algao-uk.bsky.social @algao-uk.bsky.social · 25/03/2026The new and improved Treasure Trove Scotland: Code of Practice is now live. Clearer guidance and processes, and better protection for Scotland’s archaeological heritage. Learn more at www.treasuretrovescotland.co.uk 000
Reposted by @algao-uk.bsky.socialDavid Connolly BAJR @bajr-badger.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Historic Environment Records bring together information about the archaeology, buildings and landscapes that shape the places around us. They help build a clearer picture of how places have developed and changed over time. vimeo.com/1174819186?s...vimeo.comWhat are Historic Environment Records?Find out why Historic Environment Records (HERs) matter now more than ever. Historic England champions the network of local HERs that capture millions of unique records about our shared past. 073
algao-uk.bsky.social @algao-uk.bsky.social · 23/03/2026And the films are out! see what makes a HER at historicengland.org.uk/advice/techn...historicengland.org.ukHistoric Environment Records (HERs) | Historic EnglandThis is a brief guide to the wealth of information on archaeology and the historic built environment held in Historic Environment Records. 031
algao-uk.bsky.social @algao-uk.bsky.social · 23/03/2026What you see on the surface is only part of the story. Historic Environment Records bring together information about the archaeology, buildings and landscapes that shape the places around us. #historicengland #historicenvironmentrecords #heritage #archives #ALGAO #localgovernment 120
algao-uk.bsky.social @algao-uk.bsky.social · 14/11/2025The UK Government has published updated National Policy Statements (NPS), including EN-3 for renewable energy, crucially, it reinforces the need to assess and mitigate impacts on historic environments early in the process. #thisisarchaeology #planning www.gov.uk/government/c...gov.ukPlanning for new energy infrastructure: 2025 revisions to National Policy StatementsWe’re seeking views on the revised energy National Policy Statements that support decisions on major energy infrastructure. 031
algao-uk.bsky.social @algao-uk.bsky.social · 14/11/2025The APPG for Project Delivery has published its report on improving national infrastructure delivery. We welcome its recognition of heritage as a vital part of successful planning and development. #Infrastructure #thisisarchaeology www.appgprojectdelivery.org/news-and-upd...appgprojectdelivery.orgParliamentarians Launch New Report Calling for a Radical Shift in Government’s Approach to Infrastructure Delivery — APPG for Project DeliveryParliamentarians warn that “systemic failures” in major infrastructure project delivery could “derail” the Government’s infrastructure ambitions. In a new report launched by the All-Party Parliamentar... 011
algao-uk.bsky.social @algao-uk.bsky.social · 08/07/2025part #1 🧱 New guidance just dropped for Scotland’s archaeology sector! algao.org.uk/algao-scotla... #Archaeology #Museums #Scotland #Heritage #BeforeTheMuseum #HistoricEnvironmentScotlandalgao.org.ukALGAO: Scotland Before the Museum | ALGAOALGAO: Scotland, working with National Museums Scotland and Historic Environment Scotland are pleased to announce the publication of the following documents as part of the Before the Museum Project. T... 100
Reposted by @algao-uk.bsky.socialHistoric Environment Forum (HEF) @histenvforum.bsky.social · 19/06/2025📣 Today HEF launches the new Heritage Sector Resilience Plan 2025-35 (HSRP2), providing a clear roadmap for collaborative working to deliver a robust & resilient heritage sector. Find out more and read the plan on HEF’s website: historicenvironmentforum.org.uk/hef-activiti... #HeritageResiliencePlan 087
Reposted by @algao-uk.bsky.socialSociety For Museum Archaeology @socmusarch.bsky.social · 22/05/2025Signatories include @archaeologyuk.bsky.social @algao-uk.bsky.social @socantscot.bsky.social www.babao.org.uk @antiquaries.bsky.social apabe.org.uk and universityarchaeology.co.uk 043
algao-uk.bsky.social @algao-uk.bsky.social · 26/03/2025www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.uk'How I helped discover hidden Bronze Age monument'George Bird suspected there was more to a single standing stone in the woods he loved exploring. 030
algao-uk.bsky.social @algao-uk.bsky.social · 25/03/2025www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.uk'Unprecedented' Melsonby Iron Age hoard found by archaeologistsArchaeologists say they have found more than 800 items dating back about 2,000 years. 000
