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Cotswold Archaeology
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One of the top #archaeology service providers in the UK. Educational charity. All views developed over millennia of human civilisation.
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Among the vast range of finds uncovered by OCA archaeologists as part of work for @sizewellc.bsky.social, are 2 brick clamps which offer a possible insight into medieval construction & some of England's earliest bricks 🧱

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November 19, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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November 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Take a look at our excavations along the A66 Northern Trans-Pennine project in Cumbria🚗!

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Archaeology Along The A66: The Story So Far
YouTube video by Oxford Cotswold Archaeology
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November 3, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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Still rather intrigued by this Bronze Age food vessel style pot, with a handle. It doesn't look like a it would work as a drinking vessel. What was it for? It was found in a child's grave (age unknown). Lovely little pot. @cotswoldarch.bsky.social?
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Food Vessel - Virtual Museum
This food vessel was uncovered intact next to the skeletal remains of a child that had been buried in the centre of one of the barrows.
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October 6, 2025 at 8:47 AM
#BronzeAge barrows, #medieval homes, and a Georgian road the gentry didn’t want to have to look at 👀 #OCAArchTeam have uncovered 3,000 years of #Suffolk history at 'Two Village Bypass'!

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July 16, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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The Discovery Centre opens tomorrow at 1pm at Eastgate Shopping Centre. Join us for live archaeology, real-time discoveries, hands-on fun, and a special appearance by Time Team’s Professor Mark Horton. Come be part of history in the making. @cotswoldarch.bsky.social @heritagefunduk.bsky.social
June 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Missed our recent Open Day at Wickham Market?
Take a look at some snapshots from the event here: tinyurl.com/OCA-photos 📸

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Snapshot of the Open Day at Wickham Market
On the 14th of June, OCA hosted an Open Day to showcase our excavations at Wickham Market. The day was filled with engaging opportunities, including viewing artefacts from the site…
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June 26, 2025 at 1:50 PM
All set up and ready to show off some finds from our excavations at SZC. Come see us in the SZC tent in the blue zone at the Suffolk show 🪏

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#SZC #Archaeology #OCA
May 29, 2025 at 8:28 AM
If you're in the #Cirencester area tonight, don't forget that Kinga is talking all things #A417 to Cirencester History Society. All are welcome (£3 for visitors), at Ashcroft Church at 7.30pm: maps.app.goo.gl/R5xck1vwyZ9B...
#Archaeology #Cotswolds #Gloucestershire #History
May 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Uncover the tales of Wickham Market at our Open Day where you can chat with the #OCAArchTeam, explore finds from @sizewellc.bsky.social & make some Roman inspired crafts

📅 14th June | 10:00 - 16:00 📍 Village Hall, IP13 0HE
🎫 No booking needed tinyurl.com/OCA-WickhamMarket @cotswoldarch.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Next Wednesday join Dr Abby Antrobus as she shares some of the findings from our joint #OCAArchTeam work at @sizewellc.bsky.social

📍 Bury St Edmunds Library, Suffolk
📅 Wednesday 28th May - 13:00

Book your place today: tinyurl.com/mr2zcm6h

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May 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Heading to the Suffolk Show next week?

Make sure to check out the #OCAArchTeam stall where we'll be showcasing some recent finds & our field team will be on hand to chat

📅28th - 29th May | 8:30 - 17:30
📍Trinity Park, Felixstowe Road
🎫https://tinyurl.com/OCA-SuffolkShow

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May 21, 2025 at 7:46 AM
👀 Rory's looking just a liiiittle bit smug, as he's recovered this #Roman copper-alloy plate brooch while metal-detecting ahead of excavation. With both inlaid enamel decoration, and gilding on the centre, it's an elegant Romano-British find that likely dates to the 2nd or 3rd century AD... (more)
May 14, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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𝗔𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝟴𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 #𝗩𝗘𝗗𝗮𝘆, 𝘄𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗪𝗪𝗜𝗜 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗲 #𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗚𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱 – 1.5 million people trained in guerrilla tactics, nightly patrols, and manning anti-aircraft positions, in case #WWII in Europe ever reached Britain's home shores...
May 8, 2025 at 8:54 AM
(1/2) 🏺🔥 We've uncovered this stonking great 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗻 in 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 – meticulously built from stone blocks, beautifully preserved, and really quite rare!...
#Roman #Archaeology #CASiteTeam #Gloucester @andyrpglevum.bsky.social @museumofgloucester.bsky.social
April 30, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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Dropped into Solar & Storage Live today. Interesting to hear from Rob Sutton from @cotswoldarch.bsky.social discussing how archaeology for Solar can be improved.
April 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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April 28, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Love #𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀, the #𝗜𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗔𝗴𝗲 and a bit of World War #𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆? We've a treat for you! Beneath RAF Wroughton’s runways #CASiteTeam found 𝗽𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 and 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀, and the 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵 is #𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 to download 🤩
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March 14, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Our Op Nightingale excavation with @cotswoldarch.bsky.social is now out as a brand new episode of @timeteam.bsky.social - fabulous discoveries and the promise of more to come. ⚱️ #archaeology #veterans #wellbeing youtu.be/KlaaGGcd6Mc?...
New Episode! Time Team Special | The Princely Burial
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December 21, 2024 at 8:45 PM
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South of Cheltenham and Alex leads a @cotswoldarch.bsky.social team on the site of a Roman building for #diggingforbritain - substantial wall structures and industrial/agricultural finds. Everyone likes a quern stone. #drawingdiggingforbritain #archaeology
January 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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A hoard of more than 300 11th-century coins, still packaged within their lead and cloth container, has been uncovered in Suffolk. The find was made by archaeologists from @cotswoldarch.bsky.social ahead of the construction of Sizewell C nuclear power station.
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Anglo-Saxon coin hoard discovered in Suffolk | The Past
A hoard of more than 300 11th-century coins, still carefully packaged within their lead and cloth container, has been uncovered in Suffolk. The discovery wa ...
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February 7, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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Well worth the trip to Leiston for @sizewellc.bsky.social @cotswoldarch.bsky.social public engagement event 🙂
Fascinating artifacts, film & interpretation from the #archaeology of the Sizewell C site ☢
Alex Bliss's talk 🗣 on the 'pasty' coin 🪙 hoard was a highlight 😊
#heritage #history #hoard
February 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Watching a fascinating presentation by Marino Cardelli, project officer for @cotswoldarch.bsky.social, about a 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗼-𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝘆𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮 uncovered beneath the rugby pitch in Stoke Gifford near Bristol, England.
#AncientBluesky
March 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Buy the excavation report 'Evolution of a Romano-British Courtyard Villa. Excavations at the former Dings Crusaders Rugby Ground, Stoke Gifford 2016–2018' by @cotswoldarch.bsky.social from @penandswordbooks.bsky.social here:
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Evolution of a Romano-British Courtyard Villa
Excavations between 2016–2018 revealed a series of structures that were re-organised and rebuilt over time, which culminated in a stone-built winged corridor villa in the…
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March 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM