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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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New archaeological evidence excavated at Shakespeare’s The Theatre as preparations to put archaeological remains centre stage in new exhibition commence

MOLA team
29.08.2018

Our team of archaeologists have embarked on an exciting new excavation at the site of Shakespeare’s London playhouse and Hackney’s first Scheduled Ancient Monument, The Theatre.

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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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MOLA archaeologists to conduct first excavation at Sutton Hoo Royal Burial Ground in almost 30 years

MOLA team
24.05.2018

We’re really excited to be involved in a transformational project at the world-famous Anglo-Saxon site with the National Trust.

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Are archaeologists putting heritage sites at risk by talking about their work?

MOLA team
19.03.2018

As information sharing becomes ever-easier in our modern digital world: on the internet, across social media, through open-access publications and networks we’re asking: are archaeologists putting heritage at risk by talking about it?

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