algao-uk.bsky.social @algao-uk.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Job Alert - City Archaeologist (fixed term/temporary) jobs.york.gov.uk/tlive_webrec...jobs.york.gov.ukJob profile 021
algao-uk.bsky.social @algao-uk.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Job Alert - HER and Archives Archaeological Officer at Cambridgeshire County Council jobs.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/jobs/job/Arc...jobs.cambridgeshire.gov.uk Archaeological Officer (NSIPs) - HER and Archives | 12 April, 2025 | Jobs and careers with Cambridgeshire County Council Jobs and careers with Cambridgeshire County Council - Cambridgeshire is facing significant pressures on land use from development, not only from housing and other development but increasingly so from ... 000
algao-uk.bsky.social @algao-uk.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Job Alert - Development Management Archaeological Officer at Cambridgeshire County Council jobs.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/jobs/job/Arc...jobs.cambridgeshire.gov.uk Archaeological Officer (NSIPs) - Development Management | 12 April, 2025 | Jobs and careers with Cambridgeshire County Council Jobs and careers with Cambridgeshire County Council - Cambridgeshire is facing significant pressures on land use from development, not only from housing and other development but increasingly so from ... 000
algao-uk.bsky.social @algao-uk.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Job Alert - Senior Archaeologist at West of Scotland Archaeology Service myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/gla...myjobscotland.gov.ukSenior Archaeologist (WoSAS) - GLA13280 | Glasgow | myjobscotlandView details and apply for this land / property / planning & management role in Glasgow Central with Glasgow on myjobscotland 020
algao-uk.bsky.social @algao-uk.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Proud to support @Heritage_NGOs #HeritageCreates report, highlighting the power of heritage in driving innovation & creativity. 🎨🏛️ Take a look at the inspiring case studies and the future of heritage-led creative innovation #HeritageCreates www.theheritagealliance.org.uk/our-work/pub...theheritagealliance.org.ukHeritage Creates: Heritage and the Creative Industries - The Heritage AllianceHeritage Creates: Heritage and the Creative IndustriesHeritage Alliance Insight Report, published March 2025In 2019, The Heritage Alliance published an insight report exploring the relationship betwee... 000
Reposted by @algao-uk.bsky.socialNational Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 14/02/2025Who knows what may lie beneath your desk 👀 2635
algao-uk.bsky.social @algao-uk.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Article out today on the risk to heritage as local authority staff see numbers drop to a bare minimum. Despite a loss of staff from 33 in 2005 to just 19, with the risk of further cuts in the future but they are responsible for roughly 90% of heritage in Scotland. tinyurl.com/hsbfwyb6scotsman.comScotland risks 'wholesale loss' of heritage as archaeology cuts leave numbers at 'bare minimum'Archaeologists working for local authorities are charged with the protection of 90 per cent of Scotland’s historical and archaeological sites - but numbers of staff continue to fall. 056
Reposted by @algao-uk.bsky.socialHistory and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 05/02/2025In the graveyard of the church of St Mary the Virgin, Ramsgill in Nidderdale lie the remains of a medieval chapel built by the monks of Byland Abbey, The structure includes two narrow lancet openings with a larger one above, framed by the chapel’s original stone coping. 1532
algao-uk.bsky.social @algao-uk.bsky.social · 05/02/2025interesting discussion on the potential use and misuse of AI in archaeology, but is it the AI generating fake data or the person using it? uk.news.yahoo.com/ai-imagery-c...uk.news.yahoo.comHow AI imagery could be used to develop fake archaeologyEven before the use of AI, it was widely accepted within archaeology that visualisations of the past are highly fraught and should be treated with caution. 000
Reposted by @algao-uk.bsky.socialNational Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 20/01/2025Thanks for joining us Archie, and taking such beautiful photos 😉 2672
