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Scottish archaeologist, loves Near East and Arabian Gulf. Been there done it and still so much more to learn. Lives in Czech and Scotland. Oh and I run BAJR, the independent voice of British Professional Archaeologists.
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Way to go Matt Ritchie... Forestry Land Scotland get another innovative piece of interpretation. Marcus Abbot has excelled in this visually stunning remaking of a Clyde cairn youtu.be/JQp1ymngyLk?...

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Fieldwork Archaeologists Fixed Term Contract (including self employed staff) AOC Holdings LTD Salary: Archaeologist – £24,843 -£27,934 (depending on location & experience) Closing Date: 28/03/25 Location: UK wide www.bajr.org/job-ad/field...

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Fieldwork Archaeologists Fixed Term Contract (Early Career Archs) AOC Holdings LTD Salary: 24,834 – 26,943 (depending on location) Closing Date: 28/03/25 Location: UK wide www.bajr.org/job-ad/field...

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Oh, should we join this initiative?

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Project Archaeologist KDK Archaeology Ltd Salary: £25,995 – £27,523 Closing Date: 16/03/25 Location: Beds, Herts, Bucks and surrounding www.bajr.org/job-ad/proje...

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www.bajr.org/severed-head... Feeling an affinity with our Iron Age neighbours in Iberia The ancient Iberian practice of severing the heads of the dead, driving a giant nail through their skulls and putting them on display may have been more complex than we thought.

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Using advanced mapping technology, and on-the-ground analysis, the project team discovered and re-excavated 15 buried ‘ghost’ pingo ponds hidden beneath the landscape. The results have been 10,000 year old seeds coming back to life. ooooh! www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/LostPonds

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Project Manager, Public Archaeology AOC Holdings LTD Salary: £37,123 – £42,252 (depending on experience) Closing Date: 10/03/25 Location: Edinburgh www.bajr.org/job-ad/proje...

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Peter Whitewick does a cracking job at explaining the reason why we got Iron Age Britain wrong. The fab Rachel Pope gets a mention as well, as he looks at how the ideas of matrimonial society and females being at .east of equal status is how it was. youtu.be/jlVlaB5i5V8?...

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A 19th-century archaeological discovery, the so-called Colchester Vase, has recently undergone a re-evaluation that could change perceptions about gladiatorial spectacles in the Roman province of Britannia. www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/02/a...

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Consultancy (Project Officer) AOC Archaeology Group Salary: £28,900 – £34,249 (depending on experience) Closing Date: 21/03/25 Location: Leeds/York www.bajr.org/job-ad/consu...

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Survey Officer Headland Archaeology Salary: £29,751.00 – £32,541.53 (DoE) + generous benefits package Closing Date: 21/03/25 Location: Based in Midlands & West (Hereford), South & East (Silsoe), Northwest (Manchester) or Yorkshire & North (Cleckheaton). www.bajr.org/job-ad/surve...

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Survey Supervisor Headland Archaeology Salary: from £27,430.00 – £28,808.47 (depending on experience) + generous benefits package Closing Date: 21/03/25 Location: Based in Headland Midlands & West (Hereford), South & East (Silsoe) or Yorkshire & North (Cleckheaton). www.bajr.org/job-ad/surve...

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The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland is delighted to invite proposals for papers for the upcoming Archaeological Research in Progress (ARP) conference in Scotland. Saturday 3 May 2025 Interested in Scotland.. course you are. www.bajr.org/2025-archaeo...

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Archaeological Supervisor MAP Archaeological Practice Salary: £28,091.70 pa reviewed in April Closing Date: 21/03/25 Location: Yorkshire & surrounding regions www.bajr.org/job-ad/archa...

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Project Archaeologists MAP Archaeological Practice Salary: £24,730-£25,798.50 depending on experience- to be reviewed in April Closing Date: 21/03/25 Location: Yorkshire & surrounding regions www.bajr.org/job-ad/proje...

