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Follow for the latest news and updates from our team. linktr.ee/YorkArchaeologyhttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkarchaeology.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3me6rh7fb5c2fWe are so happy to announce our new partnership with @mastarchaeology.bsky.social 🌊 #Archaeology #Heritage #MarineArchaeology #Museums #Conservation https://yorkarchaeology.co.uk/partnership-announced-to-advance-understanding-of-underwater-cultural-heritage/06 Feb 2026 11:11 +0000at://did:plc:hlgdjvbdbssijbaidglcv3ky/app.bsky.feed.post/3me6rh7fb5c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3mddaixlc722tWhat do you think this hairpin shows?🤔 📍2020 Excavations at the North Annexe of the City of York Council Guildhall #Archaeology #Archaeologist #RomanHistory #RomanBritain🏺26 Jan 2026 12:26 +0000at://did:plc:hlgdjvbdbssijbaidglcv3ky/app.bsky.feed.post/3mddaixlc722thttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3md3dy2danc22Here is a summary of what our team got up to in 2020 during excavations at the North Annexe of the City of York Council Guildhall⛏️. #archaeology #archaeologist 🏺23 Jan 2026 09:07 +0000at://did:plc:hlgdjvbdbssijbaidglcv3ky/app.bsky.feed.post/3md3dy2danc22https://bsky.app/profile/yorkarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3mckhebtcuk2oWe're hiring a Visitor Operations Host! JORVIK Viking Centre are seeking enthusiastic and engaging individuals to join their experienced Admissions and Reservations team as a secondment cover. Find out more at https://yorkarchaeology.co.uk/get-involved/jobs/ #Hiring #Jobs #Archaeology #History 🏺16 Jan 2026 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:hlgdjvbdbssijbaidglcv3ky/app.bsky.feed.post/3mckhebtcuk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3mcjrmnxzys2qWe're hiring a Project Archaeologist (Post-excavation & Environmental Archaeology) to join the York Archaeology team in Nottingham! More information via https://yorkarchaeology.co.uk/get-involved/jobs/ #Archaeology #Jobs16 Jan 2026 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:hlgdjvbdbssijbaidglcv3ky/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcjrmnxzys2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3m6whpq7yyk2bA is for... Archaeology🪏 Archaeology (broadly!) is the study of human activity through the things they left behind. By piecing together lots of different elements, archaeologists can get an impression of what life was like in the past. #Archaeology🏺 #Archaeologist01 Dec 2025 12:50 +0000at://did:plc:hlgdjvbdbssijbaidglcv3ky/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6whpq7yyk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3m6p5vtpkkc2gWe are delighted that York Archaeology has been able to secure a prestigious Archaeology Mentoring grant from Historic England .🏺 This award will allow Katherine Bradshaw, to work with Alisa Mainman on 5th to 11th century AD pottery from York. Watch more here: youtu.be/0ajM79M7AmU #Archaeology https://youtu.be/0ajM79M7AmU28 Nov 2025 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:hlgdjvbdbssijbaidglcv3ky/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6p5vtpkkc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3m6jrg25h2s2pWe have lent a piece of fossilised medieval poo to the Thackray Medical Museum!👇 🔗Find out more research.yorkarchaeology.co.uk/poo/ #Archaeology #History #York26 Nov 2025 11:39 +0000at://did:plc:hlgdjvbdbssijbaidglcv3ky/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6jrg25h2s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3m6ej4upvo22wWe're hiring an Visitor Operations Host at JORVIK Viking Centre! The key purpose of the role is to facilitate the smooth and efficient daily running of the JORVIK Admissions and Reservations Department. More information via https://yorkarchaeology.co.uk/get-involved/jobs/🔗 #History #Jobs #York24 Nov 2025 09:27 +0000at://did:plc:hlgdjvbdbssijbaidglcv3ky/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6ej4upvo22whttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3m5lhgn3c2k24Our conservation team were recently involved in an exciting documentary 'Unwrapping King Tut: Secrets of the Mummy', which airs tonight at 9pm on Channel 5. #AncientEgypt #Archaeology #Conservation14 Nov 2025 10:20 +0000at://did:plc:hlgdjvbdbssijbaidglcv3ky/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5lhgn3c2k24https://bsky.app/profile/yorkarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3m5bvtmef6c2eA spectacular, nationally significant Bronze Age find has gone on permanent display at Craven Museum. We caught up with Senior Conservator Morgan Creed, who worked on the object, to find out more.🔍 youtu.be/hUq7gpIekxw #Archaeology #Archaeologists #Conservation #History https://youtu.be/hUq7gpIekxw10 Nov 2025 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:hlgdjvbdbssijbaidglcv3ky/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5bvtmef6c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3m4zyykd4mc2kNew blog post on a fascinating and rare object … a witch bottle!