English warship sunk in 1703 gives up its secrets three centuries on. Great piece in the Guardian about the Historic England funded survey of the Northumberland #ProtectedWreck with @msdsmarine.bsky.social & @danpascoe79.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

What a beautiful day to be at sea undertaking survey work on two sites for Historic England. We have teamed up with Andy from Tritonia who is sharing his expert knowledge with us. Intern Daisy is also out with the team gaining new skills and experiences. We can't wait to see the results!

Calling all adventurers in #Maltby, #Rotherham and the wider area! 📣 We have opened up the free #FestivalofArchaeology scuba diving to people of all ages so book now - bookings close 6pm this Friday! 👉 shorturl.at/uwebG

1/2 As part of the ongoing work by OWEKH (Offshore Wind Evidence and Knowledge Hub) to improve the offshore EIA process, we have been reviewing Evidence Notes on Marine Archaeology, providing input to strengthen proportionality and efficiency in the EIA process.

We love seeing all the brilliant places our team get to whilst doing their jobs!

We are delighted to see Mona Offshore Wind Farm has secured consent this week having played a small part by providing advice about the marine historic environment. This is just one of several offshore wind farms with which we are currently involved, all at various stages in the consenting process.

Historic England have just released updated guidance for marine geophysical surveys. This second edition helps protect and document England’s incredible underwater heritage — shipwrecks, submerged landscapes, and more. Learn more: historicengland.org.uk/images-books... #maritimeheritage

📢 New paper out! Sally has been working with British Antarctic Survey and the University of Cambridge to investigate historic whale diets in the South Atlantic supporting modern conservation efforts! Read more here: www.int-res.com/abstracts/me...

25th July, people. It's going to be AWESOME!! 🤩🤩

Dive into the past with us at @romanpalace.bsky.social for the #FestivalofArchaeology ! We’ll be there with hands-on fun for all ages, showing how maritime archaeology brings the stories of sunken ships back to life. 25th July, 10.30 – 4 FoA is a free event, entry to the Palace is standard rate

📢 Teachers & Educators Looking for a unique way to engage your pupils with science, history, and environmental awareness? DiverCity offers free SCUBA try-dives and interactive sessions in Rotherham this July www.nauticalarchaeologysociety.org/divercity-pr... #STEMEducation #FreeLearning

New blog - 450 Beads and Nine Days: Conserving an Early Medieval Assemblage! Recently, our conservator Carola Del Mese undertook the conservation of 450 beads. This blog is a practical guide to conserving large archaeological assemblages under tight time constraints. msdsmarine.com/450-beads-an...

We are delighted to introduce Tristan Cousins as the newest member of the MSDS team! Tristan has written a blog to introduce himself... its online here: msdsmarine.com/introducing-...

Alison has written a blog! We understand everyone’s situation is unique, experiences are never the same but awareness is the first step to addressing issues regarding inclusivity. Let’s start a conversation! You can read the blog here: msdsmarine.com/diving-back-...

We have been back out this week sampling the protective markings applied in 2023 to help us understand the longevity of the markers. Thanks to Historic England and RCE for funding this project. Thanks also to Hampshire Police who visited us and checked all the relevant permissions were in place.

My lovely mum is exhibiting her archaeology inspired art collection this weekend in the Peak District. If you love art and archaeology and are close by do go and see her ... there will be original art, prints and affordable pieces for every budget. #archaeology #peakdistrict #derbyshireopenart

📢📢 Paid training placements!! We are offering two 15-day internships to give those studying in relevant disciplines the opportunity to experience working in the heritage sector as part of a paid internship. Find out more here: msdsmarine.com/paid-interns... #archaeology #maritimeheritage

We are delighted to introduce Dee Donohue as the newest member of the MSDS team! Dee has written a blog to introduce herself... its online here: msdsmarine.com/introducing-...

Last week half our team did their First Aid at Work course (the other half are doing it next month) taught by the brilliant @fenken.bsky.social Ken is a marine geophysicist at MSDS Marine but also volunteers for the East of England Ambulance Service and is a First Aid at Work instructor.

We are at #CIfA2025 today and tomorrow to talk about the 21CAP project we are working on with CIfA. Come and say hello!

We think @fenken.bsky.social is awesome volunteering in this way and are dead proud to have him as one of our team (and we are pretty relieved he is now in charge of all our First Aid at Work needs too)!

We were made up to see this lesson based on our protective markings project on Twinkl The project has been incredibly important and we are delighted that it has been picked up by new audiences in this way. See the Twinkl learning resource here: www.twinkl.com.bh/resource/bri...

We aren’t saying we have the best job in the world but… yep ok we do have the best job in the world! It’s a beautiful day for diving on the south coast. There’s still two days left to apply to come and work with us and you too could be calling this work!

Our four day working week has been in the news recently and its just one of the reasons that makes us a great place to work! We are currently recruiting for three new posts... there is still time to apply so why not come and join us. Find out more here: msdsmarine.com/about-us/vac...

