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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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Small but mighty – Using seeds and snails to reconstruct past landscapes at Field 44

Francesca Bologna
16.03.2022

Archaeological research is not just about digging. We are turning our focus to biological remains found at Field 44 on the A428, looking at the site under the microscope.

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What can archaeology contribute to climate action?

Katherine Newton
12.11.2021

As the COP26 UN climate change summit comes to a close, we look back at a series of powerful heritage climate stories.

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What archaeology and cultural diversity mean to me

Claudia Tommasino
02.06.2021

In this blog, MOLA Archaeological Supervisor and Field Training Officer Claudia Tommasino reflects on what archaeology and cultural diversity mean to her.

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Remarkable Anglo-Saxon carved stone found concealed in wall of Northamptonshire church tower

Lauren Wilson
08.01.2021

This summer our Northampton historic buildings team found a Saxon carved stone, thought to be part of a standing cross, while recording the conservation work of a church tower at Church Stowe, Stowe Nine Churches, Northamptonshire (see our previous blog about the project). In this blog, Historic Building Officer Lauren Wilson tells us more about the stone…

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Getting to the bottom of the Glenfield Park cauldrons

MOLA team
28.10.2020

Conservation and scientific analysis work on a group of 11 remarkable Iron Age cauldrons uncovered at Glenfield Park continues to shed light on the construction and repair of these impressive metal objects.

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