UCL Archaeology South-East

A woman sitting at a desk. She wears purple nitrile gloves and is placing an artefact ready for photography under a camera mounted above her. She is lit by multiple desk lamps that illuminate the nondescript artefact.

A person writes on a clear plastic bag while holding a piece of grey flint. All around them are pieces of flint in neat lines.

Grey and black pieces of flint laid out on a table in neat rectangular sections. Clear plastic bags and old-looking labels sit between the ordered sections.

🔍 Spotlight on… Meet the #IceAgeIsland collections! #FestivalOfArchaeology
📅 Sat 26 July 9:30-1 | Sir Francis Cook Gallery, Jersey

Meet artefacts from @jerseyheritage.bsky.social's collections, and researchers from ASE/ @uclarchaeology.bsky.social!

Info: www.jerseyheritage.org/visit/whats-...

We were on the Telly again. This time we were lucky enough to have the BBC come and cover our work. We're now over half way through cataloguing & repacking this material cared for by @jerseyheritage.bsky.social.
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#IceAgeIsland @archsoutheast.bsky.social @uclarchaeology.bsky.social

Two hands hold up a red ceramic bowl with a pattern around the edge of hares running. This type of pottery is known as Samian.

A slightly sepia toned photo of an excavation from the 1980s. A wide, shallow trench has been dug in a field with large hay bales, and multiple people sit in lines in the trench working with trowels. In the foreground a wheelbarrow bears the letters FAU.

At ASE’s stand you can:

👷 Meet ASE field archaeologists Simon and Charley
🕰 See some of our favourite finds from 50 years of excavations in Sussex
🏺 And check out some discoveries from current sites in the region

@romanpalace.bsky.social #FestivalOfArchaeology

Festival of Archaeology: Meet the Experts! - Sussex Past For one day only, go behind the scenes, meet archaeology experts, explore recent discoveries, and get hands-on with real artefacts and crafts.

🔍 Spotlight on… Meet ASE’s expert archaeologists! #FestivalOfArchaeology
📅 Fri 25 July, 10:30-4 @romanpalace.bsky.social

Who's excited for tomorrow's Meet the Experts event? 🙋

Read more about going behind the scenes at Fishbourne Roman Palace ➡️ sussexpast.co.uk/event/festiv...

An archaeologist kneels next to a feature they are excavating, which has a pottery vessel in it, on an archaeological site. They are wearing high viz clothing and there’s a wheelbarrow in the background.

An archaeologist carefully excavates an archaeological floor of many small square tiles.

Two archaeologists seen from behind working on an archaeological site, surrounded by lots of holes indicating excavated features.

Visit our stand in the Barley Barn where you can:

🏺 Examine interesting (and intriguing) artefacts
📸 See photos and videos from recent excavations in the region
🗣️ Chat to archaeologists
🗡 And maybe even try on our replica suit of Roman armour!

#FestivalOfArchaeology @archaeologyuk.bsky.social

Poster advertising The Festival of Essex Archaeology and Heritage, Thursday 24 July. It features the historic Cressing Temple Barns in the background, and images of bunting, trowels, and archaeological finds.

🔍 Spotlight on… ASE at the Festival of Essex Archaeology & Heritage #FestivalOfArchaeology
📅 Thu 24 July (10–5) at Cressing Temple Barns, Braintree

We’re bringing Bronze Age, Iron Age and Roman discoveries to life at this FREE festival!

Find out more: www.explore-essex.com/whats-on/fes...

'Mammoth' project to catalogue Ice Age animal bones begins in Jersey Archaeologists from Archaeology South-East and the UCL Institute of Archaeology are helping Jersey Heritage catalogue and carefully store hundreds of pieces of Ice Age animal bone.

If you're based in Jersey there's a FREE drop in event called Meet the Collections this Saturday 26th July at Sir Francis Cook Gallery, 9.30am-1pm. This is part of the @archaeologyuk.bsky.social #FestivalofArchaeology!

You can read more about the project here: www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology-...

A 'mammoth' project is just beginning in Jersey! 🦣

Archaeologists from ASE and staff/students from @uclarchaeology.bsky.social are helping @jerseyheritage.bsky.social catalogue hundreds of pieces of Ice Age animal bone ahead of a new scientific analysis.

Watch: www.itv.com/watch/news/h...

It was a brilliant exhibition!! We'll be back.

Two heritage professionals examine a mammoth bone ahead of photography

We're in the news today with @jerseyheritage.bsky.social working on the #LaCotte animal bone they curate. Join Olga Finch, @lettyingrey.bsky.social , Josie Mills and me in person this Saturday for a @archaeologyuk.bsky.social festival open day www.facebook.com/share/p/1EXM...
#IceAgeIsland
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This week we’re with UCL students working with Jersey Heritage to bring order to the fauna collected during the early years of excavation at La Cotte de St Brelade. #IceAgeIsland

The Highdown Big Dig 2025 | Worthing Theatres and Museum We are delighted to reveal that we are embarking on an exciting excavation at Highdown Hill this month. The Highdown Big Dig 2025 will see Worthing Museum

Highdown Hill is a site of nationally important archaeology, with significant prehistoric, Roman & Early Medieval activity.

There are FREE site tours every day this week at 1:30 and 2:30pm, and loads more events up until the 1st August. Find out more: wtm.uk/news/the-hig...

#FestivalOfArchaeology

A woman in a labcoat examines an upturned animal skill with callipers

A striking black and white poster for The Highdown Big Dig, 19 July – 1 August. It features the Worthing Theatres and Museum, National Trust, Worthing Archaeological Society and The Headly Trust logos.

🔍Spotlight on… ASE bone specialist at Highdown Big Dig #FestivalofArchaeology
📆 Tuesday 22 - Friday 25 July at Highdown Hill, Worthing

The Highdown Big Dig is in full swing! And this week you can catch one of ASE’s osteoarchaeology team at this exciting new excavation!

@wtm.uk

Whitechapel ASE's excavations at a large multi-period site in Whitechapel (2015-19) uncovered exciting finds and important stories. These discoveries have generated multiple community and research projects.

All events are free, no sign up required!

The material is on display for a year as part of a wider exhibition titled Pattern, so don't fret if you can't make the 21st!

Find out how to visit, and check out the online exhibition, via: www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology-...

#FestivalOfArchaeology

A man chats to people while leaning against a tall wooden post that reads “Red Lion Playhouse”

From 5-6pm, join us where the discoveries were made for tours around the now-completed development 'The Silk District'.

See how the public open spaces were designed in reference to the archaeology that once lay beneath... 🔍

More info: www.archaeologyuk.org/festival/fes...

#FestivalOfArchaeology

Three women stand smiling in front of an exhibition case. Behind them you can see archaeological wine glasses, bottles and ceramic jars, alongside labels in a glass case.

From 10-4, visit a new exhibition of stories from the site in the UCL East Culture Lab.
👋Meet the curators
🗣️Hear from East London community partners
🖌️Chat about archaeological illustration/reconstruction
🗺️Pore over old maps

More info: www.archaeologyuk.org/festival/fes...

#FestivalOfArchaeology

Spotlight on… Whitechapel excavation showcase #FestivalOfArchaeology
Monday 21st July

Explore over 2000 years of history from our 2015-19 excavations at Stepney Way! Join us:
🏺10-4 at the exhibition at the UCL East Culture Lab, Stratford
🚶5-6 for walking tours at The Silk District, Whitechapel

Fri 25 July: Meet the experts
Fishbourne Roman Palace, Chichester, SUSSEX

Peek behind the scenes @romanpalace.bsky.social! ASE archaeologists will be there with finds from our excavations, come talk to us about our discoveries!

sussexpast.co.uk/event/festiv...

#FestivalOfArchaeology

“The Festival of Essex Archaeology and Heritage” poster, over an image of two archaeologists planning a ditch section.

Thu 24 July: The Festival of Essex Archaeology & Heritage
Cressing Temple Barns, Braintree, ESSEX

See fantastic artefacts at our stand in the Barley barn, and perhaps even try on the armour of a Roman soldier!

Find out more: www.explore-essex.com/whats-on/fes...

