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The official BU Maritime Archaeology Twitter

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Week one of our archaeological field school, putting our students diving skills to use investigating shipwrecks across Poole Bay
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A successful week completing our @BU_ArchAnth #scientificdiving students @BSACdivers Ocean Diver courses ready to dive on shipwrecks next month
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HE Maritime@HE_Maritime
2 Apr 2025
The wreck was identified by maritime archaeologists from @bu_maritimearch, and Sheilah and Martin Openshaw, as the mooring lighter Yard Craft No. 8 lost in September 1903. bournemouth.ac.uk/news/2024-…
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Teaching the @BU_ArchAnth students thier @BSACdivers Ocean Diver a part of their archaeology degree @bournemouthuni
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bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwye…

Dorset shipwreck mystery solved after more than 30 years

The wreck found off the Dorset coast in 1990 is identified as a 19th Century naval vessel.

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The cauldron was likely over 50 years old when the ship wreck skfb.ly/oNTvL

MW_024 Cauldron - Download Free 3D model by bu_maritimearch

The cauldron is near complete with only a large dent in the side, likely to have occurred during the wrecking process, this has a rim diameter of c.230mm and a depth of bowl of c.220mm. The cauldrons...

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🅰ntiquity Journal@AntiquityJ
26 Aug 2024
How did medieval sailors cook? #MedievalMonday Discovery of cauldrons and a brazier in Britain's only 13th-century shipwreck suggests they did so on board, where previously it was believed they must have gone ashore to cook. 🆓 buff.ly/46CAfwE
Cauldron (left), posnet, a smaller cauldron with a long handle (upper right) and brazier (lower right).

ALT Cauldron (left), posnet, a smaller cauldron with a long handle (upper right) and brazier (lower right).
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Purbeck marble graveslabs from the #MortarWreck skfb.ly/pqoIE skfb.ly/pnZNW #protectedwreck

MW_22 Graveslab - Download Free 3D model by bu_maritimearch

Due to their location on the site it was orignally thought that these were two graveslabs, it has a type C head and a bar knop, with a single hollow chamfer. and a two step calvary. on first examin...

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🅰ntiquity Journal@AntiquityJ
14 Aug 2024
📰 Medieval trade networks revealed by 13th-century shipwreck #AntiquityResearch in the news via @HeritageDaily buff.ly/4ckYfFX

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Lawrence Shaw@lawrence_shaw
5 Jun 2024
An INCREDIBLE day yesterday with the @bu_maritimearch team, as the lifted some BEAUTIFUL Purbeck Marble grave slabs which have been sat on the sea bed just outside Poole Harbour for more than 700 years 😍👏 @thetimeteam
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Prepping the 800yo #purbeckmarble grave slabs from the #mortarwreck
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And we have lift off
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Strong winds, no vis, and dealing with every #WAFI under the sun but nothing beats diving on an 800 year old shipwreck in preparation for something big 🧐
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Emma Royce OBE PhD@DrEmmaEgging
26 Jan 2024
I proudly wore three ‘hats’ yesterday. CEO @JonEggingTrust, Pro-chancellor @bournemouthuni and archeology graduate 🤩Our Dorset Blue Skies students experienced the wonders of underwater archaeology thanks to @BU_ArchAnth @bu_maritimearch 🌊 @E_L_Jenkins. #teamwork in action.
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Dive & Dig@Dive_and_Dig
22 Nov 2023
Professor Lucy Blue speaks to Professor Dave Parham from Bournemouth University Maritime Archaeology, who has been diving on the remains of a 1944 Valentine Tank assemblage in Poole Bay. Like, listen, & learn on any major platform: ow.ly/um8K50QaklU #podcast #d-day
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Helen Birchenough@helenbirchy
13 Sep 2023
Thank you Tom Cousins for your brilliant talk: The Mortar Wreck - Poole’s Medieval Shipwreck. So much to learn! Who knew Purbeck Marble is made of snails? ⁦⁦@PooleMuseum⁩ ⁦@WessexMuseums⁩ ⁦@SalisburyMuseum⁩ ⁦@bu_maritimearch⁩ ⁦@MASTArchaeology⁩
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Dominic Jones@DominicJonesUK
3 Aug 2023
What a treat to visit @MASTArchaeology @bu_maritimearch today and see the incredible work that they are doing. Such an inspirational visit
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Durotriges Project@Durotrigesdig
28 Jun 2023
⚠️ Don't forget ⚠️ Our totally free Dig OPEN DAY is Sunday 2 July 10 – 4.30 Parking on private land is at North West Farm Winterborne Kingston DT11 9AT Dig is 20 mins walk but a minibus is available Guided tours, museum, chips, ice cream and beer from the Big Dig Brewhouse!
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Rob Cooke@robcooke11
12 Jun 2023
Whilst those @DuroDigDiaries @Durotrigesdig sweltered on the Dig today, those lucky folk at @bu_maritimearch had a wonderful time looking at fishes under Swanage pier. Mark was so chilled he just sat on the bottom! Even @derekpitman bailed the hot dig to join us by sea!
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Time Team@thetimeteam
12 Jun 2023
You may have seen our Mortar Wreck shipwreck dig a few days ago. If not, watch it here -> youtu.be/G6Ytbc1cBOM #timeteam #timeteamisback #patreon #digwatch #archaeology #archaeologist #history #heritage #diglife #thedig #shipwreck #anglosaxon #aldbourne #bandofbrothers
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Time Team@thetimeteam
10 Jun 2023
🕰️ TONIGHT! MORTAR WRECK 🕰️ Join us at 7pm BST on our YouTube channel tonight (Sat 10th June) youtu.be/G6Ytbc1cBOM Time Team's Expedition Crew investigate a Medieval shipwreck off the South coast of England, laden with a fascinating cargo. ⁠ #timeteam
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