Zoe (she/her) 🇬🇧 🇬🇪

Suffolk based Archaeological Archivist into:
Environmental archaeology
Landscape history
Digital archiving
Medieval and medical history

[Zoe (she/her) 🇬🇧 🇬🇪 @Zoe__Em]

Taking advantage of a bit of Bank Holiday afternoon sunshine with a book and @bushontheradio's #IndieDisco on in the background...

[Zoe (she/her) 🇬🇧 🇬🇪 @Zoe__Em]

How has it been 9 years, 3 roles and 1 office move since I rejoined CA (@CotswoldArch)?!

[Zoe (she/her) 🇬🇧 🇬🇪 @Zoe__Em]

Dinner simmering on the hob, listening to @bushontheradio 's #IndieDisco and debating between @WaspWoman Endless Forms or @theAliceRoberts Dominion for tonight's reading...

[Zoe (she/her) 🇬🇧 🇬🇪 @Zoe__Em]

@Bookishcrick I've several of your books on my wishlist- hopefully I'll get them soon!

[Zoe (she/her) 🇬🇧 🇬🇪 @Zoe__Em]

Woop woop Hazel and Beth!

(Totally not biased by the fact that, like me, they form part of the CA Archives team!

#ArchivesInAction #Museums #CAArchTeam

[Cotswold Archaeology @CotswoldArch]

📦 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 are next to be on #DiggingForBritain! Tune in at 📦 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 are next to be on 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻! Tune in at 𝟴𝗽𝗺 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁, 𝗕𝗕𝗖𝟮, to see their work for Gloucester's 'Store to Store' project.

Over seven months, Beth, Hazel, and their 93 volunteers have spent an incredible 4,500 hours processing 2,652 boxes full of Museum Of Gloucester's collections, repacking and reducing them by over 40%! 💪

They've freed up vital storage space while making the museum's artefacts more secure and accessible 🎉 Learn more on our website https://t.co/IlnL4yaXeg or Watch more in the Museum's awesome short feature https://t.co/5v9LPVLMQA 🍿

#BBC2 #DiggingForBritain #ArchivesInAction #MuseumCollections #CAArchTeam

𝗽𝗺 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁, 𝗕𝗕𝗖𝟮, to see their work for #Gloucester's 'Store to Store' project.

Over seven months, Beth, Hazel, and their 93 volunteers have spent an incredible 4,500 hours processing 2,652 boxes full of @MuseumOfGlos's collections, repacking and reducing them by over 40%! 💪

They've freed up vital storage space while making the museum's artefacts more secure and accessible 🎉 Watch more in the Museum's awesome short feature: https://t.co/zgFAE4ekPC 🍿 or Learn more on our website: https://t.co/45Aw5jTXpK

@HeritageFundUK #BBC2 #D4B13 #ArchivesInAction #Museums #CAArchTeam

[Zoe (she/her) 🇬🇧 🇬🇪 @Zoe__Em]

I can't not hear "look here, Tone..."
#iykyk #archaeology

[Cotswold Archaeology @CotswoldArch]

Our recent excavations at Fordingbridge revealed over 2,000 archaeological features, including trackways, ovens, enclosures, and 15 roundhouses! 🛖

Among the many exciting finds was a rare complete quern stone. These domestic grinding tools were everyday essentials in Iron Age and Roman households, and only around 1% survive intact. This one lived a long life —first as a bottom quern stone, and then modified to be reused as a top quern — only being placed carefully in a pit once it had truly reached the end of its working life.

We also uncovered other signs of domestic and economic activity, including a crucible hinting at nearby metalworking and possible evidence of nearby ceramic production, in the form of wasters and partially fired clay dumps.

🗓️ Come see some of the finds for yourself at VillaFest, Rockbourne Roman Villa (2–3 August)!