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Apologies. first advert had wrong salary Project Supervisors (Fieldwork) Headland Archaeology Salary: from £27,430.00 – £28,808.47 (depending on experience) + generous benefits package. Closing Date: 04/04/25 Edinburgh, Hereford, Silsoe, Cleckheaton and Boxworth www.bajr.org/job-ad/proje...

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Project Officer (Fieldwork) Headland Archaeology Salary: from £31,313.55 – £34,751.90 (depending on experience) + generous benefits package Closing Date: 04/04/25 Location: Edinburgh, Hereford, Silsoe, Cleckheaton, Boxworth – but working on sites across the UK www.bajr.org/job-ad/proje...

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Fieldwork Technicians Wessex Archaeology Ltd Salary: £24,886 – £26,405 (Pay award pending April 2025) Closing Date: 21/03/25 Location: Sheffield www.bajr.org/job-ad/field...

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Heritage Consultant BWB Consulting Salary: £30,000 – £40,000 (DoE) Closing Date: 31/0 www.bajr.org/job-ad/herit...

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Now I want to wake up in this reality - rather than the rather weird one we are just now. Where Ukraine is punished for er.. invading itself.. and Europe is lectured about democracy by a halfwit, while a deranged seigheiler can sack thousands of people for doing their job. Come on Indiana

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Cotswold Archaeology report on this enigmatic, but certainly not baffling feature of Iron Age Britain - The dreaded pit alignment! they got dates.. and some theories! www.bajr.org/pits-pits-an...

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Assistant Supervisor / Supervisor CFA Archaeology Ltd Salary: £26,000 / £28,149 Closing Date: 14/03/25 Location: Scotland www.bajr.org/job-ad/assis...

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Fieldwork Archaeologists – Permanent and Contract AOC Holdings LTD Salary: £24,843 – £25,834 Closing Date: 14/03/25 Location: York www.bajr.org/job-ad/field...

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A team from Newcastle University and the University of Exeter believe they've found a "power centre" belonging to King Harold - and it's all thanks to the help of a medieval toilet. Flushed with success ;) www.bajr.org/archaeologis...

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On behalf of the Diggers' Forum Group, if you have experience working in Field Archaeology please spare a couple of moments to fill in our questionnaire- “Wellbeing and Archaeology: Can focusing on social value have benefits for archaeologists too?” docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Archaeological Geophysicists (Trainee) – Archaeological Geophysicist (Supervisor) Magnitude Surveys Salary: £25,000 (trainee) to £35,950 (see main text) Closing Date: 31/05/25 Location: Bradford www.bajr.org/job-ad/archa...

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I’m always interested in artistic reconstructions of the past. This is a rather unusual one of ?priests at #Stonehenge featuring face-painting and flower crowns. Interestingly, they are standing in front of a ruined monument! From the UK, 1970s. 🏺

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Archaeological Assistants Archer Heritage Planning Salary: €800 per week Closing Date: 16/03/25 Location: Dublin, Ireland www.bajr.org/job-ad/archa...

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Project Archaeologists - inc Trainees CBAS Ltd Trainee G1: From £23,800 (max 6 months probation) Archaeologist G2: From £25,000 Archaeologist G3: From £26,500 Supervisor G4: From £28,500 Closing Date: 07/03/25 Location: South East England www.bajr.org/job-ad/proje...

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Thank heavens it's #HillfortsWednesday 🎉 The groundbreaking community project that is @caerheritage.bsky.social Led by Action in Caerau and Ely & Cardiff University, a community centre & hillfort-themed playground now stand in the shadow of the mighty Caerau hillfort, Ely, Cardiff🛖 A must visit!

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Facility Manager- From Land to Sea: Facility for Landscapes, Prospection and People School of Archaeological and Forensic Sciences University of Bradford Salary: £40,247 to £45,163 per annum Closing Date: 27/02/25 Location: Bradford www.bajr.org/job-ad/facil...

