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Ethos Heritage CIC Ethos Heritage is a community-focused heritage organisation based in the North Riding of Yorkshire.

We provides community led projects in Archaeology and heritage in the North of the UK

Join us in 2027 to dig Roman kilns at Welburn!We're delighted to announce our first 2027 excavation will be held at Welb...
10/13/2026

Join us in 2027 to dig Roman kilns at Welburn!

We're delighted to announce our first 2027 excavation will be held at Welburn, 20 March - 4 April.

We'll be excavating pottery from Roman kilns, this will be among the first major excavations in the Crambeck area in the last century.

It's a rare chance to explore a Roman industrial landscape first-hand.

No prior experience is needed. Camping and full board are available.

Book via our website now (link in the bio) if you have any questions please email [email protected]

Jetons were small, coin-like tokens, often made of brass or copper alloy, that were used for counting and calculating, r...
10/07/2026

Jetons were small, coin-like tokens, often made of brass or copper alloy, that were used for counting and calculating, rather than as money. Moved around on a counting board or cloth, they worked a bit like an abacus 🧮

They were commonly used in trading from 1200 CE and were produced in England as well as mainland Europe. However, it was the cheaper, mass-produced Nuremberg Jeton that gained a commercial monopoly from the 16th Century. They eventually became obsolete in business but were still used as game tokens and gambling chips.

So why does it excite us? Finding one here suggests that our moated manor site may have been more than a home. It could have been a place where trade and accounting took place, and possibly even where international contacts were being made. We think this little token could help us understand how connected North Yorkshire was to the wider medieval world, but there is still plenty to uncover. 🔍

09/25/2026

The big question we all hope to answer

✨Finds appreciation ✨We found this palstave axe head during our summer excavation 🪓 it's broken in half but interestingl...
09/16/2026

✨Finds appreciation ✨

We found this palstave axe head during our summer excavation 🪓 it's broken in half but interestingly the damage looks intentional.

Palstave axes were popular in the middle to late Bronze Age, this one has been dated around 1550-1150 BCE. They were an important indicator of the movement from stone to metal tools due to their ingenious design.

The axe was made by pouring molten copper alloy into stone moulds. A wooden handle could be placed between parallel sides for a strong and stable tool. These sides stick out at the end before flaring out to a crescent-shaped cutting edge, perfect for chopping and carving.

As much as we love the material finds and structures in archaeology, the soil can be the most telling part of our sites....
09/10/2026

As much as we love the material finds and structures in archaeology, the soil can be the most telling part of our sites.
Our team thinks they may have found burned clay, along with ash lenses and unusually dark, sandy soil across one area of the site.

Here's the intriguing part... clay isn't typically found naturally here 🤯 So if it does turn out to be clay, it would suggest it was brought in or mixed with something else, and possibly burned.

We won't know for certain without geochemical analysis, but it's exactly this kind of clue that makes community archaeology so exciting.

We recently published a pottery assessment from the High Hunsley digs that took place 2021-2023 and it's a big one!🏺9,16...
09/07/2026

We recently published a pottery assessment from the High Hunsley digs that took place 2021-2023 and it's a big one!
🏺9,166 sherds, weighing over 40kg and spanning 800 years of history.

Please do read the report when you get a chance, the link is in our bio 🔗

09/02/2026

Fiona and Simon share their highlights over the week they spent with us in Sheriff Hutton including some great finds 🗝️

Sheriff Hutton 2026 done ✅ With that, we've officially reached the end of dig season 2026 for ethos heritage 😭Thank you ...
09/01/2026

Sheriff Hutton 2026 done ✅ With that, we've officially reached the end of dig season 2026 for ethos heritage 😭

Thank you to all our participants who joined us over the year during the heatwaves, thunderstorms and everything in between ⛈️ whether you joined for a day or for the whole season; if you're local or international, we look forward to seeing you again in 2027!

We'll be sharing highlights from this year on our socials as well as information about next year's digs so make sure to follow along with us for the latest updates

08/29/2026

We're almost at the finish line of our 2026 dig season. Matthew and the other participants are hard at work helping our team record the progress in the trenches.
An arduous but incredibly important part of this is section cleaning, where we make the vertical walls of the trench as straight as possible.

08/28/2026

Day 7 : Elaine and Wayne who have been working all day on an intriguing feature at our Medivial Manor site near Sherrif Hutton give us the low down.

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