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A photo of a partly made amber bead held between fingers.

A few tens of millions of years ago this nugget of Baltic amber bobbed across the sea to arrive on British shores. Over a thousand years ago someone picked it up and began to turn it into a bead for a necklace, before losing it on our site at Skipsea. #FindsFriday #Skipsea2025 🏺

A photo of an archaeological trench. Archaeologists kneel around a beaten earth floor, troweling its edges.

A photo of an archaeological trench. Archaeologists kneel around a beaten earth floor, troweling its edges.

Of the wonders we’re excavating at Skipsea, East Yorkshire, my favourite is this rare medieval floor, 6th-9th century. How many leather-bound feet, over a thousand years ago, padded in and out of it? How many people stood in the doorway, having passing conversations? 🏺
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A photo of a digger poised to open a trench in a field of winter barley, with Skipsea castle mound in the background.

And we’re off! Excavating Skipsea Castle, a prehistoric and early medieval landscape. By the end of May, 114 students will have had their first taste of archaeology in the trenches we open this week. 🏺 #Archaeology #Yorkshire #Skipsea #Skipsea2025