PCA
@pcaarchaeology.bsky.social
Commercial archaeological contractor with offices in Cambridge, Durham, London, Newark, Norwich, Warwick and Winchester.
For #FindsFriday we’re celebrating the Roman festival of Fornacalia, the Feast of Ovens, held each February.
Baking hearths were honoured as the goddess Fornax to ensure good bread & large ovens in the City of London show how commercial baking fed Roman London, with an iron shovel found with them.
Baking hearths were honoured as the goddess Fornax to ensure good bread & large ovens in the City of London show how commercial baking fed Roman London, with an iron shovel found with them.
February 6, 2026 at 11:36 AM
For #FindsFriday we’re celebrating the Roman festival of Fornacalia, the Feast of Ovens, held each February.
Baking hearths were honoured as the goddess Fornax to ensure good bread & large ovens in the City of London show how commercial baking fed Roman London, with an iron shovel found with them.
Baking hearths were honoured as the goddess Fornax to ensure good bread & large ovens in the City of London show how commercial baking fed Roman London, with an iron shovel found with them.
We’re happy to share a new Inside Archaeology video, where Rachel chats with the PCA team who discovered the Norfolk carnyx. They reflect on excitement of discovery.
Thanks to Rachel for bringing the team together!
The PCA section begins at 13:51.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdIK...
Thanks to Rachel for bringing the team together!
The PCA section begins at 13:51.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdIK...
8 INCREDIBLE Archaeology Discoveries from January 2026
YouTube video by Inside Archaeology
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February 3, 2026 at 10:00 AM
We’re happy to share a new Inside Archaeology video, where Rachel chats with the PCA team who discovered the Norfolk carnyx. They reflect on excitement of discovery.
Thanks to Rachel for bringing the team together!
The PCA section begins at 13:51.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdIK...
Thanks to Rachel for bringing the team together!
The PCA section begins at 13:51.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdIK...
This mysterious object from Kent is a bifacially worked axehead or handaxe. It resembles a #Mesolithic transverse or tranchet axehead, however given it's heavily worn condition and the gravel from which it was recovered it may be a #Palaeolithic handaxe of an unusually elongate form.
#archaeology
#archaeology
February 2, 2026 at 10:50 AM
This mysterious object from Kent is a bifacially worked axehead or handaxe. It resembles a #Mesolithic transverse or tranchet axehead, however given it's heavily worn condition and the gravel from which it was recovered it may be a #Palaeolithic handaxe of an unusually elongate form.
#archaeology
#archaeology
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A certain Iron Age boar has been attracting attention recently, so for this #MosaicMonday here's a perky Roman boar. He's from the wonderful Triumph of Neptune and the Seasons mosaic from La Chebba, now in the Bardo in Tunis, and he represents Winter.
#AncientBlueSky 🏺
#AncientBlueSky 🏺
January 19, 2026 at 10:36 AM
A certain Iron Age boar has been attracting attention recently, so for this #MosaicMonday here's a perky Roman boar. He's from the wonderful Triumph of Neptune and the Seasons mosaic from La Chebba, now in the Bardo in Tunis, and he represents Winter.
#AncientBlueSky 🏺
#AncientBlueSky 🏺
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For #FindsFriday & #BoudicaFriday let’s stick to Iron Age Norfolk Iceni metalwork - behold this ‘long-snouted animal’ mount found at Snettisham, c.300-100BC. Possibly from the base of a drinking horn, there is something of the droopy, sleepy carnyx about it…
British Museum
#Echolands
British Museum
#Echolands
January 16, 2026 at 6:30 AM
For #FindsFriday & #BoudicaFriday let’s stick to Iron Age Norfolk Iceni metalwork - behold this ‘long-snouted animal’ mount found at Snettisham, c.300-100BC. Possibly from the base of a drinking horn, there is something of the droopy, sleepy carnyx about it…
British Museum
#Echolands
British Museum
#Echolands
Today’s #FindsFriday is the head of the Norfolk boar standard! Its fierce face was the first sign, on site, of the Iron Age hoard featured this week on Digging for Britain.
www.pre-construct.com/news/the-nor...
#IronAge #Archaeology #NorfolkCarnyx
www.pre-construct.com/news/the-nor...
#IronAge #Archaeology #NorfolkCarnyx
January 16, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Today’s #FindsFriday is the head of the Norfolk boar standard! Its fierce face was the first sign, on site, of the Iron Age hoard featured this week on Digging for Britain.
www.pre-construct.com/news/the-nor...
#IronAge #Archaeology #NorfolkCarnyx
www.pre-construct.com/news/the-nor...
