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Towards an Archaeology of Routeways: A case study from the North York Moors National Park This article presents the results of a community LiDAR survey to identify routeways in the northern part of the North York Moors National Park, which has outlined the remarkable scale and preservation...

Here's a thread of the most recent releases in Internet Archaeology:

Stapley, D. 2025 Towards an Archaeology of Routeways: A case study from the North York Moors National Park, Internet Archaeology 69. doi.org/10.11141/ia....

All the Single Ladies? Detector finds, dispersed data and suboptimal sources in the study of Viking Age metalwork In a growing number of countries, the activities of hobby detector users are lauded as a vital source of information about the past. The present paper argues that this statement is not unequivocal. An...

ICYMI: Deckers, P. 2025 All the single ladies? Detector finds, dispersed data and suboptimal sources in the study of Viking Age metalwork, Internet Archaeology 68. doi.org/10.11141/ia....

'A State of Things Which Ought Not to be Permitted': Excavation of 19th-century slums (Bull Yard, Horn Yard, Swan Yard and Market Alley) surrounding Bank Street at 'The Charter', Gravesend Nineteenth-century remains in Gravesend (Kent, UK) were revealed by excavation, chiefly comprising buildings, along with wells and cesspits. Historic maps, newspaper archives and other sources have be...

Just published: Tuck, A. 2025 'A State of Things Which Ought Not to be Permitted': Excavation of 19th-century slums (Bull Yard, Horn Yard, Swan Yard and Market Alley) surrounding Bank Street at 'The Charter', Gravesend, Internet Archaeology 69. doi.org/10.11141/ia....

How to Get Ahead in Archaeology: Using the Book Review System as a Strategy for 19th-Century Archaeologists, with a Case Study on Charles Roach Smith (1806–1890) The 19th century was a formative period for archaeology, which wanted to define itself as a credible, scientific subject distinct from antiquarianism. It remained, however, an amateur pursuit with no ...

The article considers how both reviewing and being reviewed were important to archaeologists’ reputation, paying particularly close attention to Charles Roach Smith.
doi.org/10.11141/ia....

Saving The Rothbury Estate | The Wildlife Trusts The Wildlife Trusts nationally and Northumberland Wildlife Trust have an opportunity to secure the future of the historic Rothbury Estate in Northumberland. But in order to make this happen, we need y...

Wonderful to hear Sir David Attenborough talk so passionately on #BBC Radio 4 this morning about the potential 40-mile (64km) "wild" corridor that could be saved, inc., prehistoric rock carvings, if this campaign by @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social succeeds. www.wildlifetrusts.org/saving-rothb...

How to Get Ahead in Archaeology: Using the Book Review System as a Strategy for 19th-Century Archaeologists, with a Case Study on Charles Roach Smith (1806–1890) The 19th century was a formative period for archaeology, which wanted to define itself as a credible, scientific subject distinct from antiquarianism. It remained, however, an amateur pursuit with no ...

New: 'How to Get Ahead in Archaeology...' by Heather Keeble
doi.org/10.11141/ia....
It explores the role that book reviews in British periodicals played in establishing the public credibility of archaeologists as the discipline was in a state of flux & undergoing processes of professionalisation

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A Route Well Travelled. The archaeology of the A14 Huntingdon to Cambridge Road Improvement Scheme The A14 Road Improvement Scheme is one of the largest commercial archaeological projects ever undertaken in the UK. This monograph is intended to act as gateway to the project's findings, synthesizing...

A Route Well Travelled. The Archaeology 🏺 of the A14 Huntingdon to Cambridge Road Improvement Scheme. doi.org/10.11141/ia....
Gateway to the project's findings, synthesizing the results in period-based chapters & linking to the detailed site & specialist reports & the entire digital archive

Guivami Rahimli: A Voice for the Ages - Bettany Hughes and the Global Recognition of Azerbaijan’s Legacy

Guivami Rahimli: A Voice for the Ages - Bettany Hughes and the Global Recognition of Azerbaijan’s Legacy
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plus a mention of the related IA publication in issue 59 concerning the archaeological excavations on the SCPX pipeline in Azerbaijan
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A bimetallic knife (upper) and ge blade (bottom) from Guo state cemetery, Sanmenxia (Henan). Adapted from Chen et al. (2018).