👉 Read more: https://t.co/qa3m6VVh3V

#Roman #IronAge #Archaeology #excavation #quernstone #newforest #archeology #VillaFest

[Zoe (she/her) 🇬🇧 🇬🇪 @Zoe__Em]

An interesting site and an equally interesting talk!
#Medieval #AngloSaxon #Archaeology

[Cotswold Archaeology @CotswoldArch]

🚨 Now available on YouTube: "𝗘𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵: 𝟮𝟬 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝗔𝗙 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵"

🗣️ 𝗝𝗼 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 and 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 reveal fascinating insights into the remarkable discovery of an Anglo-Saxon man buried with his lavishly adorned horse—a find that made national headlines!

🎬 Watch now: https://t.co/NY8RswKsqb

#WebinarWednesdays #Archaeology #AngloSaxon

[Zoe (she/her) 🇬🇧 🇬🇪 @Zoe__Em]

I do like a good tile!
#CommunityDig #Roman #RomanArchaeology #Archaeology

[Cotswold Archaeology @CotswoldArch]

🧱 Alert to all #Tileophiles! 🧱

If you've been following our community excavation at Brandier Farm, you already know Peter—the Roman tile expert who can turn anyone into a tile enthusiast. Over the past three years, we’ve unearthed 9.4 tonnes of Roman tiles, and now it’s time to reveal Peter’s top five favourite finds from the project! 🏆

Oh, and exciting news—our project has been nominated for Current Archaeology’s Research Project of the Year! 🎉 If you think our work deserves the win, 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://t.co/FFOddR0i8b. 🙌

🌟 𝗔 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀:

• The first tile we found on day one had to make the list—it even had “HI” stamped on it! Well, it was actually upside-down and part of a broken “LHS” stamp. But discovering this tile confirmed we were digging in the right place—and marked the start of uncovering 𝟮𝟭𝟴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀! 🤩
• 𝗦𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀! Say the people who found the second largest Roman roof tile found in the UK! 🤯
• The 𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗶𝗿 had to make the list—not just because it’s fun to say! Most tile experts only encounter these in books, so discovering not one, but three complete examples was a total bucket-list moment for us! 🎯
• The tile with the 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿-𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 (not the typical comb). These unique patterns help link the tiles produced at Brandier to Roman buildings around Gloucestershire.
• And of course, the 𝗧-𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘀 made the list. These unassuming but crucial finds were key to how the Romans produced tiles on such a large scale at Brandier Farm.

📖 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 to see the complete list of Peter’s favourite finds and their fascinating stories: https://t.co/QIuX5gu7Hc.

💬 What’s your favourite discovery? Let us know in the comments! 👇 And don’t forget to vote for us for Research Project of the Year! 🎉

#CommunityDig #Roman #RomanArchaeology #BrandiersKilnProject #Archaeology

[Zoe (she/her) 🇬🇧 🇬🇪 @Zoe__Em]

I may be a medievalist at heart, but my developing interests in landscapes, #EnviroArch, #geoarchaeology and #environmentalhistory mean that this @JICASJSY field school may tempt me away from my usual working holiday to Georgia (where I've been somewhat spoilt for 7 seasons!)

[Dr Matt Pope @MatthewPope]

If this has whetted your appetite for Island Archaeology then consider joining us on the @JICASJSY Island Archaeology field school this summer.
Details here!
https://t.co/O1VEXa2FzK

[Zoe (she/her) 🇬🇧 🇬🇪 @Zoe__Em]

@Bookishcrick I know this doens't help rn, but I've a couple of books on my list that I saw on your website in November/December, but as I've already bought 6 books this week (oops!), I think at least one of "your" books are on my "to buy later in the not-too-distant future" list!

[Zoe (she/her) 🇬🇧 🇬🇪 @Zoe__Em]

Wrapped up on the sofa, with the 1st #IndyDisco of the year on @absoluteradio, courtesy of @bushontheradio, with a Ronald Hutton (@UoBrisHistory) book on Witches- as you do!

