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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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Archaeological excavations are revealing the rich history of Southwark

MOLA team
18.07.2018

A team of our archaeologists – working on behalf of MB Bermondsey – recently began excavations in north Southwark, with evidence for Roman building and later industrial activity.

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Archaeology training academy launches with free specialist-led programme

MOLA team
18.07.2018

MOLA Academy of Archaeological Specialist Training (MAAST) is hosting its first specialist-led archaeology training programme from 27 September 2018. Understanding Archaeological Artefacts is a free 22-week programme.

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CITiZAN awarded development funding to pilot new programme

MOLA team
03.07.2018

We’re delighted to announce that our first round application to the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to grow the CITiZAN project beyond its original three-year programme was successful.

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MOLA to contribute research to new open-access digital database piloted by The British Library

MOLA team
02.07.2018

MOLA is soon to become one of the first Independent Research Organisations (IROs) to contribute research to a new open-access digital database piloted by The British Library.

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MOLA’s CITiZAN project wins National Charity Award for Arts, Culture and Heritage

MOLA team
08.06.2018

We’re delighted to announce the CITiZAN project (the Coastal and Intertidal Zone Archaeological Network) has won the Arts, Culture and Heritage award at the Charity Awards 2018! The award recognises three years of successfully mobilising local communities and training them to monitor and record Britain’s rich but at-risk archaeological sites along over 6000 miles of coastline and tidal foreshore.

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