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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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Ask our Osteologists: Meet Niamh and Elizabeth

Elizabeth Knox and Niamh Carty
08.03.2018

In this blog we speak to Elizabeth and Niamh, two of our dedicated in-house Human Osteologists (human bone specialists) about their fascinating work analysing human remains from our archaeological sites and what this can tell us about women in the archaeological record for International Women’s Day…

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Revealing Canons Ashby: Historic Building Recording uncovers complex development of Elizabethan mansion

Amir Bassir
21.02.2018

We’ve recently completed a programme of historic building recording at Canons Ashby House in Northamptonshire. Hear from Historic Buildings Officer, Amir Bassir, about the fascinating discoveries being made there...

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Archaeology from the air at Blaise Park, Oxfordshire

MOLA team
19.02.2018

Our drone operators have been out at Blaise Park, Oxfordshire, conducting an archaeological aerial survey. Explore some of the amazing images they've captured and created.

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Need for speed: archaeology toolkit

MOLA team
15.02.2018

As the archaeology profession evolves alongside modern technology our toolkit expands. So what are the available tools and what are their strengths for development schemes?

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A journey underground with Tom Holland to discover London Mithraeum

Tom Holland
15.02.2018

Archaeology Ambassador, Tom Holland, takes a trip underground to London Mithraeum Bloomberg SPACE with a quick wander down memory lane.

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