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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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Excavating Iturissa: Teaching new skills in the Basque Country, Spain

Claudia Tommasino
17.09.2018

Each summer, our experts have been travelling out to the town of Auritz/Burguete in the Basque region of Spain to work alongside Aranzadi’s team and train their students and volunteers. In this blog, hear from our Fieldwork Trainer, Claudia Tommasino, about a summer sharing skills and making new discoveries on the continent.

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Broadening horizons on the A14C2H Community Dig: From digital pro to archaeology volunteer

MOLA Headland Infrastructure team
30.08.2018

We hear from Debbie, whose time on the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme Summer Community Digsite proved to be quite the exciting departure from her digital day job.

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Five favourite artefacts from the A14C2H Community Dig

MOLA Headland Infrastructure team
22.08.2018

Volunteers on the A14C2H Summer Community Dig have been unearthing some fascinating and beautiful things that are helping to piece together the past of their area. As the dig enters its final week, we take a look at some of the highlights.

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Sharing the joys of archaeology on the A14C2H Summer Community Dig

MOLA Headland Infrastructure team
15.08.2018

The MOLA Headland team have been reflecting on their experience of the A14C2H Summer Community Dig so far.

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Volunteers get to grips with their local heritage on the A14C2H Summer Community Dig

MOLA Headland Infrastructure team
08.08.2018

The A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme Summer Community Dig has given us the opportunity to welcome onto site more than 60 volunteers from the local area and further afield.

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