Ps- been enjoying #Deadpod, Bush

[Zoe (she/her) 🇬🇧 🇬🇪 @Zoe__Em]

It may be Saturday, but I'm spending my evening doing some #geoarchaeology reading whilst listening to (and totally not getting distracted by) @bushontheradio's #indiedisco on in the background

🎶 you know you cannot hide from what's inside 🎶

[Zoe (she/her) 🇬🇧 🇬🇪 @Zoe__Em]

@Bookishcrick Decided on just the one book...for now!

[Zoe (she/her) 🇬🇧 🇬🇪 @Zoe__Em]

@Bookishcrick Ah, sod it- as I read 3 of the books in my pile a while back and was mainly wanting to re-read them, I suppose I can get some more books...

[Zoe (she/her) 🇬🇧 🇬🇪 @Zoe__Em]

I will always hear a certain colleague say "It's Thame, Tony" whenever I see or hear anything from this site!

[Cotswold Archaeology @CotswoldArch]

🚨 Just published: 6,000 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺, 𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘴! 📚

Our excavations at #Thame revealed a story spanning the Early #Neolithic to Late #Saxon periods – the largest known triple-ditched causewayed enclosure in the UK (!), #IronAge settlement and ritual activity, #Roman innovations, and #AngloSaxon weavers' workshops with charred remains that preserved their stories... 🧶

These findings are now available in two volumes, with photos, illustrations, and specialist interpretations from across the #OCAarchTeam, each detailing how Thame is a historical hub of life, change, and human resilience.

🔗 Read more & order your copies here: https://t.co/Np12EbLicG

@oatweet #ReadAllAboutIt #Archaeology #Oxfordshire

[Zoe (she/her) 🇬🇧 🇬🇪 @Zoe__Em]

Oh, I do like a teeny snail!
#MolluscMonday #malacology #Environmental #Archaeology

[Cotswold Archaeology @CotswoldArch]

🌿🐌 For the snail savants and the shell specialists out there, welcome to Mollusc Mondays, where's Sophie's made a 𝘩𝘶𝘨𝘦 discovery!... 🔍😅

🌾 Ok, so tiny shells like this might not look like much, but they’re packed with clues about historical environments, climates, and landscapes. Our environmental archaeologists study these tiny traces to understand what people were eating, the plants they grew, and how climate has shaped the landscape.

And as some snail species only existed during specific time periods, their presence is useful for dating archaeological layers, turning these tiny remains into perfect little time capsules 💪🐚♥️

#MolluscMondays #ShellSpecialists #EnvironmentalArchaeology #CAarchTeam

[Zoe (she/her) 🇬🇧 🇬🇪 @Zoe__Em]

Having done some of the initial PX processing of this when I was in Andover, the results are going to be interesting!

[Cotswold Archaeology @CotswoldArch]

⛑ 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗮𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆...

Revealing stories from the building's time as an 18th-century prisoner-of-war camp, a cholera hospital, and later as a 19th-century workhouse, the site offers a glimpse into the lives of those who existed through challenging times in Bristol’s history.

Our team has been carefully working to record around 4,500 individuals, and bring their stories to light. You can read a bit more on the site, our ongoing analysis, and plans for reburial, here: https://t.co/JZZEtU3gGX

#Archaeology #Bristol #BristolHistory #Victorian #CASiteTeam #CAArchTeam

[Zoe (she/her) 🇬🇧 🇬🇪 @Zoe__Em]

How has it been 9 years since I started in #PostEx at @CotswoldArch?!

[Zoe (she/her) 🇬🇧 🇬🇪 @Zoe__Em]

I remember all of the snail-y samples!

[Cotswold Archaeology @CotswoldArch]

🏺 #BronzeAge barrows, a possible mortuary house, cremation burials, and a rare Beaker grave... #Hampshire's Picket 20 revealed a landscape that was once a focus for funerary activity, then suddenly avoided for the next 1000 years. Why?

Watch our later webinar release to discover the changing rituals and burial practices that developed this chalkland landscape over the course of 4000 years.🎬 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲: https://t.co/AeKLEGX0ME

#Archaeology #CAArchTeam