#IronAge #Archaeology #NorfolkCarnyx
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The Norfolk Carnyx: a Playmobil story in 4 parts. 🧵
#DiggingForBritain
#DrawingDiggingForBritain
#PlaymobilInfestation
@profaliceroberts.bsky.social
@pcaarchaeology.bsky.social
1: Life
#DiggingForBritain
#DrawingDiggingForBritain
#PlaymobilInfestation
@profaliceroberts.bsky.social
@pcaarchaeology.bsky.social
1: Life
January 14, 2026 at 9:18 PM
The Norfolk Carnyx: a Playmobil story in 4 parts. 🧵
#DiggingForBritain
#DrawingDiggingForBritain
#PlaymobilInfestation
@profaliceroberts.bsky.social
@pcaarchaeology.bsky.social
1: Life
#DiggingForBritain
#DrawingDiggingForBritain
#PlaymobilInfestation
@profaliceroberts.bsky.social
@pcaarchaeology.bsky.social
1: Life
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Phenomenal. The Thetford Carnyx sound by @pcaarchaeology.bsky.social and seen tonight on #diggingforbritain
January 14, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Phenomenal. The Thetford Carnyx sound by @pcaarchaeology.bsky.social and seen tonight on #diggingforbritain
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The boar’s head standard found by @pcaarchaeology.bsky.social is just so fabulous. #drawingdiggingforbritain #diggingforbritain
January 14, 2026 at 9:38 PM
The boar’s head standard found by @pcaarchaeology.bsky.social is just so fabulous. #drawingdiggingforbritain #diggingforbritain
It was fantastic to see the Norfolk Carnyx and Iron Age hoard on Digging for Britain last night!
Many thanks to the Digging for Britain team, and to our partners at Historic England, Norfolk Museums and National Museums Scotland.
www.pre-construct.com/category/new...
Many thanks to the Digging for Britain team, and to our partners at Historic England, Norfolk Museums and National Museums Scotland.
www.pre-construct.com/category/new...
January 15, 2026 at 11:30 AM
It was fantastic to see the Norfolk Carnyx and Iron Age hoard on Digging for Britain last night!
Many thanks to the Digging for Britain team, and to our partners at Historic England, Norfolk Museums and National Museums Scotland.
www.pre-construct.com/category/new...
Many thanks to the Digging for Britain team, and to our partners at Historic England, Norfolk Museums and National Museums Scotland.
www.pre-construct.com/category/new...
That moment.
When the scale of what you’ve uncovered starts to sink in.
The Norfolk Carnyx and hoard will feature on Digging for Britain tonight, showing how this remarkable discovery was made, from first sight in the trench to why it matters.
📺 Digging for Britain, BBC Two, tonight at 9pm
When the scale of what you’ve uncovered starts to sink in.
The Norfolk Carnyx and hoard will feature on Digging for Britain tonight, showing how this remarkable discovery was made, from first sight in the trench to why it matters.
📺 Digging for Britain, BBC Two, tonight at 9pm
January 14, 2026 at 10:57 AM
That moment.
When the scale of what you’ve uncovered starts to sink in.
The Norfolk Carnyx and hoard will feature on Digging for Britain tonight, showing how this remarkable discovery was made, from first sight in the trench to why it matters.
📺 Digging for Britain, BBC Two, tonight at 9pm
When the scale of what you’ve uncovered starts to sink in.
The Norfolk Carnyx and hoard will feature on Digging for Britain tonight, showing how this remarkable discovery was made, from first sight in the trench to why it matters.
📺 Digging for Britain, BBC Two, tonight at 9pm
You’ll be able to see more of the Norfolk Carnyx and Iron Age hoard on Digging for Britain on Wednesday.
After a busy week of coverage, the programme offers a chance to step back from the headlines and explore why the hoard matters.
📺 Wednesday 14 Jan, BBC Two at 9pm
#carnyx #Norfolk #IronAge
After a busy week of coverage, the programme offers a chance to step back from the headlines and explore why the hoard matters.
📺 Wednesday 14 Jan, BBC Two at 9pm
#carnyx #Norfolk #IronAge
January 12, 2026 at 3:29 PM
For today’s #FindsFriday, the Norfolk Carnyx!
An Iron Age war horn built to be seen and heard and to unsettle. Polybius wrote that its sound in battle seemed to 'emanate from the entire countryside'. More to come, including on #DiggingforBritain next week.
www.pre-construct.com/news/the-nor...
An Iron Age war horn built to be seen and heard and to unsettle. Polybius wrote that its sound in battle seemed to 'emanate from the entire countryside'. More to come, including on #DiggingforBritain next week.
www.pre-construct.com/news/the-nor...
January 9, 2026 at 10:25 AM
For today’s #FindsFriday, the Norfolk Carnyx!