👇 https://research.yorkarchaeology.co.uk/the-york-witch-bottle/ #Archaeology07 Nov 2025 11:46 +0000at://did:plc:hlgdjvbdbssijbaidglcv3ky/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4zyykd4mc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3m4soadwfz22aCheck out our latest blog post, perfect reading for #AskAConservator day! A Head Above Water: The Conservation of a 19th-Century Wooden Figurehead 👇 https://commercial.yorkarchaeology.co.uk/19th-century-wooden-figurehead #Archaeology #Conservation04 Nov 2025 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:hlgdjvbdbssijbaidglcv3ky/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4soadwfz22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3m4i74eqyek2aWe're hiring an Interactive Visitor Operations Host at JORVIK Viking Centre! The key purpose of the role is to act as a costumed Viking to engage and inspire visitors in Viking Life and Archaeology. More information via the link in our bio 🔗 #Hiring #History #Jobs #JORVIK #Vacancies31 Oct 2025 09:48 +0000at://did:plc:hlgdjvbdbssijbaidglcv3ky/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4i74eqyek2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3m3abbezvgs2uWe're hiring a Collections & Archives Assistant! Find out more 👇 https://yorkarchaeology.co.uk/get-involved/jobs/ #Hiring #Archaeology #Jobs #Careers15 Oct 2025 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:hlgdjvbdbssijbaidglcv3ky/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3abbezvgs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3m2tu3dhdy22rCheck out our latest blog post! Conserving Kilham: Grave Goods from a Bronze Age Cemetery 👇 https://commercial.yorkarchaeology.co.uk/conserving-kilham-grave-goods-from-a-bronze-age-cemetery/10 Oct 2025 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:hlgdjvbdbssijbaidglcv3ky/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2tu3dhdy22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3lznzdcw3nc24We’re expanding our Geoarchaeology team and looking for curious, driven people at all grades – whether you’re an experienced geoarchaeologist or bringing a fieldwork background and want to make the leap! 👉 Full details here: www.yorkarchaeology.co.uk/jobs #Archaeology #Jobs #Careers25 Sep 2025 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:hlgdjvbdbssijbaidglcv3ky/app.bsky.feed.post/3lznzdcw3nc24https://bsky.app/profile/yorkarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3lz4c4i6sck2kHere's one of our team up to their shins in mud (thank goodness for those wellies!) photographing a section using a North arrow and a 0.5m measuring rod. These two tools are used to accurately record the orientation and archaeological details of the deposits and features observed in the section.18 Sep 2025 11:54 +0000at://did:plc:hlgdjvbdbssijbaidglcv3ky/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz4c4i6sck2khttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3lykwvipqn22yAt our Wollaton dig, we’ve uncovered barbed wire, shreds of clothing, and a possible boot heel plate that may link to the 1945 camp which housed German and Italian prisoners. We’ve also recovered artefacts dating back to the Medieval period! #Archaeology #Excavation #Wollaton11 Sep 2025 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:hlgdjvbdbssijbaidglcv3ky/app.bsky.feed.post/3lykwvipqn22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3ly3tbpp7nc2gWe're hiring Trainee Project Archaeologists, Project Archaeologists, and Project Supervisors for our teams in Nottingham & Sheffield! Find out more about our available roles here 👇 https://yorkarchaeology.co.uk/get-involved/jobs/ #Hiring #Careers #Jobs #Archaeology05 Sep 2025 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:hlgdjvbdbssijbaidglcv3ky/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly3tbpp7nc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3lxw66o6tak2wCan you believe it's already been a week since we wrapped up our Derventio dig?! Check out this cool clip from week two 🤩 #Archaeology #Dig #History #Derby #York03 Sep 2025 08:03 +0000at://did:plc:hlgdjvbdbssijbaidglcv3ky/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxw66o6tak2whttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3lxennrgy222mHere’s a look at the final discoveries from We Dig Derventio! We reached Roman material — some coins, hobnails from boots, a hair pin… and one mystery! 🧐 It’s a small spoon-shaped piece, but not quite deep enough for a spoon or ear scoop. What do you think it could be?27 Aug 2025 08:52 +0000at://did:plc:hlgdjvbdbssijbaidglcv3ky/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxennrgy222mhttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3lxcfwwlmzk2kWe're hiring Geoarchaeologists at all levels! We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for imaginative and dynamic individuals as part of an expansion of our Geoarchaeology team. Find out more 👇 https://yorkarchaeology.co.uk/get-involved/jobs/ #Hiring #Archaeology #Jobs #Archaeologists #Careers26 Aug 2025 11:28 +0000at://did:plc:hlgdjvbdbssijbaidglcv3ky/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxcfwwlmzk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3lxbx4rurnk2pWe’re recruiting volunteers NOW! If you're passionate or curious about heritage, join us to explore York’s rich history at one of our attractions! Learn more here ⬇️ https://yorkarchaeology.co.uk/get-involved/volunteering-and-work-placements/ #Volunteers #Volunteering #Volunteer #York26 Aug 2025 07:03 +0000at://did:plc:hlgdjvbdbssijbaidglcv3ky/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxbx4rurnk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3lwy3mnzkqs2oYesterday we had the final posh lunch of We Dig Derventio 2025! A lovely way to bring the team together towards the end of the dig 😍 For more information on our community projects, check out our website 👇 community.yorkarchaeology.co.uk #Archaeology #Dig #History #Community22 Aug 2025 08:57 +0000at://did:plc:hlgdjvbdbssijbaidglcv3ky/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwy3mnzkqs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/yorkarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3lwqkzgwny22iAn exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced Project Officer to join the York Archaeology team in Nottingham! Find out more 👇 https://yorkarchaeology.co.uk/get-involved/jobs/ #Hiring #Jobs #Archaeology #Careers19 Aug 2025 09:11 +0000at://did:plc:hlgdjvbdbssijbaidglcv3ky/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwqkzgwny22i