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Geophysical survey uncovers new possibilities for the structure of Fotheringhay Castle

Steve Parry
18.07.2019

A new survey undertaken by our MOLA Northampton team on behalf of the Castle Studies Trust has revealed new details about how Fotheringhay Castle near Peterborough may have developed from a small motte and bailey into the favoured seat of generations of royalty.

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Winning hearts and minds in favour of well-planned economic and housing growth

Tony Curtis
15.07.2019

Sustained economic growth and building enough houses to meet demand are critical to the country’s future. Yet proposals for growth are so often met with fierce local opposition and resultant indecision. Professor Tony Curtis, considers this and what can be done to smooth the way for much needed housing development.

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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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Buttons, cloth and metalwork: Drapers’ Hall excavation uncovers long tradition of industry at Coventry’s historic core

MOLA team
09.07.2019

Excavations and historic building recording carried out at Drapers’ Hall in Coventry have shed new light on the development of Coventry’s historic core.

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The case for an archaeology of the ‘Jungle’

Sarah Mallet
02.07.2019

Sarah Mallet, a TORCH Knowledge Exchange Fellow based at the School of Archaeology at the University of Oxford reflects on the Dzhangal Archaeology Project.

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