Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comVictims say Home Office attempt to curtail spycops inquiry will result in a ‘cover-up’Shabana Mahmood is concerned about length and £144m cost of inquiry into intrusive police surveillance 000
Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 01/09/202630 years ago this week my first job at #Exeter #Archaeology was to help excavate 2 ship wreck victims that were falling out of a cliff top near Croyde #Devon. From a display at Barnstaple Museum. Thanks for the photo Cain Hegarty 020
Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 01/09/202630 years ago this week I started my first proper job as an archaeologist at the sadly now closed #Exeter #Archaeology. I learned so much in my 3-4 years there, continually being thrown in at the deep end and mostly floating. Here I am photographing a hole in the ground in central Exeter 070
Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 30/08/2026www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comProsecutors consider charges against officers involved in spycops scandalMore than 100 undercover officers spied on tens of thousands of mainly leftwing activists over decades 121
Reposted by Olaf BayerFreedom Press @freedompress.bsky.social · 20/07/2026State seeks to shut down Spycops inquiry Comment, Jul 20th Will Andy Burnham, who built his political career on justice and accountability after Hillsborough, deny the same to victims of state abuse? ~ Ben Leamy ~ freedomnews.org.uk/2026/07/20/s...freedomnews.org.ukState seeks to shut down Spycops inquiry - Freedom NewsWill Andy Burnham, who built his political career on justice and accountability after Hillsborough, deny the same to victims of state abuse? 02715
Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 14/07/2026replay.bfi.org.uk/video/c631db...replay.bfi.org.ukM41 Motorway - Reclaim the Streets | Replay 000
Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 13/07/202630 years ago Reclaim the Streets transformed the M41 in Shepards Bush, London into a party. A life changing day for 20 year old me pasttense.co.uk/2020/07/13/t...pasttense.co.ukToday in London festive history, 1996: Reclaim the Streets Re-Wild the M41 motorway, Shepherds Bush1996 was proclaimed (by the car industry) “Year of the Car”. Reclaim The Streets turned that into ‘the Year We Squatted a Motorway’. July that year saw RTS mount what was pr… 140
Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Despite having a description of it’s location it took me an embarrassing long time to actually find it 010
Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Nearly 6 years after moving in I’ve only just discovered there is an #OrdnanceSurvey bench mark on our house. 5120
Reposted by Olaf BayerLandscape Survey Group @landscapesurvey.bsky.social · 08/06/2026💠Call for Papers!💠 LSG Conference, 6-7 Nov 2026, N.Yorkshire, UK. Resilient Landscapes - applying archaeological survey & understanding to holistic Nature Recovery Abstracts due by 31 July. Expand attached poster for full details ⤵️ #LandscapeArchaeology #NatureRecovery #Archaeology 🏺 #LSG2026 11513
Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Near to the isle of broken ice cream freezers, surrounded by the lake of disappointment 000
Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 25/06/2026School is closed because of the hot weather. This afternoon I am working on a hachure plan of a #BronzeAge cairn in the air conditioned foyer of the local cinema whilst the kids watch a film. #archaeology #climatechange 190
Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 21/05/2026I once had a flat on Haldon Terrace with a white carpet ……. 110
Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 21/05/2026This in combination with the previously published geophysical surveys historicengland.org.uk/research/res... provided the context for the 2025 excavation historicengland.org.uk/research/cur...historicengland.org.uk 000
Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Here is the aerial and earthwork survey at Castilly Henge, #Cornwall. historicengland.org.uk/research/res... #landscapearchaeology #archaeology #Neolithic #BronzeAgehistoricengland.org.ukCastilly Henge and its landscape, Lanivet and Luxulyan, Cornwall: Aerial and Earthwork Survey| Historic EnglandCastilly Henge and its landscape, Lanivet and Luxulyan, Cornwall: Aerial and Earthwork Survey 160
Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 05/05/2026This week I am teaching analytical earthwork survey to students on the lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk MSc in Applied Landscape #Archaeology. We are recording First World War practice trenches in Wytham Woods. Under beautiful beech trees and ankle deep in bluebells 0111
Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 27/03/2026From humble beginnings making a popular range of #BronzeAge ceramics #Trevisker have diversified 010
Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 23/03/2026That lovely tension between accuracy and looking right 161
Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 18/03/2026A short video by the Cornwall Heritage Trust on the Castilly Henge excavation project youtu.be/P5VKm0ZvAc4?...youtu.beCastilly Henge: Examining, Illuminating and Sustaining Cornwall’s ancient sacred heartYouTube video by Cornwall Heritage Trust 021
Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 14/03/2026@microburin.bsky.social it seems that I am wronger! Not that I will mend my ways 110
Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 13/03/2026“On your heads” followed by a complicated explanation involving hell and sewerage 010
Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 13/03/2026And whilst I’m at it the correct phrase is “clear up your loose” 100
Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 13/03/2026I was trying to be conciliatory but this really is a step too far 110
Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 13/03/2026But maybe we should leave it to the BAJRsphere to decide which of us is least wrong 200
Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Hi Spencer, don’t worry I have reflected on this. I have decided that I appreciate the fact that you also have a phrase to remind yourself (and others) which way round to place a photographic scale. I like this more than I am irritated by you being wrong. 210
Reposted by Olaf BayerCOPS campaign @copscampaign.bsky.social · 15/02/2026This daming clip from 2011 hasn't been online for years. Director of Public Prosecutions Keir Starmer lying on Newsnight about the fact that the Corwn Prosecution Service colluded with police to secure dozens of wrongful convictions of activists targeted by #spycops 🧵 www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqGq...youtube.comDPP Keir Starmer says 'no systemic problem' with spycops deceiving courts - Newsnight 6 Dec 2011YouTube video by Cops Campaign 2911
Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 11/02/2026A mixture of fascination and anger this week watching police spy Jim Boyling being cross examined by the Undercover Policing Enquiry m.youtube.com/@undercoverp...m.youtube.comUndercover Policing InquiryThe Official YouTube account of the Undercover Policing Inquiry. Please email info@ucpi.org.uk to contact the Inquiry. 040
Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Surveying #BronzeAge barrows near #Hartland #Devon 1171
Reposted by Olaf BayerPolice Spies Out Of Lives @spiesoutoflives.bsky.social · 11/02/2026"He said about half of the SDS undercover officers while he was in the unit had sexual relationships with activists without disclosing their true identities." theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... #spycops #InstitutionalSexism #Misogynytheguardian.comMet had ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy, says spycop who tricked women into sexual relationshipsJim Boyling tells public inquiry senior managers turned blind eye to long-term relationships with three women 024
Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 12/10/2025A few more days left to finish off, sample and finalise the recording. Really good archaeology exceeding what we hoped for 010
Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 11/10/2025Over 700 people on our open day at Castilly Henge #Cornwall with @cornwallarch.bsky.social and Cornwall Heritage Trust. Starting the long journey home, tired but very pleased 5181
Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 03/10/2025End of week 3 at Castilly henge excavation #cornwall www.cornwallheritagetrust.org/community/ca...cornwallheritagetrust.orgCastilly Henge Excavation Blog | Cornwall Heritage Trust"What was once a rarely trodden landscape, the field in which Castilly Henge lies, was now busy with volunteers and archaeologists digging, sieving, and 083
Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 30/09/2025BBC Cornwall article and radio interview about our excavation at Castilly Henge #Cornwall www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukWork begins on hidden Neolithic stone circle dig near BodminMore than £40,000 of National Lottery funding was awarded to excavate the site earlier this year. 091
Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 27/09/2025The open day at the Castilly Henge excavation is on Saturday 11th October #Neolithic #Cornwall www.cornwallheritagetrust.org/event/castil...cornwallheritagetrust.orgCastilly Henge Excavation Open Day | Cornwall Heritage TrustFor the first time, visitors are invited to explore the archaeological excavation at Castilly Henge – a major project targeting important questions about the character, date and potential later reuse ... 052
Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Reposted from @HE_Archaeology Excavation trenches are open, volunteers have arrived, soil is being sieved, and school visits have begun at Castilly Henge #Cornwall. We are excited to be collaborating with @Heritage_Trust & @cornwallarch.bsky.social at this fascinating site. bit.ly/CastillyProject 0211
Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 19/09/2025More on #Castilly #Neolithic henge excavation #Cornwall www.cornwallheritagetrust.org/community/ca...cornwallheritagetrust.orgCastilly Henge Excavation Blog | Cornwall Heritage Trust"What was once a rarely trodden landscape, the field in which Castilly Henge lies, was now busy with volunteers and archaeologists digging, sieving, and 030
Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 06/09/2025On Monday after 10 years away I return to excavating #archaeology. Here’s a picture of a younger, hairier me digging in #Exeter in winter 1997/8 090
Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 02/09/2025Free lecture on recent research at Castilly Henge #Cornwall #Neolithic www.cornwallheritagetrust.org/event/castil...cornwallheritagetrust.orgCastilly Henge Excavation Online Community Talk - EXTRA PLACES UNEXPECTEDLY AVAILABLE | Cornwall Heritage TrustEXTRA PLACES UNEXPECTEDLY AVAILABLE Join Dr Olaf Bayer, Senior Archaeological Investigator at Historic England, to learn more about this upcoming archaeological excavation – a project which aims to re... 242
Reposted by Olaf BayerEarthworkBec @earthworkbec.bsky.social · 22/08/2025Deadline extended until 1st Sep! #LandscapeArchaeology job ⬇️ Cambridge + hybrid, UK. 1108
Olaf Bayer @olafbayer.bsky.social · 29/08/2025Learning to use a stereoscope #landscapearchaeology #aerialphotography 160
