So looking forward to the next @royalarchinst.bsky.social lecture series!🏺

The news is out - some fab finds from #Bodiam! #MuseumBums #FindsFriday #Bodiam100

For #FindsFriday, the early 5th century glass goblet found during Victorian excavations at Highdown Hill early medieval cemetery, in East Sussex. It features a Greek inscription & a hunting scene & was most likely made in Alexandria, Egypt archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archiveDS/ar... #MedievalMarch

Sharing this beautiful image of one of the doors to a now-ruined corner tower at the Old Castle, at #Scotney in #Kent to brighten your Thursday morning! #MedievalMarch #AdoorableThursday #Picturesque @nationaltrust.org.uk

Today we're sharing this delightful detail of a Saintonge polychrome jug, which was found at a medieval tenement site in #Winchelsea, E Sussex. This type of ceramic was imported from SW France during the late 13th-early 14th centuries & is associated with wine trading. #MedievalMarch #FindsFriday 🏺

𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐬, 𝟏𝟏𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐚𝐭 𝟓 𝐩𝐦 Dr Tony Wilmott will be presenting our next lecture on 'A small town on Hadrian's Wall? - the extramural settlement and bathhouse at Birdoswald’. At Burlington House and on youtu.be/a87uR2-M3Go Non-members are welcome - just contact us to join the guest list.

We’ve had a wonderful day at the ArchaeoFair - thank you to everyone who came to chat to us! Looking forward to the Awards Ceremony coming up shortly! #CALive26

This morning we're sharing this stunning aerial view of #FrogFirle in the flooded Cuckmere Valley, in E Sussex. The earthworks of the medieval settlement have recently been investigated as part of #ChangingChalk - find out more: heritagerecords.nationaltrust.org.uk/HBSMR/MonRec... 📷Ian in London

Today's #FavouriteSite comes from @nathaliecohen.bsky.social (Archaeologist in London & the SE):🧵 "During a previous role with the Thames Discovery Programme) I was lucky enough work often on the foreshore in Chelsea - a favourite site! There are the remains of 2 early medieval fish traps here: 🐟

We’re looking forward to attending Current Archaeology Live! in London on 28th February and proud to announce that we are sponsoring the Book of the Year Award. Come and see us at the ArchaeoFair! archaeology.co.uk/live @currentarchaeology.bsky.social @uclarchaeology.bsky.social

Would you like to curate a lecture series? Could you support the work of our society? Would you like to attend field visits? Are you retired or working PT? If so, the role of Honorary Secretary might be right for you! The role is voluntary but expenses are paid. www.royalarchinst.org/news/2026/vo...

Our team has been at Attingham - our first full team meeting since 2024. Workshops included sessions on GIS, significance, industrial heritage & research projects. Some braved the weather to explore the estate, while others opted for the 'indoor' tour! @midsandeastnt.bsky.social #archaeology #team

A look back on the dig at #Bodiam during August 2025: our team of over 140 volunteers found evidence for #Roman & #medieval activity across the landscape. Our final season of excavations at the site is this summer - watch this space! #Bodiam100 @nationaltrust.org.uk 🏺 📷Alfie Lindsay & Jane Sidell

𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟏𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐀𝐍𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐚𝐭 𝟓 𝐩𝐦 Dr Jim Leary and Dr Elaine Jamieson will be presenting our next lecture on ‘Life on the lake: The prehistory and history of Skipsea, Holderness’. At Burlington House and on youtu.be/dTxePLmT25I

#DiggingforBritain returns on 7th January with a new 6-part series on BBC Two with @profaliceroberts.bsky.social, and includes two @nationaltrust.org.uk properties: 4th February - Woolsthorpe Manor, Lincolnshire 5th February - St Michael's Mount, Cornwall. Tune in to find out more!

Our very own Jim Parry (archaeologist covering South Devon and Cornwall) has appeared in a national roundup of archaeological discoveries!

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 🎨 The Royal Archaeological Institute visit to Lincoln Cathedral, 1880

Just been whamageddoned twice in the space of 10 minutes

Cover to Cover: Christmas at Scotney in Kent Each room of the Victorian Mansion has been transformed with decorations inspired by books from Scotney's collection. From Alice in Wonderland to A Christmas Carol there's enchantment around every corner 🎄 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/kent/s...

For #Hanukkah, we're visiting 1 Home Farm Drive, part of the Upton House estate. A former farm outbuilding, it was converted in the 1930s by the owners of the estate, the Bearsteds, for their family Rabbi to live in. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/holidays/oxf... Chag Sameach 🕎 #JewishCountryHouses

Very much looking forward to next week’s @royalarchinst.bsky.social lecture @antiquaries.bsky.social by Dr Al Oswald - ALL WELCOME! #Neolithic

NEW Toolkit: working with experts across a number of different institutions & with support from the Royal Historical Society, we're delighted to share this FREE resource for anyone interested in or involved with the conservation & interpretation of ruins. heyzine.com/flip-book/77... #ruins 🏰

*NEWS* from #Chartwell for Sir Winston Churchill’s 151st birthday! To introduce this post is a painting by #Churchill showing the landscape & house that were so close to his heart. 🧑‍🎨C286 "A View of Chartwell", by Winston S. Churchill, c.1938, © Churchill Heritage Ltd. 🧵 @nationaltrust.org.uk

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Last month a small group was granted permission by the Port of London Authority to undertake a walkover survey of the #TowerBeach: the team was interested to examine the remains of structures recorded during the 1990s-2010s & to collect any significant artefacts found on the foreshore surface. 🏰🏺🧵

We had a great day in Canterbury yesterday for our Autumn Meeting! Many thanks to our Meetings Secretaries for arranging a fabulous programme, and to our guides at St Martin’s Church, St Augustine’s Abbey and Canterbury Cathedral.

