Museum Of London Archaeology

Our #MOLAHeadland #A14Archaeology experts will be on The One Show tonight for a behind the scenes look at some of the most exciting finds from the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme so far, including the story of a truly mammoth discovery!
Tune into BBC One at 7pm.

The medieval booted man in the mud has offered an incredible opportunity to learn from him and about him.
We've been able to explore the relationships between the people of London in the past and the Thames, and how this dangerous and powerful natural resource was used by so many as a means of making a living.
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Our #MOLAHeadland archaeologists are unraveling a medieval mystery of a skeleton found face down in the Thames mud with his leather boots in tact during excavations for Tideway at #ChambersWharf.
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'A porter killed by a potter', 'a shoemaker who pops his clogs' and a 'street musician silenced by irate householder' are 3 of the 142 homicides pinpointed on Violence Research Centre, University of Cambridge's Medieval Murder Map of London.
You can explore them here: http://ow.ly/ljEN30mOHsX

The A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon #A14Archaeology project is up for 'Best Rescue Dig' at the Current Archaeology Awards, well done to the #MOLAHeadland team!
Spread the word and get voting at: http://www.archaeology.co.uk/vote

We couldn’t be prouder of our very own Sophie Jackson, who has been nominated by Current Archaeology Magazine for their 'Archaeologist of the Year' award! 👏 It’s a public vote, so get casting! www.archaeology.co.uk/vote

We have a shiny new Instagram account! ✨ Join us on a journey of archaeological discovery 📲 https://www.instagram.com/molarchaeology/

As the archaeological excavations at Park Street get underway for High Speed Two Limited (HS2 Ltd) we take a look at the history of this significant corner of Birmingham and what our archaeological study might reveal #MOLAHeadland #HS2digs

Burned to the ground in 1666, the Medieval St Paul's Cathedral is set to be rebuilt in virtual reality for an exciting project led by NC State University with the help of St. Paul's Cathedral and our Illustration team. Accurate models and soundscapes will transport visitors back to Easter Day 1624.
The project is generously supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Find out more on the #MOLAblog.

Stop what you’re doing, it’s time for tea!
#FridayFinds comes to you this week from our fab 15 #MAAST participants – they’ve been studying this beautiful black basalt ware teapot and milk jug, both discovered in a cess pit at America Square in London.
They date to around 1780-1800 – tea wasn’t quite such a luxury by then, but serving it properly was still a must for those of better means, and for that you need good quality and fashionable tea wares!

Ever wondered how the technical drawings of our discoveries are made? Our fab 15 #MAAST participants have been finding out. Here's our Archaeological Illustrator, Faith, showing how it's done...

Today we're revisiting The Streets They Left Behind, an interactive map created in collab with Islington Museum and Islington Local HIstory Centre which charts the last known addresses of 1000's of service-people from Islington who died in WW1
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#WW1Islington

Sometimes, we unearth items that stop us in our tracks and ground us in reality. We recently found this #WW1 German helmet concealed in suspected bomb rubble form the Blitz, and as the world prepares to mark #Armistice100, it has been making us think.
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On Saturday our #TimeTruck will be parked outside #LondonMithraeum Bloomberg SPACE for the Lord Mayor's Show!
Join us on board and try your hand at deciphering the words of people who lived, worked, traded with and administered Roman London: http://ow.ly/sACu30mx6Jk #SneakPeek

Fully-funded DPhil alert! 🎓💸 "The Photological Past: contemporary archaeological photography as visual culture" is an Open-Oxford-Cambridge DTP CDA co-supervised by Professor Dan Hicks and our very own Dr Sadie Watson, and based at the School of Archaeology, University of Oxford.
Access our extensive #photography archive, see our photographers in action and explore how conventions have shaped production of knowledge about the past over the last 40 years.
... Apply by 25 Jan: http://ow.ly/oHWQ30mvQOl
#VisualCulture #VisualAnthropology #HistoryofArt #PhDOpportunity
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Over the last 6 weeks our fab 15 #MAAST participants have been busy getting to grips with in the ins and outs of archaeological artefacts. Here’s a sneak peek of what they’ve been up to! We will be sharing tips, tricks and insights over the coming weeks.

Made not long before the Great Fire, Faithorne & Newcourt 1658 is a haunting premonition of things to come, showing the narrow streets and clustered houses of Medieval London. 🔥
Read about how we georectified London’s trickiest map for Layers of London, the incredible new heritage mapping platform led by the Institute of Historical Research: http://ow.ly/oQnB30mqEOJ

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Thank you very much for an inspiring and educational experience for our family today. We really enjoyed all the great stories and the insight into your great work. Underground London is an exiting place to be!

Thank you so much for the Amazing Opportunity at Charter house dig MOLA! I am looking forward to be working with you again as a qualified Archaeologist. Greatly organised, friendly team, amazing experience. "It takes a lot to stop us" yeah!

I heard Ms. Davies interview on CBC Radio here in Canada last week, great interview and great find! Congratulations Ms Davies! You have a fan here in Canada!

Enjoyed an excellent day's training with Senior Community Archaeologist Eliott Wragg at MoLA for the Thames Discovery Programme's fiedwork refresher workshop.

WoW..