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Olaf Bayer

@olafbayer.bsky.social

Landscape archaeology, prehistory, earthwork survey, lithic analysis

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For the record no it didn’t

12.10.2025 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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

12.10.2025 12:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think CHT had to turn people away

11.10.2025 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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

11.10.2025 17:55 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

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

03.10.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Work begins on hidden Neolithic stone circle dig near Bodmin More than Β£40,000 of National Lottery funding was awarded to excavate the site earlier this year.

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

30.09.2025 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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 ...

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

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

27.09.2025 07:19 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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.

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.

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

19.09.2025 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

More on #Castilly #Neolithic henge excavation #Cornwall

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

19.09.2025 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

06.09.2025 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think so

03.09.2025 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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...

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

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

02.09.2025 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Deadline extended until 1st Sep!

#LandscapeArchaeology job ⬇️
Cambridge + hybrid, UK.

22.08.2025 13:04 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Learning to use a stereoscope #landscapearchaeology #aerialphotography

29.08.2025 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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.

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.

🚨 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 πŸ‘‰ app.beapplied.com/apply/pbdaw6...

11.08.2025 11:07 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
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 ...

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

10.08.2025 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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 […]

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

11.07.2025 21:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Parch marks of past parks

20.06.2025 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

20.06.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Banderole CNT CCS dans la manifestation du jeudi 12 juin : "ArchΓ©ologues Γ©ploitΓ©/es prΓ©cariΓ©/es
YA BASTA ! "

Banderole CNT CCS dans la manifestation du jeudi 12 juin : "ArchΓ©ologues Γ©ploitΓ©/es prΓ©cariΓ©/es YA BASTA ! "

Hier nous Γ©tions 1 500 archΓ©ologues Γ  manifester dans les rues de Paris.

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

Demain on continue pour les postes, contre la prΓ©caritΓ©, pour les moyens nΓ©cessaires aux diagnostics, pour les prescriptions.

13.06.2025 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 169    πŸ” 55    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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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

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

13.06.2025 10:05 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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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

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

22.05.2025 07:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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May at #Castilly #Henge. #Neolithic #Cornwall

21.05.2025 17:17 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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

21.05.2025 09:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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

14.04.2025 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly that. I find it disturbing but increasingly compelling. Normally scale of landscape features is my rapid way of filtering what’s anthropogenic and what’s topographic. That just doesn’t work here

31.03.2025 08:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I know the barrows on Affaland Moor too

31.03.2025 05:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A great day out and around Bodmin yesterday with the @landscapesurvey.bsky.social group. An extremely dynamic landscape with historic china clay extraction still drastically modifying the landscape today.

29.03.2025 08:34 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The excavation report
Miles, H and Miles, T.J: Excavations on Longstone Downs, St Stephen-in-Brannel & St Mewan cornisharchaeology.org.uk/app/uploads/...

29.03.2025 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Longstone Standing Stone, Karslake on JSTOR JSTOR is a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources.

The Longstone in its original location with China clay tips in the background. 1966. Photographer Charleswoolf www.jstor.org/stable/commu...

29.03.2025 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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