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New book and digital interactive reveal fascinating finds from Cambridgeshire
April 11, 2024Our new book Unearthing the A14: 50 objects from one of Britain’s biggest digs explores some of the most interesting and intriguing finds from the National Highways A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme excavations and the sometimes-unexpected stories they tell of the ancient communities, animals, and landscapes connected by today’s A14. Based on…
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Free talk: Forget thee? No!: Commemorative Finds at St James’s Burial Ground
March 16, 2023Date: Sunday 16th April, 1:30-2:30pm Location: St James’s Church, 197 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9LL Cost: Free (booking essential) Book your place HERE From clay pipes to pocket watches, hair combs to slippers, hundreds of personal items were found during HS2 excavations at St James’s Burial Ground, near Euston. These…
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Free workshop: Forget thee? No!: Commemorative Finds at St James’s Burial Ground
March 16, 2023Date: Sunday 16th April (various times) Location: St James’s Church, 197 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9LL Cost: Free (booking essential) Book your place HERE From clay pipes to pocket watches, hair combs to slippers, hundreds of personal items were found during HS2 excavations at St James’s Burial Ground, near Euston….
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How are x-rays helping archaeologists identify finds from A14C2H?
February 21, 2019X-rays are a non-destructive way of exploring metal archaeological finds in more detail. They allow our finds specialists to reveal the true form of heavily corroded items and get a glimpse of the very fabric of an object, meaning they can better understand how it was made, its condition and…
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Archaeological finds: A human connection to the Cambridgeshire landscape through time
October 10, 2018Once finds have been carefully lifted from the ground, they immediately begin their journey through the post-ex process. We carefully bag and label them, which means that when they arrive at our processing facilities, we still know exactly which layer they came from or which feature they were found in…
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A potted history of Cambridgeshire: Ceramic finds from the A14C2H
September 26, 2018Excavations for the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme have produced enormous quantities of pottery – nearly four tons, in fact, at our last estimate! Over the coming year, MOLA Headland Pottery Specialist Adam Sutton and a team of 9 other experts will sort through these finds and figure out…
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Our favourite finds so far: A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon
April 4, 2018Some beautiful and unusual objects have been found during archaeological work for the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme. They range from a prehistoric jet ear-stud to a delightful Saxon (5th to early 11th century AD) bone flute.
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Top 5 things you need to know about archaeological archives
August 8, 2023On the National Highways A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement scheme, we excavated hundreds of acres of land, recovered thousands of artefacts, and took over 100,000 photographs – but where does all the information go? In the last blog we dug into the A14 Digital Archive, today we’re taking a look…
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Digging into the Digital A14
June 5, 2023On the National Highways A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement scheme, we excavated hundreds of acres of land, recovered thousands of artefacts, and took over 100,000 photographs – but where does all the information go? The answer is archives! A site archive is one of the most important parts of any…
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