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Queering the archaeological record: gender identities in 5th-7th century burial

Cecilia Levratto Francese
30.06.2020

In this blog, MOLA Archivist Cecilia Levratto Francese shares why we should avoid thinking about gender in a binary way when we interpret burial evidence from the 5th – 7th centuries…

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Archaeology and Public Benefit Project Update 4: Can you put a value on heritage?

Dr Sadie Watson
29.06.2020

Dr Sadie Watson reflects on The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport's plans to create a system to evaluate the benefits of culture and heritage.

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Tackling discrimination on archaeological sites

Magnus Copps
29.06.2020

Here at MOLA we want our employees to feel they can work safely in an inclusive environment that is free from discrimination. As part of Pride Month 2020, our Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Lead, Magnus Copps, talks to our Developer Services team about their experiences of addressing discrimination on site and looks at some of the initiatives in archaeology and construction that are coming together to empower people to speak out.

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Archaeology and Public Benefit Project Update 3: Dr Kate Faccia joins the team

Dr Sadie Watson
08.06.2020

Dr Kate Faccia has joined the 'Archaeology and Public Benefit' project team, and will be focusing on the widespread public consultation planned as part of this UKRI-funded project.

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CITiZAN project awarded Natural Environment Research Council funding to combat coastal erosion in Essex

MOLA team
05.06.2020

We are delighted to announce that CITiZAN project (the Coastal and Intertidal Zone Archaeological Network) has been awarded funds by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) to diversify our efforts to record coastal archaeology.

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