Update 2: Why are you here? When we’re on site, we quite often get asked the question “why have you decided to dig here?”
Update 5: A day in the life of… To give you a feel of what it's really like to be an archaeologist, we've invited Laura to give us an insight into her daily life.
Season 1, Day 8 Day 8 continues with the excavation of roundhouse and enclosures and opens new trenches.
Season 2: Day 3 Day 3 at Little Asby and the excavations are well underway. We were blessed with sunshine all day!
Season 2: Day 4 DAy 4 and what a mixed bag of weather. This did not put off the keen and hardy volunteers who made great progress today.
Season 2: Day 5 Day 5 and work is well underway to reveal the secrets of the longhouse at the Little Asby community dig.
Season 2: Day 6 Day 6 and the northern weather decided to not play fair. Regardless, the volunteers worked hard and made great progress. Trench A looks fantastic!
Season 2: Day 7 Day 7 already of Season 2 at Little Asby community dig. Today brought us sun, rainbows and rain.
Season 2: Day 9 Day 9 and the sun has got his hat on. The volunteers were busy recording, cleaning and sampling.
Update 2: Why are you here? When we’re on site, we quite often get asked the question “why have you decided to dig here?”
Update 5: A day in the life of… To give you a feel of what it's really like to be an archaeologist, we've invited Laura to give us an insight into her daily life.
Season 1, Day 8 Day 8 continues with the excavation of roundhouse and enclosures and opens new trenches.
Season 2: Day 3 Day 3 at Little Asby and the excavations are well underway. We were blessed with sunshine all day!
Season 2: Day 4 DAy 4 and what a mixed bag of weather. This did not put off the keen and hardy volunteers who made great progress today.
Season 2: Day 5 Day 5 and work is well underway to reveal the secrets of the longhouse at the Little Asby community dig.
Season 2: Day 6 Day 6 and the northern weather decided to not play fair. Regardless, the volunteers worked hard and made great progress. Trench A looks fantastic!
Season 2: Day 7 Day 7 already of Season 2 at Little Asby community dig. Today brought us sun, rainbows and rain.
Season 2: Day 9 Day 9 and the sun has got his hat on. The volunteers were busy recording, cleaning and sampling.
Breadcrumb Home Blog Listing Oxford Archaeology Blog Read our latest blog posts, have a focused look at a particular collection or browse the archive. Subscribe to the OA Blog Our latest posts Uffington White Horse The White Horse's cultural influence: "A Landscape Wonderful to Think On" Uffington White Horse The Great Scourings Uffington White Horse Caring for the White Horse: How did it survive? Uffington White Horse Restoring the White Horse Blog collections Abbot's Vale, Suffolk Follow our discoveries as they emerge from the fields of Abbot's Vale. Uffington White Horse Surrounded by the traces of people that came before and after the chalk figure, the White Horse owes its survival to the local communities who have regularly been maintaining it over perhaps a hundred generations. It's not all about digging... There's a lot more to archaeology than digging...This blog showcases the work OA specialists do to ensure our heritage is understood and preserved for future generations. Oxford Archaeology at 50 Browse through our highlights celebrating 50 years of Oxford Archaeology. Browse all collections Oxford Archaeology blog LocationCambridgeLondonNorth WestNorthern IrelandScotlandWest MidlandsYorkshire and HumberEastLancasterEast MidlandsNorth EastOverseasOxfordSouth EastWalesSouth West Collection#OAat50 HighlightsAbbot's ValeAlconburyAstonCommunityHinxtonIt's not all about digging...Little AsbySibfordUffington White HorseWeeleyWintringham PeriodBronze AgeEarly MedievalIron AgeMedievalMesolithicModernNeolithicPost-medievalRoman DepartmentExecutive TeamSenior Management TeamBoard of TrusteesAdministration TeamArchives TeamBuilt Heritage TeamBusiness Development TeamCommunications TeamCommunity Engagement and Social Value TeamEnvironmental TeamField TeamFinds TeamGeoarchaeology TeamGeomatics TeamGraphics TeamHealth, Safety and Environment TeamHeritage Burials TeamHeritage Management Services TeamHuman Resources TeamIT TeamPost-Excavation & Research Team #OAat50 Highlights October's #OAat50 highlights The hidden stories of a national treasure and a post-medieval burial ground It's not all about digging... An introduction to Buildings Archaeology The word ‘archaeology’ conjures up many images, often involving muddy trenches, hunting for treasure, and digging up bones. As a buildings archaeologist, the work we do is very, very different and doesn’t usually involve digging holes in the ground. #OAat50 Highlights September's #OAat50 highlights Spitfires in the Fens and Mesolithic gathering sites #OAat50 Highlights August's #OAat50 highlights From a medieval murder mystery in Workington to the birthplace of William the Conqueror Load more
Uffington White Horse Surrounded by the traces of people that came before and after the chalk figure, the White Horse owes its survival to the local communities who have regularly been maintaining it over perhaps a hundred generations.
It's not all about digging... There's a lot more to archaeology than digging...This blog showcases the work OA specialists do to ensure our heritage is understood and preserved for future generations.
#OAat50 Highlights October's #OAat50 highlights The hidden stories of a national treasure and a post-medieval burial ground
It's not all about digging... An introduction to Buildings Archaeology The word ‘archaeology’ conjures up many images, often involving muddy trenches, hunting for treasure, and digging up bones. As a buildings archaeologist, the work we do is very, very different and doesn’t usually involve digging holes in the ground.
#OAat50 Highlights September's #OAat50 highlights Spitfires in the Fens and Mesolithic gathering sites
#OAat50 Highlights August's #OAat50 highlights From a medieval murder mystery in Workington to the birthplace of William the Conqueror