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Dig Hill 80 Project Whitesheet, 2018

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In 2015, during test trenching, a team of archaeologists discovered a well- preserved German strongpoint at a ridge top near the village of Wijtschate (also known as Wytschaete – or ‘Whitesheet’ to the British). What the archaeologists had stumbled upon was unique; a piece of the formidable trench fortress that had remained virtually untouched s…

Ep.241 – Lost But Not forgotten. The Archaeological Recovery of First World War Casualties - Simon Verdegem

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Belgian battlefield archaeologist Simon Verdegem talks to Tom Thorpe in this podcast about his work recovering First World War casualties in Belgium. Simon is the head archaeologist for Skylarcs, a non-profit organisation that aims to promote and conduct research of conflict archaeology and military history. …

SEMINAR SERIES 'Missing at the front, 1914-1918: 20 years of archaeological research of missing persons in Belgium ' with Dr Birger Stichelbaut

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Thursday 21 March 2024 : Missing at the front, 1914-1918: 20 years of archaeological research of missing persons in Belgium – a lecture by Dr Birger Stichelbaut (University of Ghent) and Simon Verdegem (archaeologist) Find out more here > How Missing Soldiers Regain Their Identity Now in its eighth year, the initiative is supported by The W…