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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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Archaeologists reveal hidden history of Birmingham to the public, as HS2 Park Street excavation ends

MOLA Headland team
04.11.2019

A team of 70 of our archaeologists has completed the main archaeological excavations at Park Street for the new Birmingham terminus of the HS2 railway and will be sharing initial finding with the public at a Heritage Open Days event on 21 September 2019.

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An Emblem of the Immortal Spirit? ‘Salt plates’ from St James’s and Park Street Burial Grounds

MOLA Headland team
04.11.2019

Beth Richardson, Senior Finds Specialist for MOLA Headland, explores salt plates found at burial grounds in London and Birmingham, giving insight into why these may have been buried and whether they may once have held salt.

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The many lives of objects found along the A14C2H

MOLA Headland team
04.11.2019

In this blog, find out from Senior Specialist in Prehistoric and Roman Finds, Michael Marshall, about a couple of Roman objects with particularly interesting biographies.

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How Unified Training Initiatives are Filling Two Sector Skills Gaps at Once

MOLA team
01.11.2019

We recently hosted an event in the spectacular surroundings of the Old Bailey, we heard from Holly Price, Training and Development Director at Keltbray, who spokeabout how Keltbray is helping to fill the skills shortage across the sector and giving people who may be struggling to move beyond entry level roles the chance to advance their careers.

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A 360° look at an 18th Century Kiln from the Boar’s Head Excavation Site

MOLA team
28.10.2019

Our excavation of the site of the Boar's Head Playhouse for Unite Students has led to some fascinating discoveries, including an 18th Century kiln, which was used to make clay pipes. Our Geomatics team have put together a 360° view of the kiln.

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