Can you believe it - it's 8 years since we set up our Facebook & 4 years since we started on Instagram! A huge THANK YOU to all our followers on both channels (nearly 17,000 of you on Facebook & 8,000 on Instagram) & also to the 4,000+ of you who are following us here. ✍️ Tom Gauld / New Scientist

Knole Revealed: Archaeology & discovery at a great country house by National Trust Archaeologist Nathalie Cohen and Curator Frances Parton describe discoveries made in this former archbishop's palace, and in the garden and park during the “Inspired By Knole” conservation project.

This month we’re sharing different ways in which you can learn more about the archaeology at the places in the care of @nationaltrust.org.uk. As the colder, darker nights set in it can be nice to curl up with a good book, so here are some recent publications you might find interesting. 📚🧵

Did you know there's a website dedicated to helping you discover more about the archaeology and heritage cared for by @nationaltrust.org.uk? NT Heritage Records Online has been developed to promote, and provide access to, the National Trust’s archaeological and historic building database. 🧵

Aymer's wife Lucy is in our @beyondnotables.bsky.social database beyond-notability.wikibase.cloud/wiki/Item:Q3...

Aymer Vallance, the owner of Stoneacre, was an active member of the RAI during the late 19th - early 20th centuries:

The fireplace is ornately decorated & covered in 15th- 16th century text. Throughout the rest of the house are examples of ritual protective marks, such as compass-drawn designs & taper burns 🔥 A huge thank you to @kentarchsoc & the William & Edith Oldham Charitable Trust for funding the survey.

Vallance actively 'collected' both structural elements & interiors to add to the house - one of these was the fireplace in the Great Hall. The fireplace is recorded to have originally been located at the George, an inn or hotel at 31 High Street Sittingbourne.

We're delighted to be working with MJC-Associates to record the graffiti & inscriptions at Stoneacre. The house is a medieval timber-framed building, with many later alterations to the fabric, including those undertaken by Aymer Vallance, who presented the house to the National Trust in 1928.

We've partnered with Essex Place Services to offer a practical, 3-day building recording course in May 2026 at Knole, focusing on the Garden Wall to create a stone-by-stone record. The course includes a tour of Lord Sackville's Private Garden: www.placeservices.co.uk/conservation... #CPD #Training

I like to think @classicfm.com is playing the Indiana Jones theme tune regularly to inspire my afternoon email marathons - many thanks!

Sissinghurst: Delos Garden, the well and the Priest’s House 🍂 @nationaltrust.org.uk @nattrustarch.bsky.social

We're excited to be working with Wealden Archaeology Group at Scotney Castle! During October, the team has been undertaking GPR survey to learn more about the lost buildings depicted on 18th-early 19th century plans, to the west of the Old Castle. heritagerecords.nationaltrust.org.uk/HBSMR/MonRec...

𝐑𝐀𝐈 𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑'𝐒 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐙𝐄 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝟭𝟬 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 The MA Dissertation Prize will be for the best dissertation written in 2024 or 2025 on the archaeology or architectural history of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and other countries. Details at www.royalarchinst.org/grants/disse...

Booking is now open for our Autumn Meeting in Canterbury! We will be visiting St Martin’s Church, St Augustine’s Abbey and Canterbury Cathedral during the day, with guided tours at each location and a special visit to the archives at the Cathedral ⛪️ www.royalarchinst.org/events/2025/...

Are you a student at a UK university and looking for support to come to TAG York? Did you know the Royal Archaeological Institute Cheney Bursary is available to support you? You can find more details here: www.royalarchinst.org/grants/bursa... @royalarchinst.bsky.social

Explore the story of the 3rd Earl of Sheffield & his enduring love & patronage of #cricket, from childhood games to creating a world class cricket pitch & hosting the Australian Cricket Team in 1896 in a new exhibition at Sheffield Park, until 23 November 🏏 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/sussex...

*NEWS* We are delighted to share that Kayleigh Hibberd has been shortlisted in the Early Career Archaeologist category #ArchaeologicalAchievementAwards. The winners will be revealed on 28 November at Queen’s University Belfast. The event will be live streamed on @archaeologyuk.bsky.social's YouTube.

How’s everyone feeling?? #FridayFun

Find out more about some of London’s oldest pubs - including our very own George Inn - in this new article by @jpwarchaeology.bsky.social, cheers! 🍻

We are seeking a new Editor for the Archaeological Journal to succeed @nannonstevens.bsky.social. #archaeology #editor #journal @royalarchinst.bsky.social Please share to your networks! ✍️

A snapshot of recent history at Sutton House - as part of a fire alarm upgrade project, we have some floorboards lifted & were able to look below them. All the finds post-dated the 1980s-90s restoration, including this @nationaltrust.org.uk centenary leaflet - lost almost 30 years ago to the day!

A splendid final day for our Summer Meeting was spent exploring Kings Lynn. Huge thanks to Peter Jackson for the tours at the Minster & St Nicholas Chapel and to Lynn Museum, Stories of Lynn, St George’s Guildhall & the Fisherfolk Museum for having us to visit! 🔔🎭🐟

Six site visits for Day 4 of our Summer Meeting! We started at Warham Iron Age hillfort, then on to Binham Priory (many thanks to Matt Champion for the tour!). We then visited the intriguing North Elmham, Bircham Windmill, a Bronze Age barrow on Peddars Way & finally the spectacular Castle Rising