Bournemouth University Archaeological Research Consultancy (BUARC) is the commercial archaeological consultancy arm of the Faculty of Science and Technology
South West, England
Joined November 2012
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And in Hampshire, culture dies
@Hantsconnect cuts £600,000 of funding per year to the charity @HantsCulture
Heritage sites, arts centres and museums, including the unique Iron Age @AndoverMuseum are to close
A greater act of vandalism by a County Council is hard to imagine 😡
Hampshire museums at risk as council cuts £132m. The Museum of the Iron Age could close in 2026 if no additional funding is found
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-ha…
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What has Matt found?
Day 2 of our dig this weekend in Dorset (15-17 Sept).
Visit Patreon to see dig action as it unfolds each day!
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New equipment alert! Colleagues from @BU_ArchAnth trying out our new 3D scanner on a stone circle near Corfe Castle
The amazing Hod Hill fort eastern gateway earthworks. Fun fact: ballistas were positioned at the gates to fire upon the (predominantly) unshielded right sides of attackers #romanfortthursday
Desperately seeking Graham Webster’s Waddon Hill Roman fort excavation archive. It’s not in the obvious places. Any leads appreciated! #RomanFortThursday
Searching for a cellar in #Wareham this morning using ground penetrating radar with @BU_ArchAnth & @thetimeteam’s @derekpitman. Thanks @geofizzboy for your tips!
Research week surveying on Talbot Heath today. Located remains of a 19th century firing range and some WW2 trenches
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The NW corner and platform of a #Roman auxilliary fort preserved at Ilkley #WestYorkshire
Founded in the late 1st century AD and rebuilt in stone during early 3rd, the base slumbers peacefully in the grounds behind medieval @ManorHouseIlk
#RomanFortThursday
The freshly mown summit of Waddon Hill - perfect conditions for a bit of geophysical surveying…
#romanfortthursday
A coin found in a late 1st century fire pit in Hamworthy last year. It’s believed to be a Neronian dupondius and might be an example of damnatio memoriae (condemnation of memory). Nero’s image has received a cut across the neck before being cast into the kiln fire. #FindsFriday
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A recent discovery for #romanfortthursday, a Legio II Augusta supply base on the road to their fortress at Exeter. One ditch was of Punic profile: easy to jump into but hard to get out of! The idea was that attackers would be trapped and unable to escape fire from the ramparts.
Shared a beautiful sunset view with the bovine residents of Cley Hill a few weeks ago #HillfortsWednesday
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Join us at The @Durotrigesdig OPEN DAY on Sunday 3rd July 10.00am – 4.30pm. Free Parking at North West Farm, DT11 9AT. Guided tours of site and on-site museum plus refreshments and Dorset countryside.
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We were also joined by BBC South Today at our Big Dig site today - tune in at 6.30pm this evening to learn more about what our @Durotrigesdig team have been unearthing at this year's dig.
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BU's Big Dig has started & you can follow along with the discoveries across social media. There are two Big Dig Twitter accounts - @Durotrigesdig & @DuroDigDiaries, a Facebook page - @DurotrigesProject & an Instagram account @durotrigesbigdig.
On site today in #christchurch with @BU_BAArchAnth student Conor, who is spending part of his placement gaining commercial project experience.
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A little something for #LoomweightMonday (if such a thing were ever to exist):
A complete (albeit in 3 parts) baked clay Later Bronze Age loomweight
Decorated with thumb-impressed indentations around the outer face 😍
Fresh from #Durotriges21
Early #FindsFriday
A coin from a kiln. Found this week on a watching brief, within the military supply depot at Lower Hamworthy #RomanFortThursday
@Durotrigesdig I’ve found some Black Burnished Ware in the other side of the Hamworthy kiln 👍
