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Bamburgh Research Project
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Independent archaeological research project and field school in Northumberland. Join us in researching an amazing site that has archaeology form the late Bronze Age to the present day.
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Today was our final post-ex day, where we explored #osteoarchaeology.

We took a deep dive into the excavation of the early med. Bowl Hole cemetery, which sits just outside the castle.

This pm we were then joined by osteo, Giselle Kiraly, who taught us the basics of osteoarch.

A fascinating day!
Person stood with seated people at table with bones laid out on table top
September 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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This afternoon we continued our exploration of the early medieval period with Paula Constantine.
We had the opportunity to try different clothe making techniques and understand the different natural materials and tools used in the production of early medieval textiles 🤩🧶🏺 2/2
Tablet weaving with red and gold thread on wooden frame Four people stood like joking at tablet weaving device
September 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Day 4 of our post-excavation week and we have been out to visit our friends at Ad Gefrin and @davidpetts1.bsky.social on #Lindisfarne.

Lots of lovely early medieval goodness.
#northumberland #archaeology
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Groups stood in front of large stone features in an archaeological trench. Lindisfarne castle visible in the background
September 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Day 3 of our post-ex week here at #Bamburgh Castle and we have gone all potty!

We spent the day making and firing various types of #pottery, while discussing all things ceramic🏺🔥
Red hot fire with pots poking out Pots on the ground with people stood around Young woman working on a pottery wheel
September 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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It's Day 2 of our post-ex week and we have spent the morning recording and illustrating some of our (many) small finds 🏺

This afternoon we were joined by Zooarch, Clare Rainsford, to explore how animal bones are understood and used in archaeological interpretation. 🦌🐈🐄🐇
Two individuals discussing a bone and more individuals bones on table People stood looking at articulated skeles on a table
September 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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We're back for another post-ex week at #Bamburgh Castle 🎉🎉🎉

We've started by exploring our many small finds and bulk find assemblage.

The sun is out, the coffee is flowing and chat is good 🤩🏺
Individuals sat around a table washing finds with castle and blue sky in background Individuals sat around a table looking at finds inside a brick building
September 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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The BRP post-ex week runs Monday-Friday and is based at #Bamburgh Castle in #Northumberland.

If you can't make the full week or would like to join us on a particular day/activity, do get in touch!

Find out more 👉https://bamburghresearchproject.co.uk/index.php/post-excavation-taster-week-2/
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Three images. First is trench with people excavating in a line. Next is a clump of styca coins and the last is a shot of the castle on the coastline
September 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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🚨Due to a last minute cancellation we have space left for our post-ex week (starts Monday)🚨

We focus on:
👉artefact ID & illustration
👉Zooarchaeology
👉Medieval textiles and ceramics
👉Osteoarchaeology
👉Field trip to Lindisfarne

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Green poster with picture of individuals undertaking various post-ex activities and woman stood smiling next to stone wall
September 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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📢 This September we'll be back at #Bamburgh Castle for our post-excavation week.

We focus on:
👉artefact ID & illustration
👉Osteoarchaeology
👉Zooarch & paleoenvironmental
👉Medieval textiles & ceramics

Find out more👉 bamburghresearchproject.co.uk/index.php/po...
Poster with shots of individuals working with artefacts
August 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Elizabeth shows Meg how we complete context sheets for different areas and features within the trench with our earlier #medieval foundations. #archaeologicalexcavation
A young woman turns the pages of a binder while another in a green baseball cap looks on.
July 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Laurie's cleaning out the settling tank from the flotation system to remove all the silt and get ready to pack up for the offseason. The silt is so smooooooooth! #environmentalarchaeology #SpaDay
A young person in a light blue baseball cap leans down into a muddy tank to scoop wet silt out using a hand shovel.
July 18, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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Some #Roman #glass from our #IronAge #roundhouse in old trench 3! It came out of an #environmentalarchaeology sample processed today.
A yellow and rainbow fragment of glass in a palm.
July 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Possible linear feature running under the likely #Victorian folly in front of the #medieval walls! How does this connect with our ditch and the foundations behind the folly?
Wall made of square stones with greenery draped on it and a trench in front that has varied stones extending out towards the bottom right of the image.
July 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Emily and Anastasia are planning the new spread of large stones near the blocked #medieval gateway. Emily has a hand tape and plumb-bob to ensure accurate off-set while Anastasia "graphs" the point she calls out on the gridded permatrace (waterproof paper for site drawings).
A young woman uses a hand tape to measure distance from a medieval wall. To her right, another young woman holds a drawing board to record the points the other calls out. To the left of both, the blocked medieval gateway sits in shadow.
July 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Sophie is using the EDM (electronic distance measure) to locate some of our planning points near the blocked #medieval passageway at St. Oswald's Gate. #survey
A young woman in a backwards baseball cap peers through a lens on a tripod to take a measurement.
July 16, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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We are between the wall stump and 13th-century #medieval wall where we discovered foundations in previous seasons. Today we were able to clear the rubble under the massive flagstones that were lifted last season, creating that level area to the right of the remaining stones.
Three massive flagstones form a backwards 7 in a medium yellow brown area of soil between two sections of masonry. There are seed trays holding artefacts scattered throughout.
July 15, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Isabella is sieving soil from the area near the #Victorian postern gate and the #medieval wall foundations trench!
A young woman in a blue rain jacket sifts soil through a green sieve with Victorian steps and some white sandbags behind her
July 15, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Aimee is planning the #medieval cobbles and rubble between the 13th-century wall and the wall stump so we can lift them!
A young woman in a striped shirt and grey baseball cap draws a plan of stone between two walls. There is a white frame at her feet. Behind her, a young man in black empties a hand shovel of dirt.
July 14, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Our new crop of students on Graeme's trench tour!
A man in a black fleece points to the left while young woman look to the distance.
July 13, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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A red deer mandible! It came out of our #midden. This is one of the largest species of #deer, and one of two native to Britain, the other being the roe deer which is tinier. #zooarchaeology
A thumb and forefinger pinches the front of a jaw fragment. Teeth are visible on the other side.
July 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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The sun is helping our #midden finds dry!
Blue trays with bone and shell on newspaper to dry.
July 11, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Kathy has been working in one quadrant of the #midden, and she is finding trays-worth of animal bone and shell! Still nothing dateable yet! #archaeologicalexcavation
A woman in a white hat kneels to trowel in a small triangular trench. A green tray full of bones and shells sit in the bottom left of the image.
July 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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A quick peek into the #medieval #well! We've pumped out most of the water and exposed the corners where there's still sediment. We want to get a closer look at the timbers to see if they extend further down.
A bird's eye view of a deep, curved room with a pool of water in a square, timber-lined put. A blue pump and hose extend up out of frame to the right. Three spiral steps lead to the well.
July 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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A view of the trench this morning. Work goes on with leveling our sondage across the possible ditch, excavating our midden, and some recording via plan.
A person in a yellow shirt excavates a slot in the foreground. Two young women work sieving and troweling in diagonal quadrants of a midden. In the background, a supervisor teaches a student in a rugby shirt how to plan (bird's eye view drawing).
July 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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A glorious day to wash #finds outside the windmill!
A man sits with his back to the camera at a table. Two young women to sit washing artefacts at the left of the table, while a woman and man stand washing on the right side. Behind them, the North Sea.
July 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM