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Roman pottery training day yesterday!
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archaeology.biz's David Griffiths spent the day with University of York PhD student Lucy, providing training in the Roman pottery of York.

They both had a great day! ❤️🏺

From trench edge to publication and archive, we can provide post-excavation services to support your Field Team's writing.

⭐️ Finds and sample processing
⭐️ Pottery, animal bone, finds assessments
(CIfA levels 1 & 2)
⭐️ Pottery and finds illustration
⭐️ Analysis and publication reporting
⭐️ Digital and physical archiving

Drop us an email to see how we can help deliver your projects.

Dr Hannah Russ MCIfA FSA [email protected]

SNAKE! 🐍🦴🤩
Fabulous work from our Zooarchaeologist Jessica Waterworth, and of course our resident reptile expert extraordinaire Marina CG was on hand to confirm!
Always an absolute pleasure to work with Archaeology Wales , but this was extra special!

The zooarchaeologists at archaeology.biz (many thanks to Jessica Waterworth) made an unusual discovery in an assemblage from one of our sites recently. Two snake vertebrae (Viperidae/Colubridae) were recovered from potential Iron Age deposits at a site in Northamptonshire.

While unlikely to have resulted from human activity, the remains provide valuable information about the diversity of species within the local environment at the time and along with other microfauna identified, can be useful indicators of past environmental conditions.

This finding highlights the importance of environmental sampling on site. The remains are very small and easy to miss during excavation. Bulk soil sampling allows for this sort of evidence to be recovered, broadening our understanding of archaeological sites.

Understanding the diversity of species in the past is particularly relevant to the rewilding conversation and combined with other environmental data, it can also help with the understanding of past climatic change as well as environmental change as a result of human action.

Info for your WSI and UPD docs 😊
Email for an MS Word version to copy and paste! [email protected]

Our fabulous Finds Specialist Dr Elizabeth Foulds did the reporting on this amazing find!
Great to work with CFA Archaeology Ltd on this one!
Congrats all round! 🎉🎉🎉

This is the exceptional Roman dragonesque brooch, published recently in the Yorkshire Archaeological Journal — 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙦𝙪𝙚 𝘽𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙘𝙝 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙇𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛𝙛 𝙒𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙤𝙣 𝙍𝙤𝙖𝙙, 𝙒𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙗𝙮, 𝙒𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙔𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙚.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00844276.2023.2223009

Who doesn't love a tiny dog tale? ❤️🐕🦴
Sarah Everett, Marina CG and I worked on this assemblage of animal bones from DigVentures site at Wittenham Clumps in Oxfordshire. Sarah worked with us at archaeology.biz on the dog bones as part of her PhD at University of York funded by White Rose College of the Arts & Humanities
Awesome work Sarah! 🤩
And awesome reconstruction by Jonathan Millar

Tiny Roman dog remains found during Oxford archaeological dig The 20cm tall canine was discovered at the site of a Roman villa at Wittenham Clumps in Oxfordshire.

Hammerscale! 🔨
We run a powerful magnet through every sample heavy residue to recover evidence for metalworking 🧲
Spherical and plate hammerscale is recovered and identified so no evidence for past site uses is lost!
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Sample processing services
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We provide sample processing services for projects of all sizes! 💦🪣🌾🐚🐌🦴🪙

Our services include processing, sorting, hammerscale retrieval, data entry and an overview document that tells you exactly what assessment work needs doing with all the info you need to commission assessments 🧲🔎

We can even provide quotes for any arising assessment work, if needed.

So, drop us an email for a quote! [email protected]

We are hiring!
We are currently looking for an experienced Post-Excavation Project Manager to join our team.
Are you passionate for Post-Ex?
Experienced with an excellent understanding of British Archaeology?
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Our fab Zooarch Marina Chorro Giner identified and interpreted these fish bone beads - the earliest rosary in Britain 📿🤩

BUT none of our work could have happened without DigVentures - thier team and supporters, and Archaeology at Durham University David Petts.

Britain’s earliest known prayer bead necklace now on display at Lindisfarne - Medievalists.net Britain’s earliest known prayer bead necklace and a recently discovered Anglo-Saxon glass gaming counter are just a few of the treasures now on display at Lindisfarne Priory. The priory and its museum re-opened earlier this year with several additions, including a new monument in the priory ruins ...

