Digging for Britain tonight 📺 8pm @BBCTwo Spoiler alert! There'll be: 👍 mud 👍 incredible archaeology 👍 the first complete Roman funerary bed found in Britain. Find out more about our excavations at Holborn Viaduct HERE: buff.ly/3SuYLJm

@PoltergeistTC The Things is a collaboration between MOLA and Poltergeist Theatre, part of our @ahrcpress Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) projects.

What do you do when archaeological objects start talking? Find out in The Things - a delightfully silly kids' show about digging through history by @PoltergeistTC 📍 Peckham Levels 📅 Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th of Jan 🎫 Book your tickets HERE: buff.ly/4afYsuD

The @MOLArchaeology dig in the A428 near St Neots turning up superb evidence from the Iron Age on #diggingforbritain - particularly taken with this antler pick #drawingdiggingforbritain #Archaeology

Tune in to BBC Two today at 8pm to spot us on Digging for Britain! We're sharing fascinating finds from Iron Age Bedfordshire & Cambridgeshire discovered during our #A428BlackCat excavations. Can't wait? Dig into the archaeology of the A428 HERE: buff.ly/3DXnKkT

Digging for Britain is back 🎉 Just what we all need to get 2025 off to a good start! Keep an eye out for our #A428BlackCat dig in Episode 2 (airing Wednesday 8th Jan) and our excavations at Holborn Viaduct in Episode 6 (airing Thursday 16th Jan). 📷 Rare TV / BBC

Happy Holidays from all of us at TEP & a huge thank you to Claire Harris from the Museum of London Archaeology for our tour on the Thames foreshore @MOLArchaeology 🔎 Lots of happy faces and memories were made ✨

We're looking for archaeologists with all levels of experience to join us. You'll be working on a wide variety of exciting projects across Greater London and the south of England! Salary: £26,925 Closing date: 02/02/2025 Find out more & apply HERE: buff.ly/3ZGe2vO

Excavations at Holborn Viaduct are being carried out on behalf of Royal London Asset Management Property and Hogan Lovells.

🌟 Nominated for the Current Archaeology Rescue Project of the Year 2025 🌟 Our Roman wooden finds from Holborn Viaduct included the discovery of an incredibly rare Roman funerary bed. Read more HERE: buff.ly/3SuYLJm Vote HERE: buff.ly/3uUyV68

@NationalHways aDNA & isotope analysis revealed that this young man, buried near Offord Cluny in Cambridgeshire, had travelled thousands of miles across the Roman Empire Read more about the Offord Cluny burial HERE: buff.ly/49pZnrP Vote in the CA Awards HERE: buff.ly/3uUyV68

🌟 Nominated for Current Archaeology Research Project of the Year 2025 🌟 The Offord Cluny burial was discovered during MOLAHeadland excavations on @NationalHways A14 project. This discovery led to collaborative research with the Francis Crick Institute & Durham University.

We're delighted to announce that two of our projects have been nominated for the 2025 @CurrentArchaeo Awards 🎉 Follow this link to vote for your favourites (we'd love if that was us!) 👇 buff.ly/3uUyV68 Congratulations to everyone else who has been nominated 👏

Can't wait? Find out more about the site and our post-excavation work in the first in our series of blogs HERE: buff.ly/3Zm801R We're carrying out archaeological investigations at The Liberty on behalf of Landsec, Transport for London (TfL), and Southwark Council.

We'll be speaking about ongoing research into our incredible recent discoveries made at The Liberty site in Southwark at the Current Archaeology Live 2025! Conference in London on 1 March 2025. Find out more here 👇 buff.ly/3ZhLG9H