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In the absence of grave goods, the charcoal samples collected for radiocarbon dating and the portable optically stimulated luminescence (pOSL) samples will be crucial in determining their date, though they would typically date to the Beaker period.
November 14, 2025 at 11:48 AM
In the absence of grave goods, the charcoal samples collected for radiocarbon dating and the portable optically stimulated luminescence (pOSL) samples will be crucial in determining their date, though they would typically date to the Beaker period.
...the shadow of crouched skeletons surrounded by stones was still visible in several graves and some skull fragments were found still surviving in another.
November 14, 2025 at 11:48 AM
...the shadow of crouched skeletons surrounded by stones was still visible in several graves and some skull fragments were found still surviving in another.
It’s interesting to note that this distinctive grave contained the vague remains of a rectangular wooden coffin, suggesting the interment of a possible high-status individual. Although the human remains were poorly preserved due to soil acidity...
November 14, 2025 at 11:48 AM
It’s interesting to note that this distinctive grave contained the vague remains of a rectangular wooden coffin, suggesting the interment of a possible high-status individual. Although the human remains were poorly preserved due to soil acidity...
Three of these burial pits were partially enclosed by a semi-circular ditch, while the remaining four were arranged in a line running northwest to southeast. The oval pits were generally oriented north–south, except for one burial aligned east–west.
November 14, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Three of these burial pits were partially enclosed by a semi-circular ditch, while the remaining four were arranged in a line running northwest to southeast. The oval pits were generally oriented north–south, except for one burial aligned east–west.
Our Tyneside team recently excavated a unique prehistoric cemetery in Northumberland which contained seven shaft grave burial pits, each of which is thought to have been marked by a wooden post. These types of grave are unusual and these are some of the first known in northern England.
November 14, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Our Tyneside team recently excavated a unique prehistoric cemetery in Northumberland which contained seven shaft grave burial pits, each of which is thought to have been marked by a wooden post. These types of grave are unusual and these are some of the first known in northern England.
One such discovery occurred recently during the flotation of a human cremation sample from one of our sites, where our geoarchaeologist discovered a beautiful, retouched flint blade! As you can see from the photo, the blade is in perfect condition and remains sharp to this day.
November 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
One such discovery occurred recently during the flotation of a human cremation sample from one of our sites, where our geoarchaeologist discovered a beautiful, retouched flint blade! As you can see from the photo, the blade is in perfect condition and remains sharp to this day.
Time is running out!
If you have a community archaeology project in the UK, this is a reminder that the Community Archaeology Radiocarbon Dating (CARD) Fund is still accepting applications for 2025's round of funding - but there are only a few weeks to go.
If you have a community archaeology project in the UK, this is a reminder that the Community Archaeology Radiocarbon Dating (CARD) Fund is still accepting applications for 2025's round of funding - but there are only a few weeks to go.
October 17, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Time is running out!
If you have a community archaeology project in the UK, this is a reminder that the Community Archaeology Radiocarbon Dating (CARD) Fund is still accepting applications for 2025's round of funding - but there are only a few weeks to go.
If you have a community archaeology project in the UK, this is a reminder that the Community Archaeology Radiocarbon Dating (CARD) Fund is still accepting applications for 2025's round of funding - but there are only a few weeks to go.
So far, four weeks of excavations in Drewett Park have taken place and it’s been a wonderful endeavour, involving a collaboration of local community groups, residents, students, Route2Work learners and volunteers.
October 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
So far, four weeks of excavations in Drewett Park have taken place and it’s been a wonderful endeavour, involving a collaboration of local community groups, residents, students, Route2Work learners and volunteers.
The JAM Project was a recipient of the National Lottery Heritage Fund earlier this year and it opened the way for new archaeological investigations close to the site of St Paul's Church and Jarrow Monastery in Jarrow for the first time since the 1960s.
October 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The JAM Project was a recipient of the National Lottery Heritage Fund earlier this year and it opened the way for new archaeological investigations close to the site of St Paul's Church and Jarrow Monastery in Jarrow for the first time since the 1960s.
We’ve been helping out with the fantastic Jarrow Archaeological Mission (JAM) Project recently, the Phase 1 excavation of which draws to a close this week.
October 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
We’ve been helping out with the fantastic Jarrow Archaeological Mission (JAM) Project recently, the Phase 1 excavation of which draws to a close this week.
We were in attendance at the 42nd Aerial Archaeology Research Group Conference in Trondheim recently. Our Head of Specialist Services, Kim, was there to present on our non-invasive research at the Bleakmoor Hill Palisaded Enclosure next to Harden Quarry.
September 26, 2025 at 12:11 PM
We were in attendance at the 42nd Aerial Archaeology Research Group Conference in Trondheim recently. Our Head of Specialist Services, Kim, was there to present on our non-invasive research at the Bleakmoor Hill Palisaded Enclosure next to Harden Quarry.