Calling all @unisouthampton.bsky.social archaeology students! We've just posted a year in employment opportunity on the jobs board... and the best bit is its paid! Come and join us for a valuable year of on the job training 😊 @danpascoe79.bsky.social @fsturt.bsky.social @helenfarr.bsky.social

📢📢 #FindsFriday blog alert! 📢📢 Our MSDS Conservator, Carola Del Mese, gets to work with all sorts of wonderful artefacts. In this blog Carola shares her recent experiences conserving the Stopham sword mount for the Novium Museum. msdsmarine.com/conserving-t... #archaeology #conservation #heritage

Jenny and Mat are at Belper School today taking part in a careers day. Lets see if we can get the next generation of maritime archaeologists onboard! #maritimearchaeology #maritimeheritage #BelperSchool

We want one too!

We are proud to announce that we have been accredited as a Gold Standard 4-day week employer under the @4dayweek.bsky.social Accreditation Scheme that officially recognises permanent 4-day week employers in the UK. Another reason to work with us! Find out more here: msdsmarine.com/msds-leads-t...

We are recruiting for the following posts: - Marine Geophysicist - Maritime Archaeologist - Heritage Consultant (Marine) Find out more here: msdsmarine.com/about-us/vac...

We work with so many awesome women; above and below the water, within our core team and as volunteers. Thank you to all of you for everything you do for archaeology, the marine environment and our wider profession! #internationalwomensday

Mat from MSDS is attending Project Tangaroa in Malta this week to support the heritage sector in the mitigation of potentially polluting wrecks and to protect our oceans. Mark also presented yesterday on the use of geophysical data. #underwaterheritage #maritimeheritage #protectouroceans

There is just over two weeks left to submit an abstract for IKUWA 8. MSDS team members are helping organise the following sessions are would love to hear from anyone who would like to submit a paper! A1. Bringing the UCH to Life J3. Offshore Renewables and Maritime Archaeology L3. Heritage Crime

As part of our commitment to reducing our carbon emissions we have sent Alistair and Michael off by train to Rotterdam to meet their ship rather then by flying. Its a small step, but its one in the right direction, and we are pleased to be on our journey to Net Zero!

📢📢📢 Calling all divers! 📢📢📢 Divers for Climate have launched a nationwide survey encouraging the diving community to share its collective experience. Take part here: uniofqueensland.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #climatechange #oceans #maritimeheritage

Just like old times at the Shipwreck Conference @msdsmarine.bsky.social #HE_Maritime #CIfAHeritageCrime #MAT #DevonAndCornwallPolice

Our conservator Carola is enjoying a week out on site in Gloucestershire with Historic England & Cotswold Archaeology as part of her cpd! Conservators can help advise archaeologists in the field to ensure the right steps are taken to get the best for the artefacts discovered.

We have worked with artist Roz Hamer on projects and she is very talented. Roz's new collection has an archaeological focus and looks at sites in Derbyshire. Check her out on Facebook www.facebook.com/RozHamerArt #Derbyhire #DerbyshireArchaeology #StandingStones #DerbyshireArchaeologyDay

We have created a starter pack for all things archaeology and heritage publishing! Please share far and wide and let us know who we missed! #archaeology #heritage #publishing

We’ve had a bit of an update of our #maritimearchaeology starter pack. If you’d like to be added, or want to tell us we’ve clearly missed people, give us a shout 😉 go.bsky.app/TUn9A7A

We couldn't agree more with @romanpalace.bsky.social! Carola is one of the most awesome people we know... but then again we only employ awesome people who make work a brilliant place to be!

Possibly the best ever named exhibition... Who is going to Brickwrecks?? #maritimearchaeology #maritimeheritage thedockyard.co.uk/events/brick...

Following a successful inspection, MSDS Marine are now an IDEST approved test centre for diving cylinders. Jon, our ISO 17024 certified technician, will be carrying out visual inspections and hydrostatic testing of diving cylinders in addition to our existing dive equipment servicing.

Welcome to Bluesky @drassmculture.bsky.social! We are looking forward to seeing lots of brilliant underwater archaeology updates from France 🤿 #maritimearchaeology #maritimeheritage

A reminder that there is just over two weeks left to submit comments on the forthcoming Marine Geophysics guidance document that has been prepared by MSDS Marine for Historic England. historicengland.org.uk/about/what-w... #marinegeophysics #maritimeheritage #archaeology

Historic England are recruiting for 4 marine data analyst posts. Sadly we are all very happy here at MSDS but if we weren't we would apply so have a look if you fancy a change of role that will help do something pretty cool with marine data: app.beapplied.com/apply/uvjssu...

Have you voted in the Current Archaeology awards yet? The Klein Hollandia project has been nominated for the research project of the year award. It would be WONDERFUL to see a underwater archaeology project win here so take a minute to vote here: archaeology.co.uk/vote #maritimeheritage #shipwreck

#maritimeheritage #maritimearchaeology #shipwreck

In 1973 a Tudor wreck was discovered in the lower reaches of the River Plym in Plymouth and became the first wreck to be designated under the PWA. Join the licensee of the Cattewater #protectedwreck for a free online talk this evening hosted by Royal Museums Greenwich www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/onl...

Carola, our brilliant conservator, is off on her MSDS work travels again and this time is in Saudi conserving all sorts of exciting stuff. Its a bit warmer over there than it is in our Derbyshire head office at the moment and we are rather jealous of all she is getting up to! #heritagescience