Archaeology Wales

‘Archaeology Wales' is an independent company offering a comprehensive range of archaeological services to businesses and individuals across the UK

[Amgueddfa Lechi Cymru | National Slate Museum @AmgueddfaLechi]

Mae hi wedi bod yn wythnos diddorol iawn wythnos yma yn gwylio tîm @Arch_Wales yn cloddio yn yr amgueddfa - fel rhan o'n cynlluniau ail-ddatblygu! Braf cael linc personol a'r gorffennol a criw o ferched lleol yn gwneud y gwaith! #archeoleg #diwydianol @LlechiCymru @AmgueddfaCymru

[Amgueddfa Lechi Cymru | National Slate Museum @AmgueddfaLechi]

A really interesting week watching the crew from @arch_wales excavating parts of the museum as part of our #redevelopment programme. A lovely local team and an amazing personal link by @Lucy_bach! #industrialarchaelogy @HeritageFundUK @LlechiCymru

[Adrian Cole @AdeColeCdff]

Many thanks to @Museum_Cardiff and @Arch_Wales for delivering excellent career tours and workshops for GCSE History pupils from @CorpusChristiHS and @StIlltydsCHS. Pupils learnt about the variety of very interesting jobs in the sector and different routes in.

[Llandysilio Church in Wales School @Llandysilio22]

Dosbarth Un had the opportunity to visit the construction site this afternoon and met two of the archaeologists that have been working there since October.

[Archaeology Wales @Arch_Wales]

@drcrouchback While this could have been washed in from anywhere, that stretch of coast is known to have intertidal remains of prehistoric landscape deposits, so if it originally eroded from these has the potential to be quite old.

[Archaeology Wales @Arch_Wales]

@drcrouchback How interesting! We've checked with a friendly zooarchaeologist and are pretty sure this is an unfused cattle distal femur, so from a fairly young animal.

[Archaeology Wales @Arch_Wales]

4/4🧵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.

[Archaeology Wales @Arch_Wales]

1/4🧵The zooarchaeologists at @ArchaeologyBiz (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

[Archaeology Wales @Arch_Wales]

3/4🧵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.

[Archaeology Wales @Arch_Wales]

In 2018 AW undertook excavations in Priory Street, Carmarthen and has since conducted a full analysis of the findings. The results are presented in this excellent video courtesy of @DyfedArch. Siân will also be talking to St Ishmaels History Group in Pembrokeshire next week.

[Archaeology Wales @Arch_Wales]

Another fabulous film in the series about last year's Roman villa excavations at @AlthorpHouse. Our Project Officer Dr Siân Thomas features talking about the site, what it tells us about its inhabitants and what she personally loves about archaeology. https://t.co/6LvIf133os

[Archaeology Wales @Arch_Wales]

Our Geophysics Supervisor Jen is providing training sessions at the @StrataFloridaFS over the next few weeks. Jen led the first magnetometry session last week in glorious sunshine!

[Charles Spencer @cspencer1508]

One of our many discoveries last week, at ⁦@AlthorpHouse⁩ : a Roman well.

[Dr Emma Brownlee @ECBrownlee]

Back from another excellent excavation on a Roman villa @AlthorpHouse - lots of good stuff, even if what I personally found was more brick and tile than you could ever want. Thanks to @cspencer1508 for the hospitality and @CatJarman and Siân @Arch_Wales for leading the dig!

[Archaeology Wales @Arch_Wales]

We're hiring!

Field Archaeologists, Assistant Supervisors, Supervisors with Archaeology Wales Archaeology England | BAJR Archaeology Jobs https://t.co/iX6nyVu14u

[Charles Spencer @cspencer1508]

Roman wall, uncovered this week at ⁦@AlthorpHouse⁩ - so much history underfoot, in this corner of Northamptonshire.

[Charles Spencer @cspencer1508]

Piece of glass, found at Althorp today, which the archaeologists say is Roman.

[Archaeology Wales @Arch_Wales]

Check out this fantastic short film, starring our very own Dr Siân Thomas, detailing last year's Roman Villa excavations @AlthorpHouse. We've had a team out there again this month uncovering more of this exciting site alongside a great group of volunteers! https://t.co/0dTQT7I1aL

[Archaeology Wales @Arch_Wales]

We’re also repping @BAJRjobs while we’re here

[Archaeology Wales @Arch_Wales]

Rhi and Jess are set up at the @UWTSDLampeter humanities careers event running until 2pm talking about careers in archaeology