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#OpenAccess peer-reviewed #digital #journal for #archaeology at University of York (UK). Posts by Judith Winters (Ed) #publication #digital #heritage 🏺

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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A really lovely evening catching up with lots of former colleagues at the joint 30th birthday celebrations with the Archaeology Data Service. And how fabulous does the IA logo look like on a cupcake!
Cup cakes with Internet Archaeology stripey logo on topADS birthday cake
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Hanna Steyne (she/they) @hlsteyne.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
My latest paper! Based on my PhD & many discussions with Mili Rajić we've managed (I think) to explain why we think storytelling, as method not outreach/engagement/afterthought, is so important for a dramatic shift in how we do archaeology #archaeology #storytelling #PhDpublication #socialjustice
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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Who tells your story? Diversifying narratives of the past through storytelling as an archaeological 🏺 method by @hlsteyne.bsky.social and Milica Rajić doi.org/10.11141/ia.... #archaeology #method #storytelling #socialjustice #diversity #inclusion #narrative
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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
ICYMI: Furnace Fields: Iron Age and Roman Metalworking between York and the Humber doi.org/10.11141/ia.... #IronAge #Roman #metallurgy #industrial #ironsmelting #EastYorkshire #furnacebottom #Arrasculture 🏺
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Furnace Fields: Iron Age and Roman Metalworking between York and the Humber
An archaeological investigation associated with a proposed renewable energy development at Thornton in the East Riding of Yorkshire (UK) revealed extensive evidence for middle Iron Age to early Roman ...
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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
ICYMI: FAIR and Open CHERISH: data and outputs from terrestrial laser scanning and uncrewed aerial vehicle digital photogrammetry surveys of coastal heritage sites in #Ireland (Data Paper in Internet #Archaeology with data available at @dri.ie) doi.org/10.11141/ia....
A flowchart showing a six-level data hierarchy for the CHERISH project, organizing coastal heritage data from county down to specific metadata files.
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Trix @trixranderson.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
If you can't wait to know more, then you can read our new paper on these weights which now available in the latest issue of Internet Archaeology - link below. There is also a full, and completely open-access, catalogue of the known weights so far to be found through the Archaeology Data Service.
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Inset Lead Weights: Trade and Identity in 9th- and 10th-century Viking armies in Britain and Ireland
Viking armies introduced a bullion economy to 9th-century Britain and Ireland in which transactions were facilitated through the use of balances and weights. This paper presents the first comprehensiv...
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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
ICYMI: Hadley, D., Richards, J.D. et al. Inset Lead Weights: Trade and Identity in 9th- and 10th-century Viking armies in Britain and Ireland. doi.org/10.11141/ia.... #archaeology #weightsystems #coins #decoratedmetalwork #trade #identity #VikingGreatArmy #Britain #Ireland #Scandinavia #9thcentury
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Inset Lead Weights: Trade and Identity in 9th- and 10th-century Viking armies in Britain and Ireland
Viking armies introduced a bullion economy to 9th-century Britain and Ireland in which transactions were facilitated through the use of balances and weights. This paper presents the first comprehensiv...
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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
ICYMI: Hsu, Y-K. and Edmunds, R. 2026 'Persistent Identifiers: Towards the FAIRness of Archaeological Samples for Scientific Analysis', Internet Archaeology 72. doi.org/10.11141/ia....
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Persistent Identifiers: Towards the FAIRness of Archaeological Samples for Scientific Analysis
This paper explores how persistent identifiers (PIDs) and standardised metadata profiles can foster the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) management of archaeological sample...
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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
ICYMI: 'Work Digital, Think #Archive, Create #Access: Exploring The Legacy Of The Dig #Digital Project', Internet #Archaeology 72. doi.org/10.11141/ia....
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Work Digital, Think Archive, Create Access: Exploring The Legacy Of The Dig Digital Project
The Dig Digital project is an Archaeological Archives Forum (AAF) initiative and represents the culmination of 10 years of research and collaboration. Managed and delivered by DigVentures, in part...
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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Barrett, R. 2026 'The Continued Lifecycle of Archaeological #Archives in #Ireland', Internet #Archaeology 72. doi.org/10.11141/ia....
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The Continued Lifecycle of Archaeological Archives in Ireland
This article will discuss how the archaeological collections of Ireland are currently managed in line with archiving principles, how the provision of access to such a wealth of information is the ...
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Trix @trixranderson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
School holidays and work meant I haven't had a chance to shout about this yet - but yesterday saw a release for a new paper, drawing together the Viking-Age lead 'inset' weights from across Britain and Ireland and looking at their origins (surprise: it's all to do with the Great Army once again) -
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Inset Lead Weights: Trade and Identity in 9th- and 10th-century Viking armies in Britain and Ireland
Viking armies introduced a bullion economy to 9th-century Britain and Ireland in which transactions were facilitated through the use of balances and weights. This paper presents the first comprehensiv...
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Eric Kansa @ekansa.scholar.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/08/2026
Oh wow! Chris Webster and colleagues at the "Archaeology Podcast Network" chatted about my recent AI / Large Language Model paper (doi.org/10.11141/ia.71.15). That's a first for me! Here's the podcast link: www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/a… (I'm not sure they're on […]
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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
ICYMI: Unger, J., Dzurilla, D., Košťál, M. and Košta, J. 2026 'Breathing Life into Archaeological Archives: Crafting Compelling Narratives with 3D Digital Storytelling', Internet Archaeology 72. doi.org/10.11141/ia....
Examples of how photo-realistic render was used (but only for completely credible data/contexts). Image shows an educational four-panel composite image (A, B, C, and D) showcasing archaeological reconstructions and discoveries from various historical periods in the Czech Republic:

