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Initial findings from excavation at Shakespeare’s Curtain Theatre revealed

MOLA team
17.05.2016

Today we unveiled our initial findings from the detailed archaeological excavation of Shakespeare's Curtain theatre, in London’s Shoreditch.

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Excavating Shakespeare’s playhouses: from the Rose to the Curtain

Curtain Theatre team
11.05.2016

In this blog we explore how the excavation of Shakespeare's Rose playhouse shook up the world of archaeology and how it compares to current excavations of the Curtain playhouse in Shoreditch.

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Gasholders: recording and rethinking our recent industrial past

Amir Bassir
09.05.2016

Amir Bassir, in our Northampton team, has been developing rapid survey techniques for the historic building recording of gasholders and other historic infrastructure across the Midlands, and he tells us more…

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Ed Vaizey joins us at the site of the Curtain Theatre as we break ground

MOLA team
25.04.2016

Today our archaeologists broke ground at the site of the Curtain Theatre with a special visit from Ed Vaizey MP, the Minister for Culture.

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Shakespeare, Henry V and the battle of Agincourt

James Wright
08.04.2016

Archaeologist James Wright reveals how the political turmoil of the battle of Agincourt inspired Shakespeare to write one of his most enduring plays, Henry V

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