Reports
Our reports library includes fieldwork, geophysical, geoarchaeological, marine and post-excavation reports from our archaeological and heritage projects across the UK.
There are 337 Reports listed.
Dredged Up - Issue 9
Published: 2011-09-01
Subjects: Marine Archaeology
Archaeology Finds Reporting Service Magazine Issue 9 Autumn 2011
Cunetio Roman Town, Mildenhall, Marlborough, Wiltshire - Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
Published: 2011-07-01
Subjects: Romano-British Defences, Romano-British Settlement, Romano-British Structure
Cunetio is a Scheduled Monument (AM666) of national importance. Aerial photographs and early geophysical survey, coupled with very limited excavation, have established the ground plan of the town but almost nothing is known of its significance and changing form during the Roman period. The project aimed to carry out a limited programme of non-intrusive investigations and evaluation trenching [...]
The Boat House, Cobden Avenue, Southampton - Geoarchaeological Assessment Report
Published: 2011-06-01
Subjects: Geoarchaeology
Wessex Archaeology was commissioned to undertake a geoarchaeological borehole survey in advance of redevelopment works at the Boat House, Cobden Avenue, Southampton, centred on NGR 443900 114030.
Tottiford Reservoir - Dartmoor National Park, Devon - Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
Published: 2011-06-01
Subjects: Mesolithic Flint Scatter, Prehistoric Artefacts, Prehistoric Ceremony
An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Channel 4’s ‘Time Team’ at the site of Tottiford Reservoir, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. Lower than usual water levels in 2009 had led to the identification of a previously unknown stone circle, as well as two stone alignments and a number of possible cairns. An evaluation comprising twelve trenches provided an opportunity to investigate these [...]
Palaeolithic Material from Dunbridge, Hampshire - Deposit Modelling Report
Published: 2011-04-01
Subjects: Geoarchaeology, Palaeolithic Flint
The results have demonstrated that there are two distinct Pleistocene terrace deposits within the study area. An upper terrace, original called the Dunbridge Unit, can with confidence be related to the Belbin Stage, which is supported by the high number of Palaeolithic finds recovered from it. A lower terrace, original called the Barley Hill Unit, can be related to the Mottisfont Stage. The [...]
Buck Mill, Stoke Trister, Somerset - Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
Published: 2011-04-01
Subjects: Post-Medieval Industry, Post-Medieval Structure
An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by to investigate the site of a watermill recorded in Domesday Book (1086). The programme of works also investigated the standing remains of a post-medieval mill building and earthworks indicative of water management. The evaluation trenches within the standing remains of the post-medieval mill identified particular zones of activity, both domestic [...]
Dredged Up - Issue 8
Published: 2011-03-01
Subjects: Marine Archaeology
Archaeology Finds Reporting Service Magazine Issue 8 Spring 2011
Scottish Marine Historic Environment Data Audit - Sources for the enhancement of the Coastal and Marine Historic Environment Record
Published: 2011-03-01
Subjects: Marine Archaeology
The aim of the project was to identify significant existing datasets, assess their value for cultural heritage purposes and to make a series of recommendations for enhancement of the marine HER. The project is intended to inform and support both the work of Historic Scotland to safeguard the coastal and marine environment, and the role of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical [...]
Groby Old Hall, Groby, Leicestershire - Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
Published: 2011-02-01
Subjects: Medieval Artefacts, Medieval Settlement, Medieval Structure, Post-medieval Artefacts, Post-Medieval Settlement, Post-Medieval Structure
An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Channel 4’s ‘Time Team’ at the site of a Norman motte and bailey castle and medieval manorial site at Groby Old Hall (Scheduled Ancient Monument 17066). The castle motte incorporates a rare substantial internal Norman stone building. The site was subsequently re-used as the location for a medieval manorial complex, one of the most extensive in [...]
Mont Orgueil Castle Gorey, St Martin, Jersey - Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
Published: 2011-02-01
Subjects: Medieval Artefacts, Medieval Structure, Prehistoric Artefacts
The evaluation, comprising eight trenches, uncovered part of the medieval northern defences of the Castle as well as identifying some possible prehistoric activity.
Llancaiach Fawr Manor Treharris, Caerphilly, Gwent - Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
Published: 2011-02-01
Subjects: Modern Structure, Post-Medieval Structure
The Time Team evaluation, comprising eight trenches, found no conclusive evidence of any medieval structure (or associated activity) thought to have occupied the Site prior to the current Manor House, although one fragment of medieval roof tile was recovered in a later deposit. Activity in the vicinity of the house was predominantly post-medieval and modern, associated with the use of the Manor [...]
Northern Green, Westminster Abbey - Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
Published: 2010-12-01
Subjects: Medieval Funerary Site, Medieval Religious Site, Medieval Structure, Post-Medieval Religious Practice, Post-Medieval Structure
The Northern Green, lying adjacent to the nave, is part of a World Heritage Site encompassing Westminster Abbey, Westminster Palace (the Houses of Parliament) and St Margaret’s Church. In the winter of 1869/70, groundworks were undertaken by Henry Poole, the Abbey mason, on the north side of the Abbey. They revealed a re-used Roman stone sarcophagus, other medieval burials and a series of wall [...]
Litlington, Cambridgeshire - Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
Published: 2010-11-01
Subjects: Romano-British Funerary Site, Roman Villa
The evaluation carried out by Time Team, comprising ten trenches and eleven testpits, was able to confirm the position of the ‘Litlington villa’, though it was not possible to determine its full extent or layout. Newspaper accounts of the villa from the time of its discovery, describing it as being a very well appointed structure containing 30 rooms and a bathhouse, with many fine tessellated [...]
Annual Report to BMAPA 2009-2010
Published: 2010-11-01
Subjects: Marine Archaeology
Protocol for reporting finds of archaeological interest.
Margetts Pit, Margetts Lane, Burham, Kent - Post-excavation Assessment
Published: 2010-10-01
Subjects: Bronze Age Agriculture, Bronze Age Ceremony, Bronze Age Funerary Site, Bronze Age Industry, Bronze Age Settlement, Iron Age Agriculture, Iron Age Ceremony, Iron Age Enclosure, Iron Age Industry, Romano-British Agriculture, Romano-British Enclosure
The excavation uncovered evidence for activity dating from the Neolithic until the early Romano-British period. Much of this activity could be dated with some confidence on the basis of the associated finds and stratigraphy. This activity includes the establishment of a prehistoric field system with associated settlement activity, probably in the Middle Bronze Age, and the expansion of [...]