Panel A (Roztoky, 6th–7th century BCE): A cutaway digital diagram showing the structural cross-section of a subterranean pit house. An orange silhouette of a person is kneeling inside near a cooking area. Text on the left asks "How did the inhabitants cook?" above a photo of a ceramic pot, explaining that hot stones were thrown into pots embedded in the floor.

Panel B (Lovosice, 800–550 BCE): A 3D digital scene displaying archaeological artifacts, featuring a decorated wooden yoke with bronze tacks set against dark ceramic vessels on a wooden surface.

Panel C (Roundels, 4900–4200 BCE): An aerial reconstruction of concentric circular earthwork ditches with entrance gaps, labeled with feature numbers. An inset photo in the bottom-right shows a human skeleton buried in a flexed position in a rectangular grave pit.

Panel D (Lovosice, 800–550 BCE): A 3D digital model of a rectangular burial pit containing a human skeleton laid on a four-wheeled wooden wagon, surrounded by ceramic vessels, horse harness components, and bronze jewelry.
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litotic (elise) @litotic.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
An extensive article that describes AI LLMs (and many of their myths) in greater detail, how they impact research (in archeology, but not only) and access to information. It was a timely read as someone about to share their dissertation on an open access platform
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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Gah forgot the 🏺again!
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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The publication is supported by an illustrated digital archive and aids further understanding of the #Viking impact on Britain & Ireland and presents new insights into the earliest years of migration & settlement. doi.org/10.5284/1144... #integratedpublication
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Illustrated Artefact Catalogue of Viking Inset Lead Weights from Britain and Ireland, 2025
This is a new illustrated and searchable catalogue of over 390 Viking inset lead weights mainly of the late 9th century AD found in Britain and Ireland. The majority of these weights were recovered du...
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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The range of insets & how they were used to express authority, to reflect the experiences & travels of those armies, and to imbue trading with messages of protection & group identity are all investigated, along with date range, weight standards, manufacturing processes & post-depositional histories.
Two weights inset with coins of St Edmund
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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Viking armies introduced a bullion economy to 9th cent. Britain & Ireland in which transactions were facilitated through the use of balances/weights. This article presents a comprehensive analysis of one type of such weights: lead inset with reused material (an innovation of the 860s & 870s).
A selection of inset lead weights
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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
New in IA71: Inset Lead Weights: #Trade and #Identity in 9th- and 10th-century #Viking armies in #Britain and #Ireland by Dawn Hadley, Julian D. Richards, Mark Randerson and Rebekah Hiett doi.org/10.11141/ia.... with accompanying illustrated digital archive
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Inset Lead Weights: Trade and Identity in 9th- and 10th-century Viking armies in Britain and Ireland
Viking armies introduced a bullion economy to 9th-century Britain and Ireland in which transactions were facilitated through the use of balances and weights. This paper presents the first comprehensiv...
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Paul Zimmerman @paulczimmerman.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
This is an excellent article, and well worth your time. Even if you’re not an archaeologist, what it has to say about AI’s effects on research, academia, and knowledge-production in general is very insightful
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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Last month the ADS moved to our new office at the Guildhall! Fittingly, @intarcheditor.bsky.social has also recently published the excavations from the annexe, offering a look into the site's long and varied past. To read the Guildhall paper visit: archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/news-events/...
A view of the outside of the guildhall from the opposite bank of the river Ouse
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Jesse Wolfhagen @uncertainarch.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Thank you @zenobiewan.bsky.social for insisting I read this (and @ekansa.bsky.social for writing it)! A very useful piece on LLMs that talks about what they are while also emphasizing what they do (in an anthropological/STS "how we use them" practice sense). Adding it into the quant course syllabus
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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
The authors describe their open-source, web-based application, WebDig, which mirrors the content and functionality of iDig in order to facilitate collaboration among specialists and to complement print publication.
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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
New in IA71: Arrington, N.T., D'Acri, A., Baloukidis, D. and Tasaklaki, M. 2026 Always in the Field: Introducing the WebDig App doi.org/10.11141/ia.... 🏺 #Archaeology
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Always in the Field: Introducing the WebDig App
Amongst the digital tools that projects use to gather data in the field, an application created for use in the Athenian Agora excavations has gained traction in recent decades: iDig. It is used on mul...
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Ulla Rajala @ullamr.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
A thoughtful essay on AI and #Archaeology. A recommended read for all computer archaeologists. @caaint.bsky.social @caa-uk.bsky.social
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Internet Archaeology @internetarchaeology.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 25/06/2026
New in IA71: #Archaeology in the AI Era: Demystifying powerful and problematic systems shaping the future of the past by Eric C. Kansa doi.org/10.11141/ia.71.15 This essay explores how Large Language Models (LLMs) and the generative "Artificial Intelligence" (#AI) services they power […]
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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
New in IA71: FAIR and Open CHERISH: Data and outputs from TLS and UAV digital photogrammetry surveys of coastal heritage sites in Ireland (Data paper) by Lesley Davidson @anthonycorns.bsky.social @edwardpollard.bsky.social & Robert Shaw @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social doi.org/10.11141/ia.... 🏺
A hierarchical flowchart illustrating the data organization structure of the CHERISH project across six distinct levels, flowing from top to bottom.