One of our team will also be there today and Friday 19th September, 10am-1pm, so pop along to chat to us about all things archaeology and history, and to see some of our finds. We look forward to seeing you!
September 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
One of our team will also be there today and Friday 19th September, 10am-1pm, so pop along to chat to us about all things archaeology and history, and to see some of our finds. We look forward to seeing you!
As part of England's largest festival of history and culture, Heritage Open Days 2025, we have a stand upstairs at Bakewell Visitor Centre all this week (15th-19th September) with information and displays of some of our project work in the area.
September 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
As part of England's largest festival of history and culture, Heritage Open Days 2025, we have a stand upstairs at Bakewell Visitor Centre all this week (15th-19th September) with information and displays of some of our project work in the area.
Do you have a community archaeology project in the UK?
A reminder that the Community Archaeology Radiocarbon Dating (CARD) Fund is still accepting applications for 2025's round of funding!
The deadline is 30 November, so now is a great time to apply.
Learn more here: www.cardfund.org
A reminder that the Community Archaeology Radiocarbon Dating (CARD) Fund is still accepting applications for 2025's round of funding!
The deadline is 30 November, so now is a great time to apply.
Learn more here: www.cardfund.org
September 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Do you have a community archaeology project in the UK?
A reminder that the Community Archaeology Radiocarbon Dating (CARD) Fund is still accepting applications for 2025's round of funding!
The deadline is 30 November, so now is a great time to apply.
Learn more here: www.cardfund.org
A reminder that the Community Archaeology Radiocarbon Dating (CARD) Fund is still accepting applications for 2025's round of funding!
The deadline is 30 November, so now is a great time to apply.
Learn more here: www.cardfund.org
We recently completed an excavation with Breedon in North Yorkshire that turned up some very exciting and rare discoveries. These included an upside-down pottery vessel known as a ‘collared urn’ & a perforated stone axe hammer!
Learn more here: archaeologicalresearchservices.com/exciting-and...
Learn more here: archaeologicalresearchservices.com/exciting-and...
August 21, 2025 at 10:31 AM
We recently completed an excavation with Breedon in North Yorkshire that turned up some very exciting and rare discoveries. These included an upside-down pottery vessel known as a ‘collared urn’ & a perforated stone axe hammer!
Learn more here: archaeologicalresearchservices.com/exciting-and...
Learn more here: archaeologicalresearchservices.com/exciting-and...
Discussing the early Roman frontier region prior to the advance northwards to the Hadrianic frontier, the piece reveals how the landscape in this area was transformed into extensive, carefully planned field systems and farmsteads during the early Roman period.
July 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Discussing the early Roman frontier region prior to the advance northwards to the Hadrianic frontier, the piece reveals how the landscape in this area was transformed into extensive, carefully planned field systems and farmsteads during the early Roman period.
In some exciting news, our work at Holme Hall Quarry for Breedon Group, is now available to read about in the July issue of @currentarchaeology.bsky.social magazine, issue 424!
#archaeology #archaeologyuk #romanbritain #RomanArchaeology #ironage #southyorkshire #FestivalofArchaeology
#archaeology #archaeologyuk #romanbritain #RomanArchaeology #ironage #southyorkshire #FestivalofArchaeology
July 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
In some exciting news, our work at Holme Hall Quarry for Breedon Group, is now available to read about in the July issue of @currentarchaeology.bsky.social magazine, issue 424!
#archaeology #archaeologyuk #romanbritain #RomanArchaeology #ironage #southyorkshire #FestivalofArchaeology
#archaeology #archaeologyuk #romanbritain #RomanArchaeology #ironage #southyorkshire #FestivalofArchaeology
Finding a perfectly preserved acorn hidden in a peat deposit is surely at the top of every geoarchaeologist’s bucket list, and that’s exactly what our geoarchaeologist found last week!
This ancient acorn was found in a peat core sample for dateable organic material from the Northumberland Cheviots.
This ancient acorn was found in a peat core sample for dateable organic material from the Northumberland Cheviots.
July 8, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Finding a perfectly preserved acorn hidden in a peat deposit is surely at the top of every geoarchaeologist’s bucket list, and that’s exactly what our geoarchaeologist found last week!
This ancient acorn was found in a peat core sample for dateable organic material from the Northumberland Cheviots.
This ancient acorn was found in a peat core sample for dateable organic material from the Northumberland Cheviots.
Seeing a much greater range of the spectrum than a normal camera, our system detects subsurface features through the effect they have on crop ripening or parching, and the retention of heat at different levels in relation to their surroundings, resulting in stunning imagery of buried archaeology.
July 1, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Seeing a much greater range of the spectrum than a normal camera, our system detects subsurface features through the effect they have on crop ripening or parching, and the retention of heat at different levels in relation to their surroundings, resulting in stunning imagery of buried archaeology.
