MOLA awarded new research grant by UKRI to run public engagement partnership
MOLA team
06.02.2020
We're delighted to announce that we have been awarded a new research grant by UKRI (UK Research and I
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Secrets of the cesspit: Courtauld excavation reveals remnants of 15th century residence
MOLA team
24.01.2020During excavations in the basement of the Courtauld Gallery, we were amazed to unearth the remains of a medieval cesspit containing an array of fascinating finds. This remarkable discovery is helping to shed further light on Chester Inn, a poorly-documented 15th century residence belonging to the bishopric of Coventry, Lichfield and Chester which once stood where Somerset House does today. -
MOLA nominated for two Current Archaeology awards
MOLA team
10.01.2020We’re thrilled to have been nominated in two categories for the 2020 Current Archaeology Awards: Research Project of the Year for Prittlewell, and Book of the Year for Wollaston. -
Tracing lost Roman bath houses and ancient tile trade networks on the A14C2H scheme
MOLA Headland team
06.01.2020MOLA Headland specialist Ian Betts shares why tiles found near Offord Cluny may hint at a Roman villa and bath house once existing nearby, and what they reveal about an extensive tile trade network which once operated across Northamptonshire and beyond, nearly 2000 years ago… -
Reigate stone found on the site of the Boar’s Head to be recycled to help conserve the Tower of London
MOLA team
03.12.2019