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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 the Expert: Not just any old gridiron

MOLA Headland team
11.09.2019

MOLA Headland Registered Finds Specialist, Owen Humphreys, explores what a Roman gridiron found on the A14C2H can tell us about cooking technology in Roman Cambridgeshire.

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How do you conserve a pair of 200-year-old slippers?

MOLA Headland team
21.08.2019

Conservator Lucie gives us a glimpse into the important work she has been doing to conserve a pair of 200-year-old leather slippers found during excavations for HS2 at St James's burial ground, Euston.

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Food or foe? Exploring unusual plant foods along the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme

MOLA Headland team
12.08.2019

As our archaeobotany team move through the post-excavation process for the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme they are uncovering clues about the other plant-based foods which are likely to have had an important role in the diet of past populations. Let’s explore the potentially toxic world of pulses.

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A walk through Digbeth’s history

MOLA Headland team
22.07.2019

As archaeological excavations of Park Street burial ground for HS2 come to a close, MOLA Headland Community Engagement Officer, Andy Sherman, explores the hidden historical treasures of the immediate area in this blog.

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Digital recording: Advancing archaeological practice for HS2

MOLA Headland team
12.07.2019

Recording of archaeological data during an excavation is traditionally captured using paper record sheets. Working with a specialist software company, our MOLA Headland data experts developed an app-based digital recording system.

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