An Iron Age war horn built to be seen and heard and to unsettle. Polybius wrote that its sound in battle seemed to 'emanate from the entire countryside'. More to come, including on #DiggingforBritain next week.
www.pre-construct.com/news/the-nor...
An Iron Age war horn built to be seen and heard and to unsettle. Polybius wrote that its sound in battle seemed to 'emanate from the entire countryside'. More to come, including on #DiggingforBritain next week.
www.pre-construct.com/news/the-nor...
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More on the stunning Iron Age carnyx found in #Norfolk with boar standard and shield bosses
👇👇👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Found by PreConstruct Archaeology and featuring in episode 2 of the new series of #DiggingForBritain with @profaliceroberts.bsky.social on BBC2
Wowzers 🤩
👇👇👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Found by PreConstruct Archaeology and featuring in episode 2 of the new series of #DiggingForBritain with @profaliceroberts.bsky.social on BBC2
Wowzers 🤩
January 7, 2026 at 9:31 AM
More on the stunning Iron Age carnyx found in #Norfolk with boar standard and shield bosses
👇👇👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Found by PreConstruct Archaeology and featuring in episode 2 of the new series of #DiggingForBritain with @profaliceroberts.bsky.social on BBC2
Wowzers 🤩
👇👇👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Found by PreConstruct Archaeology and featuring in episode 2 of the new series of #DiggingForBritain with @profaliceroberts.bsky.social on BBC2
Wowzers 🤩
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Here's Letty with a piece she composed for @prehistoricsociety.bsky.social in 2021.
youtu.be/wNVKQw0-cIk?...
youtu.be/wNVKQw0-cIk?...
"Metamorphosis"
YouTube video by The Prehistoric Society
youtu.be
January 7, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Here's Letty with a piece she composed for @prehistoricsociety.bsky.social in 2021.
youtu.be/wNVKQw0-cIk?...
youtu.be/wNVKQw0-cIk?...
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The new Norfolk Iron Age carnyx find featured on #DiggingForBritain with @profaliceroberts.bsky.social is beyond spectacular, dating to that crucial period for the Iceni between Caesar’s expeditions & Boudica’s rebellion. Already my find of the decade, today is a day to worship the carnyx…
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January 7, 2026 at 9:34 AM
The new Norfolk Iron Age carnyx find featured on #DiggingForBritain with @profaliceroberts.bsky.social is beyond spectacular, dating to that crucial period for the Iceni between Caesar’s expeditions & Boudica’s rebellion. Already my find of the decade, today is a day to worship the carnyx…
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We’re incredibly proud of the PCA team behind the discovery of a remarkable Iron Age hoard in West Norfolk, including a near-complete carnyx and parts of another.
Working with Historic England and museum partners as conservation and research continue.
🔗 www.pre-construct.com/news/interna...
Working with Historic England and museum partners as conservation and research continue.
🔗 www.pre-construct.com/news/interna...
January 7, 2026 at 10:32 AM
We’re incredibly proud of the PCA team behind the discovery of a remarkable Iron Age hoard in West Norfolk, including a near-complete carnyx and parts of another.
Working with Historic England and museum partners as conservation and research continue.
🔗 www.pre-construct.com/news/interna...
Working with Historic England and museum partners as conservation and research continue.
🔗 www.pre-construct.com/news/interna...
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Hyde900 volunteers helping Dr Kevin Hayward and PCA to record medieval stone in abundance! We’re hoping to be able to add some more Abbey stones to our map: hyde900.org.uk/hyde-abbey/reuniting-the-stones
#hyde900
@winchester.gov.uk
@pcaarchaeology.bsky.social
#hydeabbey
#winchesteruk
#hyde900
@winchester.gov.uk
@pcaarchaeology.bsky.social
#hydeabbey
#winchesteruk
June 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Hyde900 volunteers helping Dr Kevin Hayward and PCA to record medieval stone in abundance! We’re hoping to be able to add some more Abbey stones to our map: hyde900.org.uk/hyde-abbey/reuniting-the-stones
#hyde900
@winchester.gov.uk
@pcaarchaeology.bsky.social
#hydeabbey
#winchesteruk
#hyde900
@winchester.gov.uk
@pcaarchaeology.bsky.social
#hydeabbey
#winchesteruk
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More medieval stone processing for Hyde900 volunteers with Dr Kevin Hayward and PCA - and aided by a kind neighbour with a screwdriver just at the right time - thank you!
#hyde900
@pcaarchaeology.bsky.social
#hydeabbey
#winchesteruk
#hyde900
@pcaarchaeology.bsky.social
#hydeabbey
#winchesteruk
June 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
More medieval stone processing for Hyde900 volunteers with Dr Kevin Hayward and PCA - and aided by a kind neighbour with a screwdriver just at the right time - thank you!
