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Lincoln got a new Bishop today, with the historic tradition of knocking three times on the West Door with his Crozier.

It's time for the Current Archaeology Award voting, and Swandro, which our very own Alice (on the left) helps with every year, is up for Rescue Project of the Year 2024! archaeology.co.uk/vote

Many thanks to Alice on the left and Jackie on the right. A very big thank you to Allen Archaeology 💙 for your support.

Uncovering history - our very own Dr Sophie Thérèse Ambler (SophieThérèse Ambler) explains what actually happens on a dig 🏰 @lancasterhistor

Partners on this project include: Castle Studies Trust | Lowther Castle & Gardens | Centre for War and Diplomacy | Allen Archaeology 💙 | UCLan Arch & Anth | @UCLan

The excavation we funded Lowther Castle & Gardens led by SophieThérèse Ambler of Centre for War and Diplomacy , and carried out by Allen Archaeology 💙 and staff & students of @UCLan will be on Tuesday's show. They were hoping to find evidence that earthwork castle was part of late C11 Norman colonisation of Cumbria.

The 2024 CA Award for Rescue Project of the Year, sponsored by Cambridge Archaeology, is… The Knowe of Swandro: excavating eroding archaeology in Orkney (Swandro Orkney/University of Bradford) #CALive24

Many thanks to all who have supported the #Swandro Project and to Current Archaeology Historic Environment Scotland Archaeology Scotland Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Historic Scotland Orkney Archaeology orkney.com @orkneyjar 🅰ntiquity Journal Bifrost Island & Coastal Archaeology UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Coalition SIRFA Caithness Broch Project Dig It! Allen Archaeology 💙

A 1* review of ‘Liz’s Adventures in Blunderland’ independent.co.uk/arts-entertain…

It's awesome to see the excavations, @ndhags, and the awesome Roman dodecahedron mentioned BBC News (UK). We are looking forward to this seasons investigations, too... 😇 bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

On Sunday 12 May season 2 of the medieval Lowther Castle & Gardens research project. In our latest blog SophieThérèse Ambler & Dr James Morris look at what they found in the first season, which we funded, and what they hope to find this year funded by us (dig) & CWAAS(geophys): castlestudiestrust.org/blog/2024/05/1…

A glorious dayto start #LowtherMedievalCastle 2024! Phase 2 uncovers more of Lowther's ringwork castle (potentially dating to the 1092 Norman conquest of Cumbria). We began with Dr James Morris UCLan Arch & Anth briefing student archaeologists on Lowther's medieval village. 1/2

The big job today is opening Trench 1, a quadrant of the ringwork castle interior, to uncover the medieval surface. Students are hard at work overseen by Louise Allen Archaeology 💙 & Dr James Morris. We'll be here weekdays till 31st May - visitors welcome! 2/2

We're storming ahead on day 3 of #LowtherMedievalCastle, with Trench 6 uncovering the interior of the ringwork castle & Trench 7 the mound at the SE corner of the ringwork (could this be the site of a watchtower over the village?). 1/2

Meanwhile on day 3 #LowtherMedievalCastle, Robert Evershed of Allen Archaeology 💙 has been conducting a geophysical survey north of the ringwork castle, assisted by UCLan Arch & Anth students in training. How do the results compare to the LiDAR? 2/2

Day 5 of our 2024 Castle Studies Trust excavation #LowtherMedievalCastle, and what's this? Could it be - possibly - evidence of a building within the ringwork castle interior? Dr James Morris shows the lines of a rectangular feature within the cobbled surface of Trench 6. 1/2

Meanwhile in Trench 7 #LowtherMedievalCastle, students UCLan Arch & Anth continue excavating the SE mound (site of a possible watchtower?). This yields an intriguing find (modelled by Dr James Morris): horse bones - an articulated fetlock. What's going on here? 2/2

In our latest blog SophieThérèse Ambler gives an update on how Dr James Morris, Allen Archaeology 💙 and team of UCLan Arch & Anth students have got on excavating #LowtherMedievalCastle over the past two weeks, including some datable finds... castlestudiestrust.org/blog/2024/06/0…

In week 4 #LowtherMedievalCastle, the team has moved to UCLan Arch & Anth labs to anaylse finds & piece together excavation records under guidance of Louise Allen Archaeology 💙 & Dr James Morris. Check out this 3D render of the ringwork castle! Backstory in the Castle Studies Trust blog below:

In our final dig diary for the Lowther ringwork castle excavation it's back to the labs. SophieThérèse Ambler looks at what the students of UCLan Arch & Anth under Dr James Morris have been doing to use their fieldwork in the field, revealing some more datable finds: castlestudiestrust.org/blog/2024/06/1…