New: Questioning Diversity (of Iron) in the Workplace: Bloomery Iron, Cast Iron, China & the West.

A zoomed-out approach examining the start of the Iron Age in these regions & how socio-political demands & access to other technologies influenced divergence in production. doi.org/10.11141/ia....

Collecting Data in the Conservation Lab for Network Visualisation This article presents the results of a cooperation between conservators and archaeologists in the study of a large assemblage of broken ceramic vessels from a communal tomb, which had multiple episode...

New: Collecting Data in the Conservation Lab for Network Visualisation doi.org/10.11141/ia....
This article presents the results of a study of a large assemblage of broken ceramic vessels from a communal tomb with multiple episodes of mortuary activity & later disturbances.

'A State of Things Which Ought Not to be Permitted': Excavation of 19th-century slums (Bull Yard, Horn Yard, Swan Yard and Market Alley) surrounding Bank Street at 'The Charter', Gravesend Nineteenth-century remains in Gravesend (Kent, UK) were revealed by excavation, chiefly comprising buildings, along with wells and cesspits. Historic maps, newspaper archives and other sources have be...

In 2020, Wessex Archaeology excavated the site of a Victorian slum in the maritime town of Gravesend, #Kent, putting a rare spotlight on the neighborhood’s working-class inhabitants and the Dickensian living conditions they were subject to.

🌟 We have extended the application deadline to 02.11.25 🌟

To find out more about this role visit jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/coll...

Book cultures in archaeology YESPLEASE!🏺

How to Get Ahead in Archaeology: Using the Book Review System as a Strategy for 19th-Century Archaeologists, with a Case Study on Charles Roach Smith (1806–1890) The 19th century was a formative period for archaeology, which wanted to define itself as a credible, scientific subject distinct from antiquarianism. It remained, however, an amateur pursuit with no ...

The article considers how both reviewing and being reviewed were important to archaeologists’ reputation, paying particularly close attention to Charles Roach Smith.
doi.org/10.11141/ia....

How to Get Ahead in Archaeology: Using the Book Review System as a Strategy for 19th-Century Archaeologists, with a Case Study on Charles Roach Smith (1806–1890) The 19th century was a formative period for archaeology, which wanted to define itself as a credible, scientific subject distinct from antiquarianism. It remained, however, an amateur pursuit with no ...

New: 'How to Get Ahead in Archaeology...' by Heather Keeble
doi.org/10.11141/ia....
It explores the role that book reviews in British periodicals played in establishing the public credibility of archaeologists as the discipline was in a state of flux & undergoing processes of professionalisation

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Collections Development Manager (HSDS)
(closes 14/10/2025)
jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/coll...

'A State of Things Which Ought Not to be Permitted': Excavation of 19th-century slums (Bull Yard, Horn Yard, Swan Yard and Market Alley) surrounding Bank Street at 'The Charter', Gravesend Nineteenth-century remains in Gravesend (Kent, UK) were revealed by excavation, chiefly comprising buildings, along with wells and cesspits. Historic maps, newspaper archives and other sources have be...

Just published: Tuck, A. 2025 'A State of Things Which Ought Not to be Permitted': Excavation of 19th-century slums (Bull Yard, Horn Yard, Swan Yard and Market Alley) surrounding Bank Street at 'The Charter', Gravesend, Internet Archaeology 69. doi.org/10.11141/ia....

Documentary evidence paints a bleak picture of people forced to live side-by-side with slaughterhouses and pigsties, in an area renowned for criminal activity and squalid conditions, where families lived in fear of the frequent fires that threatened to destroy what little they had.

Nothing survived of the ramshackle wooden housing that once stood in the area, but the team were able to explore the cellars, which families were often forced to use as living spaces, and uncovered cesspits in worryingly close proximity to the residents' water source.

