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Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 13d

For the record no it didn’t

Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 14d

A few more days left to finish off, sample and finalise the recording. Really good archaeology exceeding what we hoped for

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Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 14d

I think CHT had to turn people away

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Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 14d

Over 700 people on our open day at Castilly Henge #Cornwall with @cornwallarch.bsky.social and Cornwall Heritage Trust. Starting the long journey home, tired but very pleased

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Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 22d

End of week 3 at Castilly henge excavation #cornwall www.cornwallheritagetrust.org/community/ca...

Castilly Henge Excavation Blog | Cornwall Heritage Trust

"What was once a rarely trodden landscape, the field in which Castilly Henge lies, was now busy with volunteers and archaeologists digging, sieving, and

www.cornwallheritagetrust.org

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Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 25d

BBC Cornwall article and radio interview about our excavation at Castilly Henge #Cornwall www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Work begins on hidden Neolithic stone circle dig near Bodmin

More than £40,000 of National Lottery funding was awarded to excavate the site earlier this year.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 29d

The open day at the Castilly Henge excavation is on Saturday 11th October #Neolithic #Cornwall

www.cornwallheritagetrust.org/event/castil...

Castilly Henge Excavation Open Day | Cornwall Heritage Trust

For the first time, visitors are invited to explore the archaeological excavation at Castilly Henge – a major project targeting important questions about the character, date and potential later reuse ...

www.cornwallheritagetrust.org

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Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · Sep 19

Reposted from @HE_Archaeology

Excavation trenches are open, volunteers have arrived, soil is being sieved, and school visits have begun at Castilly Henge #Cornwall.

We are excited to be collaborating with @Heritage_Trust & @cornwallarch.bsky.social at this fascinating site.

bit.ly/CastillyProject

Colour photo showing a long narrow archaeological trench across the bank and ditch of Castilly henge. The raised bank is top left, dipping down into the ditch in the middle and back up the henge interior to bottom right. Two archaeologists wearing brightly coloured hi-vis clothes are working in the trench. One shovels soil into a wheel barrow, the other draws on the bank. A small hawthorn tree is in the middle of the photo, there is blue sky above.

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Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · Sep 19

More on #Castilly #Neolithic henge excavation #Cornwall

www.cornwallheritagetrust.org/community/ca...

Castilly Henge Excavation Blog | Cornwall Heritage Trust

"What was once a rarely trodden landscape, the field in which Castilly Henge lies, was now busy with volunteers and archaeologists digging, sieving, and

www.cornwallheritagetrust.org

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Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · Sep 6

On Monday after 10 years away I return to excavating #archaeology. Here’s a picture of a younger, hairier me digging in #Exeter in winter 1997/8

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Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · Sep 3

I think so

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Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · Sep 2

Free lecture on recent research at Castilly Henge #Cornwall #Neolithic

www.cornwallheritagetrust.org/event/castil...

Castilly Henge Excavation Online Community Talk - EXTRA PLACES UNEXPECTEDLY AVAILABLE | Cornwall Heritage Trust

EXTRA PLACES UNEXPECTEDLY AVAILABLE Join Dr Olaf Bayer, Senior Archaeological Investigator at Historic England, to learn more about this upcoming archaeological excavation – a project which aims to re...

www.cornwallheritagetrust.org

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EarthworkBec @earthworkbec.bsky.social · Aug 22

Deadline extended until 1st Sep!

#LandscapeArchaeology job ⬇️
Cambridge + hybrid, UK.

EarthworkBec @earthworkbec.bsky.social · Aug 11

🚨 JOB ALERT - come work in my team?!

Vacancy for an Archaeological Investigator with #LandscapeArchaeology experience.

Full time, fixed-term contract until 31 March 2026, based in Cambridge with hybrid working. Apply by 26th Aug 👉 app.beapplied.com/apply/pbdaw6...

Colour photograph showing a person with their back to stading on moorland scrub looking out across a valley towards green pasture fields. The sky is bright blue and the far fields show remnants of prehistoric field banks within the modern plots. The person is wearing a pink coat, black trousers and a knited hat. They are holding a 1m red-and-white pole.

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Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · Aug 29

Learning to use a stereoscope #landscapearchaeology #aerialphotography

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EarthworkBec @earthworkbec.bsky.social · Aug 11

🚨 JOB ALERT - come work in my team?!

Vacancy for an Archaeological Investigator with #LandscapeArchaeology experience.

Full time, fixed-term contract until 31 March 2026, based in Cambridge with hybrid working. Apply by 26th Aug 👉 app.beapplied.com/apply/pbdaw6...

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Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · Aug 10

Sally Taylor (my first DPhil candidate co-supervised from beginning to end) graduated yesterday. Here is a link to Sally’s research on #Neolithic Group VI Cumbrian axes ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid...
Congratulations Dr Taylor! @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social

Stories written in stone: Langdale axes in early Neolithic Cumbria and beyond - ORA - Oxford University Research Archive

The study explores the characteristics of Group VI Langdale axes and the Cumbrian landscapes where they were found. A range of research approaches has been used, including direct examination, digital ...

ora.ox.ac.uk

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Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · Jul 11

I’m doing at talk in #Roche #Cornwall about our forthcoming excavation at #Castilly #Neolithic #henge www.cornwallheritagetrust.org/event/castil...

Castilly Henge Excavation Community Talk | Cornwall Heritage Trust

Join Dr Olaf Bayer, Senior Archaeological Investigator at Historic England, to learn more about this upcoming archaeological excavation – a project which aims to reveal the secrets of a unique […]

www.cornwallheritagetrust.org

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Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · Jun 20

Parch marks of past parks

Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · Jun 20

I’ve just got my copy of the excellent new Silchester Environs Project monograph. Here are the 3 sites we surveyed as part of the project. doi.org/10.5284/1049... doi.org/10.5284/1052... doi.org/10.5284/1054... #earthwork #survey #landscapearchaeology #IronAge #Archaeology

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CNT Archéo @archeocnt.bsky.social · Jun 13

Hier nous étions 1 500 archéologues à manifester dans les rues de Paris.

Aujourd'hui, l'article 15bis C de la loi de simplification est supprimé.

Demain on continue pour les postes, contre la précarité, pour les moyens nécessaires aux diagnostics, pour les prescriptions.

Banderole CNT CCS dans la manifestation du jeudi 12 juin : "Archéologues éploité/es précarié/es
YA BASTA ! "

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Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · Jun 13

This is the project that I’ve been developing over the last year #Cornwall #Archaeology #Neolithic www.cornwallheritagetrust.org/project-to-u...

Project to uncover possible hidden stone circle in Cornwall awarded National Lottery Heritage Fund grant | Cornwall Heritage Trust

Located just off the A30 near Bodmin, Castilly Henge is believed to have been built during the late Neolithic period (about 3000 to 2500 BCE). It is a

www.cornwallheritagetrust.org

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Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · May 22

Spies, lies and betrayal: my ruinous relationship with an undercover cop
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Spies, lies and betrayal: my ruinous relationship with an undercover cop

He was the first partner Kate Wilson ever moved in with; they were together for 16 months, and friends for years afterwards. Then she found out he had been spying on her all along

www.theguardian.com

Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · May 21

May at #Castilly #Henge. #Neolithic #Cornwall

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Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · May 21

ArcGIS Pro you are clearly the future but why are you so ******* counter intuitive #GIS

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Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · Apr 14

Back in February @richardosgood.bsky.social and I were interviewed about #Browndown #FirstWorldwar trenches. www.itv.com/watch/news/e...

www.itv.com

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