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Drone used by archaeologists to record well at Sheffield Castle

Archaeologists use drone to film inside medieval well at Sheffield Castle

Archaeologists from Wessex Archaeology, working alongside FlyThru, have surveyed a medieval well within the walls of Sheffield Castle.
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archeological survey expert undertakes drone survey of church, standing in churchyard

Archaeologists and community record 600-year-old church in Happisburgh, Norfolk, before it’s lost to the sea

With severe coastal erosion threatening to wipe the church in Happisburgh in a matter of decades, North Norfolk District Council commissioned our experts to undertake a community recording project to capture the church for posterity.
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The hunt for the Kingswood elephant: archaeologists conduct survey to find the legendary menagerie beast
Operation Nightingale archaeologists dig at Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Avon Camp, grave cuts and a ring ditch

Operation Nightingale and the Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Avon Camp
Old, discarded bullet rounds on grass, found by Operation Nightingale at Lost Village of Imber

Operation Nightingale and the Lost Village of Imber
Denge quarry

Investigating the Dungeness shipwreck - Discovery of the wreck
Archaeologists recording timbers using a mixture of traditional drawings, photography, and 3D scanning

Investigating the Dungeness Wreck - Recording the Timbers
Cross-sectional samples taken from timbers of the Denge Wreck used for Dendrochronology

Investigating the Dungeness Shipwreck - Dating the ship
Keeping timbers wet on site

Investigating the Dungeness Shipwreck - The challenges of waterlogged environments

Denge quarry

Investigating the Dungeness Shipwreck - What have we learnt about its construction?
Altamira Cave Art

Rock Art Across Britain: A Journey into Prehistoric Expression

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Chris Brayne steps down as Chief Executive