Online #climatechnage and #archaeology conference on April 17th. Tickets cost £10 for members of the Council for British Archaeology South East and Sussex Archaeological Society as well as Students, £20 for non-members. There are also a number of free student places available for those in full time education Simply send your name, school/institution and course details to [email protected] to apply. These are on a first come first served basis. Follow #archclimate21 on twitter and Facebook for more details!

This is amazing and will hopefully teach us so much about chariot construction!

Roman chariot unearthed 'almost intact' near Pompeii

An ornate Roman chariot has been discovered “almost intact” near Italy’s buried city of Pompeii, the archaeological park announced on Saturday, calling it a discovery with “no parallel” in the country.

The four-wheeled processional carriage was found in the portico to stables where the remains of three horses were unearthed in 2018, including one still in its harness.

Pompeii was buried in boiling lava when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, killing between 2,000 and 15,000 people.

“A large ceremonial chariot with four wheels, along with its iron components, beautiful bronze and tin decorations, mineralised wood remains and imprints of organic materials (from the ropes to the remains of floral decoration), has been discovered almost intact,” a statement issued by the archaeological park said.

“This is an exceptional discovery… which has no parallel in Italy thus far—in an excellent state of preservation." Read more.

First post back on Tumblr after a long hiatus. Today was a good day at work, recorded a previously unknown field system though aerial photography and LiDAR then switched to Listed Building recording and the impact of tree planting on Archaeology