Reports
Our reports library includes fieldwork, geophysical, geoarchaeological, marine and post-excavation reports from our archaeological and heritage projects across the UK.
There are 219 Reports listed.
Vining Lodsworth WSW - Geoarchaeological Monitoring of Ground Investigation Works
Published: 2023-06-01
Subjects: Geoarchaeological
A programme of monitoring of Ground Investigation (GI) works was undertaken at Langham Lane, Halfway Bridge, Lodsworth, GU28 9DB. The principal aims of the monitoring were to assess the archaeological potential of the Quaternary superficial deposits at the Site, to make suitable proposals for further work, and to contribute to the overall heritage knowledge of the priory through recording [...]
Dredged Up - Issue 33
Published: 2023-06-01
Subjects: Marine Archaeology
Archaeology Finds Reporting Service Magazine Issue 33 Autumn 2023
Proposed Water Booster Pumping Station, Buckland, Aylesbury. Archaeological Evaluation Report
Published: 2023-06-01
Subjects: Post Medieval
Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by Stantec, on behalf of Thames Water, to undertake an archaeological evaluation of a 0.40 ha parcel of land located off Buckland Road, Buckland, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP22 5LP, centred on NGR 489084 212166. The evaluation was carried out due to a request by Buckinghamshire County Archaeological Services. The evaluation was undertaken to inform the [...]
Burnt Common Nurseries, London Road, Send, Surrey, Phase 1 - Archaeological Evaluation
Published: 2023-05-01
Subjects: Medieval, Post Medieval, Roman
Wessex Archaeology undertook an archaeological evaluation of a 1.8 ha parcel of land located at Burnt Common Nurseries, London Road, Send, Surrey, GU23 7LN, centred on NGR 503527 154366. The evaluation comprised twenty-five 20 m trenches, representing a 5% sample of the overall area. The evaluation identified a limited number of archaeological features within the site. Four of the [...]
Flowers Barrow, Lulworth, Dorset - Post-excavation Assessment and Updated Project Design
Published: 2023-05-01
Subjects: Iron Age
Wessex Archaeology undertook the excavation of three trenches, centred on NGR 386455 80595, at the Iron Age hillfort known as Flowers Barrow, Lulworth, Dorset, a Scheduled Monument lying within the South Dorset Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). The works were designed to preserve by record some of the remains of the monument to mitigate unavoidable loss due to coastal erosion, [...]
Grove Solar Farm, Leonard Stanley, Gloucestershire - Detailed Gradiometer Survey Report
Published: 2023-05-01
Subjects: Geophysical Survey
A detailed gradiometer survey was conducted over land at Grove Solar Farm, Leonard Stanley, Gloucestershire (centred on NGR 379500 203800). The site comprises nine arable fields located 1 km east of the village of Leonard Stanley and 15 km south of Gloucester, in the county of Gloucestershire, covering an area of 53 ha. The survey has identified an extensive range of archaeological features [...]
Viking Link, Lincolnshire Zones 2 and 3 - Post-excavation Assessment Volume 1: Main Text and Figures
Published: 2023-05-01
Subjects: Bronze Age, Early Medieval, Medieval, Post Medieval, Roman
Wessex Archaeology was commissioned to undertake archaeological investigations along the route of the Viking Link Interconnector Onshore Scheme in Lincolnshire. The Interconnector is a 1400 MW high voltage electricity cable and associated infrastructure that connects the electricity grids of the UK and Denmark. The 67 km– long onshore route has been divided into three zones: Zone 1 encompasses [...]
NH3 Immingham Green Energy Terminal - Geoarchaeological Borehole Survey and Watching Brief on GI Works
Published: 2023-05-01
Subjects: Geoarchaeological, Undated / No Archaeology Recorded
A programme of geoarchaeological borehole survey and deposit modelling, and an archaeological watching brief of Geotechnical Investigation (GI) works, was undertaken at NH3 Immingham Green Energy Terminal in advance of proposed development comprising an ammonia import terminal forming part of the proposed Green Energy Terminal. The geoarchaeological borehole survey was focused on the West [...]
