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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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How can the existing structures of archaeology incorporate a wider range of experiences and interests?

Dr Sadie Watson
22.10.2020

In this blog, inspired by a paper given by a recent paper given by Laura Hampden at the 2019 CIfA conference, Dr Sadie Watson looks at how the existing structures within archaeology could be changed to incorporate a wider range of experiences and interests...

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MOLA hosts Arts Emergency remote work experience placements

Magnus Copps
08.09.2020

This August we hosted three young people as part of a week-long placement scheme operated by Arts Emergency, an award-winning mentoring charity and network that supports young people to overcome barriers to participation in higher education and careers in Arts and Culture.

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Archaeology and Public Benefit Project Update 6: Archaeology and public benefit under lockdown

Dr Sadie Watson
07.08.2020

Future Leaders Fellow Dr Sadie Watson on the impact of coronavirus on archaeological public engagement work.

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The archaeology of sea level change in the southern North Sea

Damian Goodburn
18.07.2020

In this blog, archaeological woodwork specialist Damian Goodburn shares what decades of excavation has taught us about sea level change over the centuries, and what bearing this has on life on the Thames floodplain today…

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