DurotrigesDiaries

We're busy making plans for our next archaeological investigation Will we find any more Iron Age roundhouses? Follow #Durotriges25 to see what we discover and check out #Durotriges24 to catch up on last year's dig Be seeing you 😊👍 #IronAge #Archaeology #Dorset @BU_ArchAnth

A fantastic @thetimeteam investigation into the Durotriges and Iron Age Dorset for your Friday viewing pleasure 👇👇👇

*Trapped* inside Blackhammer #Neolithic chambered tomb on #Rousay in the Orcadian archipelago A fine example of a *stalled cairn* with 7 compartments for depositing human and other remains Excavated in 1936 and covered with a skylit concrete dome @HistEnvScot #TombTuesday

Want to walk along main road through the Iron Age village of Gurness #Orkney (beautifully looked after by @HistEnvScot @welovehistory) then go on in to the #broch itself and take a look around? Of course you do 😃 📽 August 2024 #HillfortsWednesday

Check out our new #stratmatessunday video where we discuss our new deviant burial! This video contains excavations of an Iron Age human skeleton from within one of our storage pits: vm.tiktok.com/ZGeweTCYH/

Want to step inside and take a look around the Iron Age #Broch of Midhowe on the island of #Rousay? Of course you do 😊 #HillfortsWednesday @WeLoveHistory @HistEnvScot

A goodbye Durotrigian Wave from the team on the last morning of #Durotriges24 👋 Hope to see you all again for #Durotriges25 !!

View from observation platform 2 (spoilheap) across the trenches of #Durotriges24 on a sunny (but very windy) summer's day (hence sound is redacted) as the tesm starts wrapping up recording the Iron Age archaeology

Don't forget that our OPEN DAY is tomorrow Sun 30 June 10-4 FREE ENTRY to site tours, transport (if you require it), cafe, bar, chippy, ice creams and ARCHAEOLOGY Free parking on private land North West Farm, Winterborne Kingston DT11 9AT See you there? #Durotriges24

Betwixt trenches P and Q at #Durotriges24 is a netherworld within which roam the sunshade brigade A crack mobile unit of archaeologists whose sole task is to bring darkness to very small areas of the dig

Meet the Ancestors Pippin comes face to face with the Iron Age at #Durotriges24

Join us as we descend into an Iron Age storage pit where Hannah is currently excavating two prehistoric dog burials #Durotriges24

This morning on #Durotriges24, a short stroll from the top of Trench Q to the middle of Trench P Across and through the Iron Age #archaeology, experiencing the sights and sounds of site (PS please excuse squeaky wheelbarrows - must get them oiled)

⚠️ Durotriges Dig OPEN DAY ⚠️ Is on Sunday 30 June 10-4.30 Free Parking (private land) at North West Farm Winterborne Kingston DT11 9AT Dig is 20 mins walk (minibuses are available) Guided tours plus Big Dig Brewhouse, cafe, ice cream + chips!! See you there? #Durotriges24

From the archaeological trenches of #Durotriges24 Dr Ellen Hambleton describes the remains of a pig found buried at the base of an Iron Age by Erin and Lara #Archaeology #Zooarchaeology #Dorset @BU_ArchAnth @BUOsteo

It's time to fly over the trenches of #Durotriges24 #Dorset On a glorious (if windy) summer's day, let's take in all that glorious late #prehistoric #archaeology 😍 @bournemouthuni @BU_ArchAnth @CurrentArchaeo @archaeologyuk @PrehistSociety #archeology #chalk

Want to experience the raw thrill of the #Durotriges24 spoiheap run from the comfort of your own home? Of course you do! Now you can with our very own wheelbarrow mounted camera You’re welcome

What have Amanda and Holly found in their Iron Age storage pit? Bits of an Iron Age horse? Let's take a closer look #Durotriges24

Midway through week 2 at the #Durotriges24 dig The Iron Age pits and ditches of Trench Q (here seen from the spoilheap) are progressing well ❤️

Check out today’s video! #TikTok vm.tiktok.com/ZGebja6QL/