Level 1: Parent Collection
Level 2: By County
Level 3: By Site
Level 4: By Cherish Toolkit branching to Terrestrial laser scanning and UAV digital photogrammetry
Level 5: By Data Capture Date
Level 6: Data and Metadata: The final level lists seven text-based output categories branching from the data capture dates: "ground control points," "UAV images," "orthomosaic image," "digital elevation model," "topographic relief visualisations," "figures," and "processing reports."
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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
New in IA71: Kansa, E.C. 2026 #Archaeology in the #AI Era: Demystifying powerful and problematic systems shaping the future of the past doi.org/10.11141/ia.... 🏺
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Archaeology in the AI Era: Demystifying powerful and problematic systems shaping the future of the past
This essay explores how Large Language Models (LLMs) and the generative 'Artificial Intelligence' (AI) services they power impact archaeology's information ecosystem. Most of the discussion focuses on...
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Eric Kansa @ekansa.scholar.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/06/2026
Yay! My essay on the impacts of Large Language Model (#LLM) #AI in #archaeology was just published: doi.org/10.11141/ia.71.15 It looks at #bots and mass scraping on the infrastructure supporting #opendata and #openaccess. It also looks at the incentives that encourage the […]
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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The essay highlights the need for structural reforms in archaeology's professional incentive systems, especially those systems that measure and reward publishing practices. doi.org/10.11141/ia.... 🏺
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Archaeology in the AI Era: Demystifying powerful and problematic systems shaping the future of the past
This essay explores how Large Language Models (LLMs) and the generative 'Artificial Intelligence' (AI) services they power impact archaeology's information ecosystem. Most of the discussion focuses on...
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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
This essay explores how LLMs & the generative AI services they power impact archaeology's information ecosystem. Most of the discussion focuses on the dangers of escalating costs, commercial dependency, indeterminacy & reliability, & the potential for bias amplification.
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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
New in IA71: Kansa, E.C. 2026 #Archaeology in the #AI Era: Demystifying powerful and problematic systems shaping the future of the past doi.org/10.11141/ia.... 🏺
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Archaeology in the AI Era: Demystifying powerful and problematic systems shaping the future of the past
This essay explores how Large Language Models (LLMs) and the generative 'Artificial Intelligence' (AI) services they power impact archaeology's information ecosystem. Most of the discussion focuses on...
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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
The CHERISH Project was a project funded through the Ireland-Wales Programme 2014-2020, part of the Europe Regional Development Fund and supported by @heritagecouncil.ie
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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
The data paper also includes an interactive web map of the CHERISH Irish sites with links to the relevant sub-collections in the @dri.ie 🏺
Screen shot of interactive map
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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
New in IA71: FAIR and Open CHERISH: Data and outputs from TLS and UAV digital photogrammetry surveys of coastal heritage sites in Ireland (Data paper) by Lesley Davidson @anthonycorns.bsky.social @edwardpollard.bsky.social & Robert Shaw @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social doi.org/10.11141/ia.... 🏺
A hierarchical flowchart illustrating the data organization structure of the CHERISH project across six distinct levels, flowing from top to bottom.