#hyde900
@pcaarchaeology.bsky.social
#hydeabbey
#winchesteruk
#hyde900
@pcaarchaeology.bsky.social
#hydeabbey
#winchesteruk
For #FindsFriday a silver coin from a Late Iron Age site in Suffolk. It’s a rare Icenian issue from c.40–35 BC, only the 5th of its kind. The reverse shows a horse; the obverse a bust with a two-headed snake, an unknown design which adds a new thread to the story of Iron Age coinage!
#Archaeology
#Archaeology
May 30, 2025 at 10:45 AM
For #FindsFriday a silver coin from a Late Iron Age site in Suffolk. It’s a rare Icenian issue from c.40–35 BC, only the 5th of its kind. The reverse shows a horse; the obverse a bust with a two-headed snake, an unknown design which adds a new thread to the story of Iron Age coinage!
#Archaeology
#Archaeology
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A few tens of millions of years ago this nugget of Baltic amber bobbed across the sea to arrive on British shores. Over a thousand years ago someone picked it up and began to turn it into a bead for a necklace, before losing it on our site at Skipsea. #FindsFriday #Skipsea2025 🏺
May 16, 2025 at 6:26 AM
A few tens of millions of years ago this nugget of Baltic amber bobbed across the sea to arrive on British shores. Over a thousand years ago someone picked it up and began to turn it into a bead for a necklace, before losing it on our site at Skipsea. #FindsFriday #Skipsea2025 🏺
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Two baked clay spindlewhorls and a fossil sea urchin (echinoid) found together at the base of an Iron Age storage pit during #Durotriges24
📷 July 2024
What will we find at #Durotriges25?
Stay tuned..
#FindsFriday #FossilFriday #FridayFinds #Archaeology #Dorset
📷 July 2024
What will we find at #Durotriges25?
Stay tuned..
#FindsFriday #FossilFriday #FridayFinds #Archaeology #Dorset
May 16, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Two baked clay spindlewhorls and a fossil sea urchin (echinoid) found together at the base of an Iron Age storage pit during #Durotriges24
📷 July 2024
What will we find at #Durotriges25?
Stay tuned..
#FindsFriday #FossilFriday #FridayFinds #Archaeology #Dorset
📷 July 2024
What will we find at #Durotriges25?
Stay tuned..
#FindsFriday #FossilFriday #FridayFinds #Archaeology #Dorset
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#FindsFriday
One of most evocative #Roman London finds ever: leopard as ivory knife handle.
Tiny little thing <6cm long was buried 3-4 C in Southwark w 14 year old girl who originated from southern med.
Inspired @carolawrence.bsky.social time travelling kids' book. 🏺
📷 @pcaarchaeology.bsky.social
One of most evocative #Roman London finds ever: leopard as ivory knife handle.
Tiny little thing <6cm long was buried 3-4 C in Southwark w 14 year old girl who originated from southern med.
Inspired @carolawrence.bsky.social time travelling kids' book. 🏺
📷 @pcaarchaeology.bsky.social
May 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
#FindsFriday
One of most evocative #Roman London finds ever: leopard as ivory knife handle.
Tiny little thing <6cm long was buried 3-4 C in Southwark w 14 year old girl who originated from southern med.
Inspired @carolawrence.bsky.social time travelling kids' book. 🏺
📷 @pcaarchaeology.bsky.social
One of most evocative #Roman London finds ever: leopard as ivory knife handle.
Tiny little thing <6cm long was buried 3-4 C in Southwark w 14 year old girl who originated from southern med.
Inspired @carolawrence.bsky.social time travelling kids' book. 🏺
📷 @pcaarchaeology.bsky.social
This C17th onion bottle from the old Great Kitchen at Westminster School might be the one listed among the belongings of Mr Busby, a schoolmaster who died in 1653. A find that can be linked to a specific person adds an extra layer to the story, making the past feel that much closer! #FindsFriday
May 16, 2025 at 9:48 AM
This C17th onion bottle from the old Great Kitchen at Westminster School might be the one listed among the belongings of Mr Busby, a schoolmaster who died in 1653. A find that can be linked to a specific person adds an extra layer to the story, making the past feel that much closer! #FindsFriday
For #FindsFriday, this Roman pipeclay figurine of one of the Matres (mother goddesses) feels fitting to share, as this week marked World Maternal Mental Health Day. This would have been kept in a household shrine fertility and protection for fertility and protection
#RomanBritain #Archaeology
#RomanBritain #Archaeology
May 9, 2025 at 11:46 AM
For #FindsFriday, this Roman pipeclay figurine of one of the Matres (mother goddesses) feels fitting to share, as this week marked World Maternal Mental Health Day. This would have been kept in a household shrine fertility and protection for fertility and protection
#RomanBritain #Archaeology
#RomanBritain #Archaeology