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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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Ramparts and records - English Civil War defences uncovered in Oxford

Andrew Henderson-Schwartz
20.10.2021

When you picture a typical archaeologist’s toolkit, you’re probably thinking of a trowel, shovel, brush - maybe even an iconic brown Fedo

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A window into Roman life in Southwark

Andrew Henderson-Schwartz
12.10.2021

When you hop-off the train at London Bridge, wander around Borough Market, or gaze up at The Shard, do you ever wonder what this part of

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Unique burial thought to be rare direct evidence of slavery in Roman Britain

MOLA team
03.06.2021

We have been researching the skeleton of an adult male found buried in a ditch, secured at the ankles with a locked set of iron fetters. This is the first discovery of a burial wearing this form of restraint from Roman Britain, raising questions about who this person was and why they were shackled.

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Significant Anglo-Saxon cemetery and settlement found in Overstone, Northamptonshire

MOLA team
14.01.2021

Our archaeologists have uncovered the biggest Anglo-Saxon cemetery ever found in Northamptonshire.

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Thirty years of archaeological work reveal in incredible detail two thousand years of Spitalfields life

MOLA team
15.12.2020

One of the largest archaeological projects ever undertaken in the capital, focused on the area of what is now Spitalfields, is complete after more than 30 years of work by a team of over 150 of our archaeological experts.

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