Level 1: Parent Collection
Level 2: By County
Level 3: By Site
Level 4: By Cherish Toolkit branching to Terrestrial laser scanning and UAV digital photogrammetry
Level 5: By Data Capture Date
Level 6: Data and Metadata: The final level lists seven text-based output categories branching from the data capture dates: "ground control points," "UAV images," "orthomosaic image," "digital elevation model," "topographic relief visualisations," "figures," and "processing reports."
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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
🧵1 📢 New open-access data paper @intarcheditor.bsky.social FAIR and Open CHERISH intarch.ac.uk/journal/issu... A major collection of 3D data documenting Ireland’s coastal heritage at risk from climate change 🌊 #OpenData #DigitalHeritage
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FAIR and Open CHERISH: data and outputs from terrestrial laser scanning and uncrewed aerial vehicle digital photogrammetry surveys of coastal heritage sites in Ireland (Data paper)
This data paper introduces the CHERISH (Climate, Heritage and Environments of Reefs, Islands and Headlands) Project collection in the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI). The collection is composed of...
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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Archaeological Excavations at the North Annexe, York Guildhall 🏺 by Ben Savine and colleagues doi.org/10.11141/ia.... This publication offers a look into urban spatial management and changing land use over two millennia in the heart of York .
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Archaeological Excavations at the North Annexe, York Guildhall
Archaeological investigations took place in 2020 in advance of the refurbishment and redevelopment of York Guildhall, and uncovered a significant sequence of archaeological deposits, dating from the l...
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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
This publication takes a look into urban spatial management and changing land use over two millennia in the heart of York . doi.org/10.11141/ia....
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Archaeological Excavations at the North Annexe, York Guildhall
Archaeological investigations took place in 2020 in advance of the refurbishment and redevelopment of York Guildhall, and uncovered a significant sequence of archaeological deposits, dating from the l...
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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
The complex then expanded into gardens at the rear of houses on Lendal, including the 'Hutments' in 1945, possibly built to accommodate council activities whilst repairs were underway following the Baedeker bombing raid.
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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Redevelopment of the site is not apparent until 1700s, when town houses (still standing today) were built. These became commercial premises in the 19th century.
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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
So thorough was clearance following the Dissolution in the mid-16th century that little trace of the friary buildings or their layout within its precinct survived - sharing the same fate as many medieval monasteries, and effectively becoming a quarry of easily accessible stone.
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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
The 13th and 14th centuries provided the opportunity for the founding and development of an Augustinian friary (Austin Friars) on the site, which appears to have expanded and evolved throughout the 15th century.
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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
A sequence of landscaping, dumping and building date to the Roman period. Activity was sparse until the late 12th or early 13th century when preparations for re-establishing occupation of the area occurred, following which new structures appear and waste disposal took place.
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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
As part of a programme of refurbishment and redevelopment of York Guildhall, archaeological investigations revealed a deeply stratified sequence running from the late 1st century CE to the modern period.
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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
New in IA71: Archaeological Excavations at the North Annexe, York Guildhall by Benjamin Savine et al. doi.org/10.11141/ia....
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Archaeological Excavations at the North Annexe, York Guildhall
Archaeological investigations took place in 2020 in advance of the refurbishment and redevelopment of York Guildhall, and uncovered a significant sequence of archaeological deposits, dating from the l...
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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Furnace Fields: Iron Age & Roman Metalworking between York and the Humber doi.org/10.11141/ia.... (open access) An archaeological 🏺investigation at Thornton #Yorkshire has uncovered significant evidence of a long-lived industrial landscape dating from the middle Iron Age to the early Roman period.
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Furnace Fields: Iron Age and Roman Metalworking between York and the Humber
An archaeological investigation associated with a proposed renewable energy development at Thornton in the East Riding of Yorkshire (UK) revealed extensive evidence for middle Iron Age to early Roman ...
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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The size of the furnace bottom suggests blooms were produced sequentially rather than singly. Requiring considerable ore and charcoal, it is also suggestive of a communal effort.
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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The site provided a wealth of archaeometallurgical residues, most notably a uniquely large 155kg furnace bottom which also preserves clear impressions of the wooden pit-packing used during smelting.
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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Furnace Fields: Iron Age & Roman Metalworking between York and the Humber doi.org/10.11141/ia.... (open access) An archaeological 🏺investigation at Thornton #Yorkshire has uncovered significant evidence of a long-lived industrial landscape dating from the middle Iron Age to the early Roman period.
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Furnace Fields: Iron Age and Roman Metalworking between York and the Humber
An archaeological investigation associated with a proposed renewable energy development at Thornton in the East Riding of Yorkshire (UK) revealed extensive evidence for middle Iron Age to early Roman ...
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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Whether through volunteering, visiting, or active archaeological fieldwork, engaging with heritage acts as a "force-multiplier" for wellbeing by combining physical activity with cognitive stimulation and emotional expression intarch.ac.uk/journal/issu... 🏺
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Issue 73. Wellbeing and Archaeology
Issue 73. Wellbeing and Archaeology
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