Reposted by @algao-uk.bsky.socialHistoric Environment Forum (HEF) @histenvforum.bsky.social · 06/01/2025The Historic Environment Forum (HEF)'s new report on #heritage and #ClimateChange shows the investments required to get the sector to net zero, and illustrates some of the related evidence gaps and policy challenges. Read it here: bit.ly/3ZZ0ThK #HeritageSectorToNetZero #HistoricEnvironment 1116
Reposted by @algao-uk.bsky.socialDavid Connolly BAJR @bajr-badger.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Finds Liaison Officer Salary: £26,500 per annum Cornwall Heritage Trust Krowji, Redruth, Cornwall Closing Date: 28/01/2025 www.bajr.org?p=192582bajr.orgFinds Liaison Officer - BAJR - British Archaeology Jobs and ResourcesOver the last few years, Cornwall Heritage Trust has been working on a project to make the organisation more resilient and financially sustainable ahead of its 40th anniversary in 2025. The charity is... 087
Reposted by @algao-uk.bsky.socialromanbritain.bsky.social @romanbritain.bsky.social · 17/12/2024‘Failure of Roman engineering on industrial scale’: discovery of water wells in England proves trial and error' #RomanBritain #History #Archaeology👇 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/arti...theguardian.com‘Failure of Roman engineering on industrial scale’: discovery of water wells in England proves trial and error‘Astonishingly preserved’ remains in Cambridgeshire give clues to substantial Romano-British industrial settlement 153
Reposted by @algao-uk.bsky.socialDelphine Jasmin-Belisle @delphinejb.bsky.social · 17/12/2024@heritagealliance.bsky.social is the conduit for key dialogues between the whole #Heritage sector and Government. Glad to have @heritagelizzie.bsky.social and @carolelsouter.bsky.social in our corner as sector champions 🦸🏻♀️ 011
Reposted by @algao-uk.bsky.socialDr Susan Greaney @suegreaney.bsky.social · 17/12/2024This is fascinating, if a little gruesome. Makes me think that Needham's fission horizon and integration of the Neo-EBA parallel communities wasn't a peaceful process. Looking forward to seeing more of the genetics! 56215
Reposted by @algao-uk.bsky.socialHistoric Environment Forum (HEF) @histenvforum.bsky.social · 16/12/2024In HEF's latest Heritage Sector Resilience interview on embedding #heritage in #policy, we spoke to @georgierose.bsky.social about her role as Head of Government Affairs at @nationaltrust.bsky.social. Read the interview online: historicenvironmentforum.org.uk/policy-resil... #HistoricEnvironment 043
Reposted by @algao-uk.bsky.socialDelphine Jasmin-Belisle @delphinejb.bsky.social · 16/12/2024Positive news for UK natural heritage 🏞️ I feel that we are particularly lucky in Britain to have access to amazing footpaths and right of ways making it safe and easy for everyone to enjoy the wealth of wildlife and landscapes at our doorstep. 011
Reposted by @algao-uk.bsky.socialDr Rebecca Wragg Sykes @lemoustier.bsky.social · 16/12/2024🏺 Cannibalism is incredibly tricky to interpret, and I don't think available evidence here = single event "massacre". Dating could span generations, & the fact cannibalism in British BA isn't common elsewhere doesn't imply *this* case is from a violent conflict. www.theguardian.com/science/2024...theguardian.com‘Something horrible’: Somerset pit reveals bronze age cannibalismOxford analysis shows evidence of bloody massacre, with hand and feet bones chewed by human molars 512825
Reposted by @algao-uk.bsky.socialDr Charles Mount @cmount1.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Bronze Age ploughing was performed with the ard, consisting of a share, stilt, draft-pole & yoke. This was used to cross-plough at right angles to break up the soil & remove weeds. This ard from Dorney, Buckinghamshire is made from a half split log of Field Maple. From BAS-Newsletter-Autumn-2018.pdf 1307
Reposted by @algao-uk.bsky.socialDaniel Ratcliffe-Shutt @daniel.statement-heritage.com · 17/12/2024Chambered tomb, Buzza Hill, St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly. #TombTuesday. 🧵 2152
Reposted by @algao-uk.bsky.socialDr Susan Greaney @suegreaney.bsky.social · 12/12/2024A new Historic England research report is out on the date of Woodhenge. Great stuff (love a bit of sapwood targetting!) - suspicions that the bank and ditch were later were right and the main timber structure now precisely dated to the 27th century cal BC: historicengland.org.uk/research/res...historicengland.org.ukWoodhenge, Durrington, Wiltshire: Radiocarbon Dating and Chronological Modelling | Historic EnglandResearch Report for Woodhenge, Durrington, Wiltshire: Radiocarbon Dating and Chronological Modelling 38617
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