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Infra-red imagery of the New Forest © Forest Research, The Verderers of the New Forest, New Forest National Park Authority, Forestry England, Cambridge University Technical Services Excavation during the A1 Leeming to Barton Motorway Upgrade Scheme © Northern Archaeological Associates Diver photographing artefacts underwater from the Wheel Wreck © Kevin Camidge Capturing data to create a photogrammetric model of the Pictish Craw Stone © ACCORD Project

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The Origins of Nottingham: archaeological investigations in the Medieval town from 1969 to 1980

The Origins of Nottingham Collection details the results of excavations by the Nottingham City Field Archaeology Section between 1969 and 1980 on six sites in Nottingham’s historic core. Funded by Historic England, these archives include Halifax Place, Fisher Gate, Goose Gate, Drury Hill, Boots Garage and Woolpack Lane, Nottingham.

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The ARIADNE portal exceeds 4m resources

We are excited to announce that the Ariadne Portal has now exceeded more than 4 million resources! Since the inception of the portal in 2022, it…

Celebrating Archaeological Archives: CIfA Archaeological Archives Group Conference and AGM

We are excited to announce the upcoming CIfA “Celebrating Archaeological Archives” conference in September 2024. The Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA) Archaeological Archives Group (AAG) is…

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Hollis Croft, Sheffield, South Yorkshire: Old site and new connections