'A State of Things Which Ought Not to be Permitted': Excavation of 19th-century slums (Bull Yard, Horn Yard, Swan Yard and Market Alley) surrounding Bank Street at 'The Charter', Gravesend Nineteenth-century remains in Gravesend (Kent, UK) were revealed by excavation, chiefly comprising buildings, along with wells and cesspits. Historic maps, newspaper archives and other sources have be...

In 2020, Wessex Archaeology excavated the site of a Victorian slum in the maritime town of Gravesend, #Kent, putting a rare spotlight on the neighborhood’s working-class inhabitants and the Dickensian living conditions they were subject to.

The data collected by the conservators was used with open source software to create a network visualisation of the joins between the pottery sherds found in the tomb. This contributed to the understanding of the formation of the deposits.

Collecting Data in the Conservation Lab for Network Visualisation This article presents the results of a cooperation between conservators and archaeologists in the study of a large assemblage of broken ceramic vessels from a communal tomb, which had multiple episode...

New: Collecting Data in the Conservation Lab for Network Visualisation doi.org/10.11141/ia....
This article presents the results of a study of a large assemblage of broken ceramic vessels from a communal tomb with multiple episodes of mortuary activity & later disturbances.

A bimetallic knife (upper) and ge blade (bottom) from Guo state cemetery, Sanmenxia (Henan). Adapted from Chen et al. (2018).

New: Questioning Diversity (of Iron) in the Workplace: Bloomery Iron, Cast Iron, China & the West.

A zoomed-out approach examining the start of the Iron Age in these regions & how socio-political demands & access to other technologies influenced divergence in production. doi.org/10.11141/ia....

Coming Soon: New Small Grants Programme to Unlock Innovation in Heritage Science We're excited to announce the launch of our new HSDS Service Small Grants Programme – designed to unlock the potential for innovation in heritage science and conservation research across the UK. Thank...

Advance notice: Two distinct funding opportunities to support researchers, institutions, and community partners in advancing heritage science capabilities.
Applications will open on the 1st October 2025.

hsds.ac.uk/news-event/c...

📣 NEW #OpenAccess #OpenScience 📄 🦷 article from PhD student Vera Haponava, Dr Linda Fibiger, Prof Catriona Pickard (@hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social) & Ian (UoE Geosciences) detailing best practice in destructive analysis incl how to 🎦 @edopenresearch.bsky.social #archsci #isotopes #EdinArch #osteology

Towards Responsible Destructive Analysis: A guide to the recording of archaeological tooth samples with laboratory process visualisation With increasing use of destructive analysis in archaeology, a tension has arisen between the need to preserve osteological collections for future generations and to use them now for the public benefit...

New in IA69. Haponava, V., Fibiger. L., Butler, I.B. and Pickard, C. 2025 Towards Responsible Destructive Analysis: A guide to the recording of archaeological tooth samples with laboratory process visualisation, Internet Archaeology 69. doi.org/10.11141/ia....

All the Single Ladies? Detector finds, dispersed data and suboptimal sources in the study of Viking Age metalwork In a growing number of countries, the activities of hobby detector users are lauded as a vital source of information about the past. The present paper argues that this statement is not unequivocal. An...

ICYMI: Deckers, P. 2025 All the single ladies? Detector finds, dispersed data and suboptimal sources in the study of Viking Age metalwork, Internet Archaeology 68. doi.org/10.11141/ia....

'Metal detecting and archaeology in the Nordic region. Introduction' - an Internet #Archaeology article on #ScienceOpen:

🔗 www.scienceopen.com/document?vid...

🖇️ @intarcheditor.bsky.social #MetalDetecting #NordicArchaeology #CitizenScience #CulturalHeritage

Perspectives on and from the Danish Metal Detecting Community The Danish approach to metal detecting has been highly successful and has a positive reputation internationally especially among people who are in favour of greater cooperation between archaeologists ...

Nedergaard Dreiøe, K., Hertz, A., Abramsson, G. and Søgaard, R. 2025 Perspectives on and from the Danish metal-detecting community, Internet Archaeology 68. doi.org/10.11141/ia....