Clandon Park, West Clandon, Guildford, Surrey - Detailed Gradiometer and Ground Penetrating Radar Survey Report
Published: 2023-04-01
Subjects: Geophysical Survey
A detailed gradiometer and ground penetrating radar survey was conducted over land at Clandon Park, West Clandon, Guildford, Surrey (centred on NGR 504300 151250). The project was commissioned by Bristol and Bath Heritage Consultancy Ltd, on behalf of The National Trust, to establish the presence, or otherwise, and nature of detectable archaeological features. The site comprises maintained [...]
Coachmans House, Sandy Lane, Shedfield, Hampshire - Archaeological Evaluation
Published: 2023-04-01
Subjects: Undated / No Archaeology Recorded
Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by the landowner, to undertake an archaeological evaluation of an approximately 100 m² parcel of land located in in the grounds of Coachmans House, Sandy Lane, Shedfield Hampshire SO32 2HQ. The evaluation area was centred on NGR 455411, 113616. When the trench locations were set out in the approximate positions proposed in the WSI, it became apparent that [...]
Bristol Digital Futures Institute, 65 Avon Street, St Philip's Marsh, Bristol - Archaeological Watching Brief
Published: 2023-04-01
Subjects: 20th Century, Post Medieval
Wessex Archaeology undertook a watching brief during groundworks associated with the conversion of a former gasworks retort house and coal store for use as a university building known as the Bristol Digital Futures Institute. The monitored works covered 0.18 ha, centred on NGR 360087 172551, at 65 Avon Street, St Philips Marsh, Bristol. The watching brief, which was undertaken between 19 [...]
Manor Farm Cable Installation, Avebury - Archaeological Watching Brief Report
Published: 2023-04-01
Subjects: Bronze Age, Neolithic
Wessex Archaeology was commissioned to undertake archaeological monitoring and recording during the excavation of an electrical cable trench centred on NGR 411071 170206, at Manor Farm, Green Street, Avebury, Wiltshire, SN8 1RQ. No archaeological features or deposits were exposed during the archaeological monitoring and recording. One piece of worked flint was recovered from the subsoil [...]
Adminston Farm, Athelhampton Road, Puddletown, Dorset - Archaeological Evaluation Report
Published: 2023-03-01
Subjects: Bronze Age, Neolithic
Wessex Archaeology was commissioned to undertake an archaeological evaluation of a parcel of land located at Adminston Farm, Athelhampton Road, Puddletown, Dorset. Six trial trenches, each measuring 30 m in length and 1.8 m wide, were excavated. The evaluation in corroboration with the previously undertaken geophysical survey has demonstrated that there is a low potential for the presence of [...]
Castle View, Old Castle Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire - Report for Archaeological Strip, Map and Record
Published: 2023-02-01
Subjects: Medieval
Wessex Archaeology was commissioned to undertake an archaeological strip, map and record (SMR) excavation on currently undeveloped land located to the rear of Castle View Rest Home, 8 Old Castle Road, Salisbury. The stratigraphy across the SMR area consisted of a shallow garden topsoil below which was a shallow subsoil most likely derived from hillwash / colluvium related material. The [...]
Shaftesbury Theatre, 210 Shaftesbury Avenue, London Borough of Camden - Post-excavation Assessment and Updated Project Design
Published: 2023-02-01
Subjects: 20th Century, Post Medieval
Wessex Archaeology was commissioned to undertake an archaeological evaluation and excavation prior to below ground works associated with a basement extension to The Shaftesbury Theatre. The archaeological investigations were carried out at The Shaftesbury Theatre, 210 Shaftesbury Avenue, London Borough of Camden WC2H 8DP, centred on NGR 530132 181352. The evaluation comprised the excavation [...]