Reports
Our reports library includes fieldwork, geophysical, geoarchaeological, marine and post-excavation reports from our archaeological and heritage projects across the UK.
There are 318 Reports listed.
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, Romano-British
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: Geoarchaeology, Undated
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 Archaeological Features
An archaeological evaluation was undertaken on an approximate 100 m² parcel of land. Due to logistical constraints however, only one trench was excavated. A single gully, which possibly related to drainage, was identified but no finds were recovered so no date could be ascertained. It is possible that the gully was part of the wider agricultural landscape associated with the 1st–2nd century [...]
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: No Archaeological Features, Prehistoric Flint
No archaeological features or deposits were exposed during the archaeological monitoring and recording. One piece of worked flint was recovered from the subsoil which was broadly dated to the Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age. This ties in with the surrounding landscape which has signs of heavy activity during this time.
Adminston Farm, Athelhampton Road, Puddletown, Dorset - Archaeological Evaluation Report
Published: 2023-03-01
Subjects: Prehistoric Flint, Undated Archaeological Features
One of the trenches contained archaeological features and deposits. Two parallel linear features were recorded, and a small quantities of worked flint and clay pipe were recovered from the topsoil layers. The worked flint indicates a general background of prehistoric activity tentatively dating to the Later Neolithic or Bronze Age within the site, and larger assemblages of worked flint dating to [...]
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
The evaluation comprised the excavation of three trial trenches which identified archaeological remains and deposits across the site, including walls, a culvert, pits and a posthole dating to the 16th to 19th centuries; a single possible medieval feature was also identified. Multiple layers of made ground, measuring between 1.4 m and 2.54 m thick, suggested build up and alteration of the site. [...]
Annual Report to BMAPA 2021-2022
Published: 2023-02-01
Subjects: Marine Archaeology
British Marine Aggregate Producers Association, Historic England and The Crown Estate. Marine Aggregate Industry Protocol for the Reporting of Finds of Archaeological Interest.
Heatherside Junior School, Fleet, Hampshire - Ground Penetrating Radar Survey Report
Published: 2023-01-01
Subjects: Geophysical Survey
A Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) survey was conducted over land at Heatherside Junior School, Fleet, Hampshire (centred on NGR 481097 153477). The site comprises a grass school playing field, within the town of Fleet, 6 km west of the town of Farnborough, Hampshire, covering an area of 670 sq. m. The ground penetrating radar survey identified anomalies of archaeological origin, and those [...]
75 The Avenue, Southampton - Archaeological Evaluation Report
Published: 2023-01-01
Subjects: Geoarchaeology, Modern Structure, Post-Medieval Structure
The trial trench evaluation revealed no evidence for any archaeological features or artefacts predating the late post-medieval and recent/modern periods, and features that were recorded can be shown to relate to buildings or property boundaries shown on the 1st and latter editions of Ordnance Survey mapping and predating the use of the site in the modern era as a car dealership. No evidence was [...]
Dredged Up - Issue 32
Published: 2023-01-01
Subjects: Marine Archaeology
Archaeology Finds Reporting Service Magazine Issue 32 Spring 2023