Did you catch our marine specialist Ben on @TimeTeamOfficial's latest episode?
They covered the incredible #SandayShipwreck, exploring burning questions like:
⚓️ Could this ship belong to the Dutch East India Company?
⚓️ How did the local community keep the shipwreck wet for almost a year?
⚓️ What will the experts do next to figure out its provenance?
There’s so much more to this story and we’re thrilled to play a part in unravelling its mysteries!
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⛏️ Breaking news! ⛏️
Our team have discovered one of the oldest and most complete wooden tools ever found in Britain!😱
Uncovered during excavations for The Moors at Arne project near Poole in Dorset, and carefully lifted by our experts, this Bronze Age spade has survived intact for over three thousand years and today we’re delighted to be able to share it with you. 🤩
It is extremely rare for organic material like wood to survive in the ground for this long except in exceptional circumstances, making the spade an extremely rare discovery.
Hewn from a single piece of oak, it’s likely this would have been a precious tool and a great loss to its prehistoric owner, but now it is giving us a fascinating insight into the relationship humans have had with this challenging waterlogged landscape for thousands of years. As the story of the spade unfolds, it poses many questions that our team are keen to explore.
We’re delighted to be working with @RSPBvideo , @EnvironmentAgencyTV , @naturalenglandvideo and @KierGroupplc on The Moors at Arne project, adapting over 150 hectares of land into a diverse wetlands habitat.
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Did you catch our CEO Stu chatting with Time Team about our FREE Open Library?
Watch below to find out more!
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*New YouTube Shorts*
Our latest series of 'What's in the box?' is out now on our Shorts tab.
Head over and give them a watch to see our bitesize archives content!
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** Wessex Archaeology have joined Patreon! **
As an educational charity our aim is to make all our content freely available, so everyone can have the opportunity to learn about archaeology and heritage. By becoming a Patron your membership contribution allows us to create our content to ensure our YouTube site is sustainable, and to fund new content, we are asking for your support.
In return you can get access to behind the scenes content, vote in exclusive polls as well as being granted access to our Discord sever.
All contributions are very welcome, any amount you can provide will go a long way: www.patreon.com/Wessexarch
Thank you for your continued support of the channel!
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Coming in June 2022!
We have another feature length documentary, reflecting on events that took place 20 years ago, excavating the Amesbury Archer.
Catch a glimpse of the trailer now and keep up to date with our latest projects by subscribing!
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Beyond The Stones trailer!
Grab a glimpse of our upcoming feature length documentary that's being released in July!
To celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site, Wessex Archaeology, along with the National Trust, present this teaser trailer for Beyond The Stones. A film about people, communities and journeys in this ancient and fascinating landscape.
Watch here:
https://youtu.be/MxZD2dcsy_E
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The first episode of Painting the Past is out tomorrow and is a brilliant reconstruction of Curzon Street Station in Birmingham circa 1850AD.
Here's a sneak peak:
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🚨 New Series Alert! 🚨
We've got another 5 episodes of Painting the Past for you, the first out this Friday 18th March!
Watch our wonderful Illustrator Jennie Anderson, as she interprets archaeological findings to depict how the landscape would have once looked like.
You can watch the previous series focusing on people here:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa...
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We've hit 1 million views on our YouTube Channel! Thank you so much for watching our videos and we look forward to growing over the next year to bring more exciting archaeological content. 🎉⛏️
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