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Remarkable Anglo-Saxon carved stone found concealed in wall of Northamptonshire church tower

Lauren Wilson
08.01.2021

This summer our Northampton historic buildings team found a Saxon carved stone, thought to be part of a standing cross, while recording the conservation work of a church tower at Church Stowe, Stowe Nine Churches, Northamptonshire (see our previous blog about the project). In this blog, Historic Building Officer Lauren Wilson tells us more about the stone…

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Thirty years of archaeological work reveal in incredible detail two thousand years of Spitalfields life

MOLA team
15.12.2020

One of the largest archaeological projects ever undertaken in the capital, focused on the area of what is now Spitalfields, is complete after more than 30 years of work by a team of over 150 of our archaeological experts.

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‘Witch bottles’ research team collaborate with AHRC and BBC Arts on new animated film

MOLA team
24.11.2020

MOLA’s Nigel Jeffries and Professor Owen Davies of the University of Hertfordshire have collaborated with BBC Arts and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to produce a new animated film.

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Getting to the bottom of the Glenfield Park cauldrons

MOLA team
28.10.2020

Conservation and scientific analysis work on a group of 11 remarkable Iron Age cauldrons uncovered at Glenfield Park continues to shed light on the construction and repair of these impressive metal objects.

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New CITiZAN app and coastal map make it even easier for volunteers to record archaeology on England’s shores

MOLA team
26.10.2020

CITiZAN, the Coastal and Intertidal Zone Archaeological Network, has released a new and improved version of its app and coastal map, making it even easier for volunteer citizen scientists to record archaeology on England’s shores.

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Remarkable Anglo-Saxon carved stone found concealed in wall of Northamptonshire church tower

Thirty years of archaeological work reveal in incredible detail two thousand years of Spitalfields life

‘Witch bottles’ research team collaborate with AHRC and BBC Arts on new animated film

Getting to the bottom of the Glenfield Park cauldrons

New CITiZAN app and coastal map make it even easier for volunteers to record archaeology on England’s shores

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