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Welcome to the MOLA blog. Explore our latest news, discoveries, stories and content. Our blog posts are created by archaeologists and specialists from across the organisation and cover a range of fascinating and informative topics. Browse our posts using the tags, join in the discussion and share with your network.

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Research for Bloomberg uncovers the earliest evidence for cockroaches in the British Isles

MOLA team
08.02.2019

Excavations in preparation for Bloomberg’s new European Headquarters from 2010-2014 were an unprecedented opportunity to explore three he

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Earliest physical evidence of beer making process in Britain discovered on the A14C2H improvement scheme

MOLA Headland team
30.01.2019

Our archaeobotanist, Lara Gonzalez Carretero, has uncovered what is believed to be the earliest physical evidence for beer-making in the UK, dating back more than 2000 years to the Iron Age, on the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme.

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Why do archaeologists get excited by named burials?

MOLA Headland team
24.01.2019

Archaeological excavation at St James’s burial ground in Euston for HS2 is underway and we are uncovering a large number of burials with surviving name plates. The opportunity to combine detailed osteological analysis with historical research is unprecedented.

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MOLA specialist appointed as Field Archaeologist in Residence at University of Cambridge

MOLA team
22.01.2019

We’re delighted to be sending another member of our team to take up the position of Field Archaeologist in Residence at the University of Cambridge.

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Meet the MOLA Headland trainees uncovering new careers in archaeology on HS2

MOLA Headland team
17.01.2019

In Birmingham, we’re working with partners: Laing O’Rourke Murphy, West Midlands Combined Authority and BMet, to train the next generation of archaeologists and carry out the vital work of unearthing Britain’s rich archaeological heritage along the route of HS2.

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