The 2025 CA Award for Book of the Year, sponsored by Cardiff University BioArchaeology, is… Crypt: life, death, and disease in the Middle Ages and beyond, by Alice Roberts #CALive25
March 1, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The 2025 CA Award for Book of the Year, sponsored by Cardiff University BioArchaeology, is… Crypt: life, death, and disease in the Middle Ages and beyond, by Alice Roberts #CALive25
We’re delighted to announce the results of the 2025 Current Archaeology Awards! Voted for by you, and presented by archaeologist and educator Julian Richards @Archaemedia #CALive25
March 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
We’re delighted to announce the results of the 2025 Current Archaeology Awards! Voted for by you, and presented by archaeologist and educator Julian Richards @Archaemedia #CALive25
All the fun of the ArchaeoFair! We have great stalls to browse at #CALive25 this year, including @UCLarchaeology @royalarchinst.bsky.social Cardiff University BioArchaeology @kentarchaeolog1 @kentarchsoc.bsky.social & Kent Archaeological Field School if you want to learn about the past #CALive25
March 1, 2025 at 11:15 AM
All the fun of the ArchaeoFair! We have great stalls to browse at #CALive25 this year, including @UCLarchaeology @royalarchinst.bsky.social Cardiff University BioArchaeology @kentarchaeolog1 @kentarchsoc.bsky.social & Kent Archaeological Field School if you want to learn about the past #CALive25
And finally! The 2025 CA Award for Archaeologist of the Year, sponsored by @AndanteTravels, goes to… Professor Joyce Tyldesley! #CALive25
March 1, 2025 at 5:36 PM
And finally! The 2025 CA Award for Archaeologist of the Year, sponsored by @AndanteTravels, goes to… Professor Joyce Tyldesley! #CALive25
Great day at the @currentarchaeology.bsky.social Awards! Thanks for having us! #CALive25
#LocalAndGlobal
#LocalAndGlobal
March 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Great day at the @currentarchaeology.bsky.social Awards! Thanks for having us! #CALive25
#LocalAndGlobal
#LocalAndGlobal
Normal service resumes for our third speaker: Dr @AmandaChadburn @amandachadburn.bsky.social, who will be telling us about ‘the Sun, the Moon, and the monuments of the Stonehenge World Heritage Site’. #CALive25
March 1, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Normal service resumes for our third speaker: Dr @AmandaChadburn @amandachadburn.bsky.social, who will be telling us about ‘the Sun, the Moon, and the monuments of the Stonehenge World Heritage Site’. #CALive25
It’s the final session of the day, which means it's time to introduce the keynote speaker. This year we are thrilled to welcome Nick Card from the Ness of Brodgar Trust, who will tell us about 20 years of discovery at the #NessofBrodgar in #Orkney #CALive25
March 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
It’s the final session of the day, which means it's time to introduce the keynote speaker. This year we are thrilled to welcome Nick Card from the Ness of Brodgar Trust, who will tell us about 20 years of discovery at the #NessofBrodgar in #Orkney #CALive25
The 2025 CA Award for Rescue Project of the Year, sponsored by @sommertravels, is… From stronghold to Steel City: Uncovering the ‘birthplace of Sheffield’ (Wessex Archaeology / Sheffield City Council) #CALive25
March 1, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The 2025 CA Award for Rescue Project of the Year, sponsored by @sommertravels, is… From stronghold to Steel City: Uncovering the ‘birthplace of Sheffield’ (Wessex Archaeology / Sheffield City Council) #CALive25
The 2025 CA Award for Research Project of the Year, sponsored by Wessex Insurance Brokers Ltd, is… Pioneering spirit: exploring the archaeology and history of The Glenlivet whisky (Pioneering Spirit Project; National Trust for Scotland / The Glenlivet) #CALive25
March 1, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The 2025 CA Award for Research Project of the Year, sponsored by Wessex Insurance Brokers Ltd, is… Pioneering spirit: exploring the archaeology and history of The Glenlivet whisky (Pioneering Spirit Project; National Trust for Scotland / The Glenlivet) #CALive25
A very busy morning so far at #CAlive25!