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Finds, pots, samples, bones; we're working across Britain to deliver assessment, analysis and publication reporting that meets with national standards and guidance AND ensures sign off on archaeological conditions in the planning process. From the tiniest watching brief to large-scale infrastructure, we're here to help you successfully deliver your project.
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A huge welcome to Jessica Waterworth! 🎉
Joining Dr Hannah Russ and Marina Chorro Giner in the animal bone and shell department as Zooarchaeologist!
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Jess has been working on animal bones from two Roman period sites these past few weeks and, so far, loving it! 🦴🏺

So pleased to have you join the team! 🤩

Another new team member! 🤩
Charlotte Britton joins us as Pottery Specialist! 🏺🫖🍯☕️🥣🪔⚱️🔬
Charlotte joins us with experience in medieval to modern pottery, both broadening our expertise and increasing capacity (we need it!)
Welcome to archaeology.biz, Charlotte! 🌟

Today we welcomed prehistoric pottery specialist Dr Alex Gibson to our offices for the day to share his expertise with our whole team! 🏺🔬

Hand-built pottery, from the Neolithic through to early medival, can be extremely tricky. People using the same clays to hand build pots over 1000s of years. Today, we learned a thing or two about recognising different forms, fabrics, and decoration to give us clues about the age of hand-built pots.

It was a fabulous day! (brain is a bit melty, though 🫠)

Also, I really hoped for an impressive shirt, like the good old days when he taught David and I at the University of Bradford, and people, he did not disappoint! 🤩

Did you know we offer integrated post-excavation services from trench edge to archive and dissemination?

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Recording bone recovered from bulk environmental samples we processed earlier in the year! 🦴💦💻📚

We work on developer, community and university led projects for clients across Britain. Maybe we can help you successfully deliver your projects too?

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Where the Enviro started!
our amazing Environmental Archaeologist helped us set up our equipment and systems in our second office back in October 💦🦴🌾🏺🐚
We don't know what we'd do without her!

This week we welcomed two new peeps to the archaeology.biz team!

Welcome Sara Goodridge ! 🥳

Sara will be helping us run smoothly as well as assisting Kim Devereux-West and Emma Tong with finds and environmental processing 🤩🏺🦴💦

📣 Deadline Extended! Apply by 6th January!
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🦴 Zooarchaeologist
😎 General Assistant

Both roles are based in Barnard Castle, County Durham.

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
Flexible working
Non-UK applications welcome [work visa application and costs covered]

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Jobs | archaeology.biz The Zooarchaeologist will report to the Zooarchaeologist/Director (HR) and/or the Post-Excavation Manager (EF) as needed.

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🏺 Roman forts ⚱️ to 🦴 medieval ships ⚓
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We're getting on with all sorts of super exciting projects here at archaeology.biz, providing efficient, high quality reporting and content with excellent client feedback 💕
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🦴🏺🌟We have a lot going on here at archaeology.biz !🌟🏺🦴
Yesterday, we celebrated the publication of a paperback version of a volume co-edited by Hannah Russ, the publication of a book with chapters by both David Griffiths and Hannah, a new client, a new enquiry about a super exciting site (🤞🤞) and a journal article accepted for publication!https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/catalogue/adsdata/arch-3763-1/dissemination/1_monograph/1158_A1L2B_CCC_Final.pdf

Something we've been working on recently! 🐋🦴

What's your best ID flub?
Yesterday I made a really stupid (but temporary!) ID flub 😳🤦‍♀️
Totally flubbed it 🦴🐟
I totally thought I'd found a fragment of worked bone pin BUT IT WAS A FRAGMENT OF CONGER EEL CERATOHYAL.
What a total dweeb!

Beauty and the Beast 🌹
Edible oyster, Ostrea edulis, from a certain local UNESCO World Heritage Site! 💙
How many other animals can you see evidence for on the specimen on the right?

Did you know that here at archaeology.biz we have worked on material from archaeological sites across Britain?
🏺⚱️🧱 Roman pottery and CBM assessments
🦴🦪🐟 Mammal, bird, fish bone and shell assessments

www.archaeology.biz is here for your post-excavation needs!
🏺⚱️🧱 Roman pottery and CBM assessments
🦴🦪🐟 Mammal, bird, fish bone and shell assessments

Fish bones are my absolute favourite ❤️🐟🦴
Before and after the first sort.
❤️🐟 beautiful HUGE Atlantic cod 🐟❤️