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Researchers have designed a single-photon time-of-flight LiDAR system that can acquire a high-resolution 3D image of an object up to 1 kilometre away. www.bajr.org/single-photo... This has amazing potential in everything from rock-art recording to monitoring architecture and site movements.

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Training comes in all forms. this is free CPD, that counts.! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... If you're about to embark on learning anatomy of a human - watch this ! Dissection of jelly babies is possibly the best starting video. :) Thanks to the ever creative and wonderful Alice Roberts

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I was talking about this the other day, where what we have to study is often a fraction of the rich and varied range of tools and artefacts that would make up the normal assemblage for prehistoric (and later societies) One exception? The Šventoji sites in Lithuania partsproject.umk.pl/about-project/

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www.bajr.org/enabled-arch... In August 2024, representatives of the Enabled Archaeology Foundation participated in The European Archaeologists Association (EAA) Meeting. They organised a round table session asking ‘why should we persist in making archaeology accessible and inclusive to all’.

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Terrestrial Geophysics Project Officer Wessex Archaeology Salary: £31,019 – £35,984 Closing Date: 28/02/25 Location: Salisbury or Sheffield www.bajr.org/job-ad/terre...

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Archaeological Geophysicist (Assistant Supervisor) Magnitude Surveys Salary: £28,200-£30,000 Closing Date: 31/05/25 Location: Bradford www.bajr.org/job-ad/archa...

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Geophysics (Archaeologists, Project Officers, Project Supervisors, Project Managers): Leeds AOC Archaeology Salary: £24,843 – £42,252 Closing Date: 07/03/25 Location: Leeds www.bajr.org/job-ad/geoph...

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Archaeological Project Officer MAP Archaeological Practice Salary: £30,384.90 pa with pay review in April Closing Date: 07/03/25 Location: Yorkshire & Lincolnshire www.bajr.org/job-ad/archa...

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Reporting and Publications Supervisor MOLA Salary: £29,459 Northampton and Stansted – £31,204 – London Closing Date: 24/02/25 Location: Northampton, Stansted or London www.bajr.org/job-ad/repor...

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Reporting and Publications Officer MOLA Salary: £33,300 Northampton and Stansted – £35,411 London Closing Date: 24/02/25 Location: Northampton, Stansted or London www.bajr.org/job-ad/repor...

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Disney's Pinocchio premiered #OnThisDay in AD 1940, so here's our very own wooden boy! This unique snake figurine from the Stone Age wetland site of Järvensuo 1, Finland, was made from a single piece of wood, highlighting the artisanal skills of its creators. 🆓 https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2023.180

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Archaeologist (part time) National Trust Salary: £29,297 pa (£36,621 FTE) Closing Date: 16/02/25 Location: Attingham Park, Atcham, Shrewsbury, SY4 4TP www.bajr.org/job-ad/archa...

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Trainee Archaeologists & Field Archaeologists CFA Archaeology Ltd Salary: £22,932 to £26,417 (DOE + benefits) Closing Date: 31/03/25 Location: Leeds & Milton Keynes Offices www.bajr.org/job-ad/train...

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Project Officers & Senior Project Officers CFA Archaeology Ltd Salary: £30,011 to £39,911 (DOE + benefits) Closing Date: 31/03/25 Location: Leeds & Milton Keynes Offices www.bajr.org/job-ad/proje...

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Assistant Supervisors and/or Supervisors CFA Archaeology Ltd Salary: £26,000 to £29,992 (DOE + benefits) Closing Date: 31/03/25 Location: Leeds & Milton Keynes Offices www.bajr.org/job-ad/assis...

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ASSISTANT GEOPHYSICIST Headland Archaeology Salary: £24,856 – £25,847.50 Closing Date: 28/02/25 Location: Yorkshire or Cambridgeshire www.bajr.org/job-ad/assis...

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ASSISTANT SUPERVISORS – GEOPHYSICS Headland Archaeology Salary: £26,586.00 Closing Date: 28/02/25 Location: Yorkshire or Cambridgeshire www.bajr.org/job-ad/assis...

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