Showcasing our finds and discussing the society's work has been a joy!
#Archaeology #Heritage #History
Showcasing our finds and discussing the society's work has been a joy!
#Archaeology #Heritage #History
March 1, 2025 at 12:34 PM
A very busy morning so far at #CAlive25!
Showcasing our finds and discussing the society's work has been a joy!
#Archaeology #Heritage #History
Showcasing our finds and discussing the society's work has been a joy!
#Archaeology #Heritage #History
Our third talk in this set will be given by Prof Oliver Creighton & Prof Alan Outram @OutramAK (both from @UniofExeter @uoearchhist.bsky.social); they will tell us all about what archaeology is adding to our understanding of medieval warhorses. #CALive25
March 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Our third talk in this set will be given by Prof Oliver Creighton & Prof Alan Outram @OutramAK (both from @UniofExeter @uoearchhist.bsky.social); they will tell us all about what archaeology is adding to our understanding of medieval warhorses. #CALive25
Congratulations to this year’s winners, and thank you to everyone who voted, to the award sponsors, and to Julian Richards for presenting them! #CALive25
March 1, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Congratulations to this year’s winners, and thank you to everyone who voted, to the award sponsors, and to Julian Richards for presenting them! #CALive25
Our next speakers are Anna Giecco and Nick Henderson from Uncovering Roman Carlisle – here to tell us about a brilliant ongoing excavation and the largest Roman building yet found on Hadrian’s Wall #CALive25
March 1, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Our next speakers are Anna Giecco and Nick Henderson from Uncovering Roman Carlisle – here to tell us about a brilliant ongoing excavation and the largest Roman building yet found on Hadrian’s Wall #CALive25
That’s all folks! #CALive25 has finished. Hope to see you all next year (watch this space for the date for CALive! 2026!)… until then… over and out!
March 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
That’s all folks! #CALive25 has finished. Hope to see you all next year (watch this space for the date for CALive! 2026!)… until then… over and out!
We are examining some trends in Ness architecture, looking at stone piered structures and comparing them to early domestic buildings at Barnhouse and Skara Brae #CALive25
March 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
We are examining some trends in Ness architecture, looking at stone piered structures and comparing them to early domestic buildings at Barnhouse and Skara Brae #CALive25
Our final speaker in our afternoon session is Mark Beattie Edwards of the Nautical Archaeology Society (@NautArchSoc). He is going to tell us about the Klein Hollandia, a shipwreck that was discovered off the coast of Eastbourne #CALive25
March 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Our final speaker in our afternoon session is Mark Beattie Edwards of the Nautical Archaeology Society (@NautArchSoc). He is going to tell us about the Klein Hollandia, a shipwreck that was discovered off the coast of Eastbourne #CALive25
The Vindolanda Tablets also make mention of Britons being very mobile fighters, not dismounting from horses to throw their javelins #CALive25
March 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The Vindolanda Tablets also make mention of Britons being very mobile fighters, not dismounting from horses to throw their javelins #CALive25
Among the best parts of the complex are the drains...their materials remain pristine as they were buried, and sieving their contents has produced large quantities of high-status objects - beads, intaglios, pins #CALive25
March 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Among the best parts of the complex are the drains...their materials remain pristine as they were buried, and sieving their contents has produced large quantities of high-status objects - beads, intaglios, pins #CALive25
Our next speaker is Natasha Billson from Behind the Trowel, who will share some insights from the world of TV archaeology: with ‘From the trench to the screen: public archaeology in the digital landscape’ #CALive25
March 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Our next speaker is Natasha Billson from Behind the Trowel, who will share some insights from the world of TV archaeology: with ‘From the trench to the screen: public archaeology in the digital landscape’ #CALive25