Check Out These Interactive 3D Models Of Anglo-Saxon Artefacts From Lindisfarne

We’ve just finished our crowdfunded excavation on Lindisfarne, where (with the help of our crowdfunders) we’ve been looking for the earliest Anglo-Saxon monastery on Lindisfarne. Founded in AD 635 by Kind Oswald, this is…

In Pictures: Dirty Weekend at Marden Henge

What happens when you take a group people who have never done archaeology before to excavate the biggest Neolithic monument ever discovered in the UK? Marden Henge is an extraordinary site. Halfway between Stonehenge…

Were Bronze Age Burial Practices All That Different?

As archaeologists, we use the term ‘Bronze age burial’ to describe a range of burial practices that date from the Bronze Age. But what does that actually mean? Why are archaeologists so fascinated by…

10 Stone Circles That Aren’t Stonehenge

You’ve heard of Stonehenge, probably Avebury, and maybe even the Ring of Brodgar. But there are hundreds across the world, from Australia to West Africa, that even your average archaeologist has likely never heard…

Site Diary: Introducing Trench 3

Site Diary: The Story of St Cuthbert’s Bead

Site Diary: The Truth, The Whole Truth And Nothing But The Groundtruth

Site Diary: My Very First Dig

Our Crowdfunded Dig At Lindisfarne Is Happening Now!

How To… Dig Underwater In The Dark With SHARKS!

 Doing archaeology on dry land is one thing, but digging underwater is quite another. Sara Rich tells us how to excavate a site that now lies on the bottom of the sea floor….

What Anglo-Saxon Monasteries Have That Medieval Ones Don’t

When you picture a monastery, what you see is probably medieval; all cloisters, gatehouses and soaring masonry. But they weren’t always like that, and Lindisfarne is the perfect example. The North Sea island of…

Why This 8,000 Year-Old Piece Of Wood Is Blowing Archaeologists’ Minds

Mesolithic carpenters left stone tools, wood chippings and a partially constructed boat on a site that’s now 11m below the sea. What’s more, there’s evidence that they were using woodworking techniques not otherwise seen…