Excavation 2024

In September 2024, we returned to Waterloo with a brand new cohort of international veterans and serving personnel to continue excavating Mont-Saint-Jean farm, the site of some of our most exciting discoveries to date! Find out more about our 2024 excavation below, including what we uncovered...

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10th September 2024

Battle of Waterloo dig uncovers horror of severed limbs and shot horses

10th September 2024

Soldier, horse and amputated limbs found in Waterloo ‘gore pit’

10th September 2024

Archaeologists uncover ‘unique’ trench at Waterloo battlefield site

10th September 2024

The soldiers and horses buried in Waterloo 'gore pit'

10th September 2024

Battle of Waterloo dig REVEALS HOW DEAD WERE TREATED WITH DIGNITY

11th September 2024

Amputated limbs and butchered horses uncovered in Battle of Waterloo ‘gore’ pit

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All photographs by Chris van Houts.

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