#FestivalOfArchaeology

“ASE osteoarch at The Highdown Big Dig” poster, featuring images of an osteoarchaeologist in a white labcoat and the Big Dig logo

Tues 22 - Fri 25 July: ASE at The Highdown Big Dig
Highdown Hill, Worthing, SUSSEX

ASE osteoarchaeologist Hayley will be at the Highdown Big Dig in case any bones are discovered.

Full program of Big Dig events: wtm.uk/news/the-hig...

#FestivalOfArchaeology @wtm.uk @nattrustarch.bsky.social

“Whitechapel Excavation Showcase” poster, featuring images of an excavation, a ceramic jar, and a wooden post that reads “Red Lion Playhouse”.

Mon 21 July: Whitechapel excavation showcase
UCL East Culture Lab, Stratford & The Silk District, Whitechapel, LONDON

Meet the curators at a new exhibition of stories from the site (10-4)

Join us on a site tour of The Silk District (5-6pm)

www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology-...

#FestivalOfArchaeology

Poster for ASE events at the CBA Festival of Archaeology. The festival logo is displayed alongside a list of events, over a background of archaeologists working on site. The events are: Mon 21 July: Whitechapel excavation showcase; Tue 22 - Fri 25 July: ASE at The Highdown Big Dig; Thu 24 July: The Festival of Essex Archaeology & Heritage; Fri 25 July: Meet the experts at Fishbourne Roman Palace

We're excited to be part of multiple events next week during the 2025 @archaeologyuk.bsky.social #FestivalOfArchaeology! Find us in Sussex, Essex and London at excavations, exhibitions and more.

More details on our website, or in the thread below! 🧵

www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology-...

Two very damp and muddy archaeologists grin at the camera. They are standing with tools and buckets on an archaeological site that has clearly just been hit with a downpour. Muddy puddles surround the area where they are working.

And congratulations to ASE Project Officer Angus Foreshaw for winning the Techs Driving Curiosity photo competition with his photo Smiling Despite the Conditions! 📸

Read more about this photo, and more reflections from ASE staff: www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology-...

A woman standing behind a table full of archaeological artefacts talks to people visiting the stand

A group of eight people stand smiling in a line. One holds a golden plaque.

Special shoutout to ASE's Sarah Wolferstan & Elke Raemen for their work presenting our Whitechapel excavation finds and public engagement projects.

Sarah was also part of the Tech EDI committee that won Technical Professional of the Year, Leadership category!

ASE celebrates successes at UCL Technical Showcase The UCL Technical Showcase 2025 took place 25-26th June in a new two-day format at UCL East. ASE staff embraced this opportunity to showcase their work and celebrate the contributions of technical pro...

🎉 Celebrating ASE at the UCL Technical Showcase! 🏛️

ASE staff were in their element at this year’s UCL Technical Showcase at UCL East, embracing two days of collaboration, creativity, and recognition.

Read more: www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology-...

Overhead shot of the excavations. Around 20 children dig in individual test pits, supported by archaeologists, teachers and helpers.

This award-winning community archaeology initiative sees pupils from the local primary school excavate at the site of a former cottage, visible on a 1739 map, which fell out of use in the early 20th century.

Award-winning community archaeology project completes sixth season The Stiances Archaeological Project has just completed its sixth season of excavations. Lead archaeologist Simon Stevens and ASE colleagues reflect on this year’s discoveries.

Excavations have just wrapped up on the sixth season of the Stiances Archaeological Project! Read more about the 2025 season here: www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology-...

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Two people stand grinning behind a table upon which archaeological artefacts are displayed.

Close up of some of the archaeological pottery fragments, including one with a bearded face on it.

Close up of other archaeological artefacts, including a mouth harp, a needle case, a comb, and glassware.

It's the UCL Technical Showcase!

Swing by the first floor atrium of the UCL East Marshgate building to see some of the exciting artefacts and discoveries from our Whitechapel excavations, and chat to the ASE team about the latest public engagement initiatives the project has been generating.

Shout out to this amazing team from @ucl.ac.uk and @archsoutheast.bsky.social: Stuart, Murray, Jodie and Lucy

Stay tuned to #SuffArch25 on here and IG for all the latest!

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