Did you know summer's a great time to discover hidden archaeology?
With the dry weather, we’re having a bumper year for cropmarks and our market-leading and unique multispectral and thermal camera – mounted on a UAV – is the perfect tool for rapid detection of buried archaeological remains.
With the dry weather, we’re having a bumper year for cropmarks and our market-leading and unique multispectral and thermal camera – mounted on a UAV – is the perfect tool for rapid detection of buried archaeological remains.
July 1, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Did you know summer's a great time to discover hidden archaeology?
With the dry weather, we’re having a bumper year for cropmarks and our market-leading and unique multispectral and thermal camera – mounted on a UAV – is the perfect tool for rapid detection of buried archaeological remains.
With the dry weather, we’re having a bumper year for cropmarks and our market-leading and unique multispectral and thermal camera – mounted on a UAV – is the perfect tool for rapid detection of buried archaeological remains.
Summer is here and we're thrilled to be back once more at the Bakewell Country Festival!
Come and join us on Sunday 13 July 2025, 9:30am-5pm, at the Bakewell Showground for lots of fun family activities.
Find out more here: www.bakewellahs.co.uk/bakewell-cou...
Come and join us on Sunday 13 July 2025, 9:30am-5pm, at the Bakewell Showground for lots of fun family activities.
Find out more here: www.bakewellahs.co.uk/bakewell-cou...
June 26, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Summer is here and we're thrilled to be back once more at the Bakewell Country Festival!
Come and join us on Sunday 13 July 2025, 9:30am-5pm, at the Bakewell Showground for lots of fun family activities.
Find out more here: www.bakewellahs.co.uk/bakewell-cou...
Come and join us on Sunday 13 July 2025, 9:30am-5pm, at the Bakewell Showground for lots of fun family activities.
Find out more here: www.bakewellahs.co.uk/bakewell-cou...
**Heritage Consultant Vacancy**
Looking for a new role?
We're searching for a competent, motivated and team-orientated Heritage Consultant to join our consultancy team, with a strong focus on creating value, inspiration & generating knowledge through innovative archaeology!
Looking for a new role?
We're searching for a competent, motivated and team-orientated Heritage Consultant to join our consultancy team, with a strong focus on creating value, inspiration & generating knowledge through innovative archaeology!
June 3, 2025 at 8:49 AM
**Heritage Consultant Vacancy**
Looking for a new role?
We're searching for a competent, motivated and team-orientated Heritage Consultant to join our consultancy team, with a strong focus on creating value, inspiration & generating knowledge through innovative archaeology!
Looking for a new role?
We're searching for a competent, motivated and team-orientated Heritage Consultant to join our consultancy team, with a strong focus on creating value, inspiration & generating knowledge through innovative archaeology!
ARS Ltd was represented in the picturesque university town of Tübingen, Germany, last week, at the prestigious Developing International Geoarchaeology (DIG) conference!
May 30, 2025 at 10:23 AM
ARS Ltd was represented in the picturesque university town of Tübingen, Germany, last week, at the prestigious Developing International Geoarchaeology (DIG) conference!
Calling all community archaeology projects in the UK.
The CARD Fund is now in its 10th year and we’re thrilled to have passed the milestone of funding a total of 100 radiocarbon dates so far. But we’re not stopping there - the intake for 2025’s round of funding is currently open!
The CARD Fund is now in its 10th year and we’re thrilled to have passed the milestone of funding a total of 100 radiocarbon dates so far. But we’re not stopping there - the intake for 2025’s round of funding is currently open!
May 22, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Calling all community archaeology projects in the UK.
The CARD Fund is now in its 10th year and we’re thrilled to have passed the milestone of funding a total of 100 radiocarbon dates so far. But we’re not stopping there - the intake for 2025’s round of funding is currently open!
The CARD Fund is now in its 10th year and we’re thrilled to have passed the milestone of funding a total of 100 radiocarbon dates so far. But we’re not stopping there - the intake for 2025’s round of funding is currently open!
**Project Officer Wanted**
Looking for a new adventure and challenge in 2025?
We're searching for a talented Project Officer with a keen interest in industrial archaeology!
archaeologicalresearchservices.com/current-vaca...
Looking for a new adventure and challenge in 2025?
We're searching for a talented Project Officer with a keen interest in industrial archaeology!
archaeologicalresearchservices.com/current-vaca...
April 24, 2025 at 9:01 AM
**Project Officer Wanted**
Looking for a new adventure and challenge in 2025?
We're searching for a talented Project Officer with a keen interest in industrial archaeology!
archaeologicalresearchservices.com/current-vaca...
Looking for a new adventure and challenge in 2025?
We're searching for a talented Project Officer with a keen interest in industrial archaeology!
archaeologicalresearchservices.com/current-vaca...