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.
Landscape Improvement Project, Godlingston Hall, Ulwell, Swanage, Dorset - Archaeological Watching Brief
Published: 2022-12-01
Subjects: Modern Artefacts
Despite the archaeological potential of the site no archaeological features or deposits were identified. A small quantity of 19th century and modern pottery and glass was recovered from the vicinity of trench 15, in proximity to a known post-medieval cottage of a cottage at Forked Down Bottom. The low level of identified archaeological activity is however influenced by the limited scope and [...]
East Leeds Orbital Route, Leeds, West Yorkshire - Post-excavation Assessment and Updated Project Design
Published: 2022-12-01
Subjects: Early Medieval, Iron Age, Medieval, Romano-British
Wessex Archaeology was commissioned to undertake archaeological works along the East Leeds Orbital Route (ELOR), a 7 km-long road connecting the A6120 Outer Ring Road at Red Hall in the north-west to the new Manston Lane Link Road at Thorpe Park in the south-east (the ‘Scheme’). The route extends from NGR 434320 438569 (SE 34320 38569) to 438323 434624 (SE 38323 34624).
A303 Sparkford to Ilchester Dualling Scheme, Somerset - Post-excavation Assessment
Published: 2022-12-01
Subjects: Iron Age Funerary Site, Iron Age Settlement, Post-medieval Quarry, Prehistoric Flint, Romano-British Funerary Site, Romano-British Settlement
Archaeological remains dating from the Mesolithic to post-medieval periods were recorded, covering approximately 8,000 years of human history. The earliest evidence from the excavation dates to the earlier prehistoric period, probably the Mesolithic or Early Neolithic, and was represented by a small group of worked flints found residually within later features. These finds, including tools and a [...]
Old Sarum Cottages, Portway, Salisbury, Wiltshire - Archaeological Evaluation
Published: 2022-10-01
Subjects: No Archaeology
The works consisted of the excavation of three evaluation trenches, which did not reveal any archaeological deposits or features.
Land to rear of Barclays Bank, Mount Folly, Bodmin - Archaeological Watching Brief
Published: 2022-10-01
Subjects: Post-Medieval Structure
The stripping of soil within the specified areas onto the underlying natural geology was monitored. Four archaeological features were recorded consisting of two masonry walls and two ditches. Both walls and one ditch were of post-medieval date. One ditch contained no dateable artefactual material.
Hallgate Lane, Pilsley, Derbyshire - Archaeological Watching Brief Report
Published: 2022-10-01
Subjects: Iron Age Agriculture
The watching brief has revealed the continuation of former field boundary ditches recorded in evaluation trenches 1 and 2. Radiocarbon dating of environmental material has revealed that these ditches were of Late Iron Age date. The environmental assemblages may be indicative of the burning of turves for fuel. A wheat grain recovered from one of the ditches was also radiocarbon dated and found to [...]
Epperstone Water Pipeline, Chapel Lane, Nottinghamshire - Archaeological Watching Brief
Published: 2022-09-01
Subjects: Undated
Wessex Archaeology was commissioned to undertake a watching brief on works associated with the installation of a new water main. The pipeline crossed around 500 m of agricultural land, north of Epperstone, Nottinghamshire and centred on NGR SK 65184 49333. The natural mid-reddish brown silty clay substrate was reached 0.2–0.4 m below ground level within the service channel, sealed beneath [...]
Ashington Station Platform, Ashington, Northumberland - Historic Building Record
Published: 2022-09-01
Subjects: Modern Structure, Modern Transport
Northumberland County Council have requested that a Historic England Level 1 (basic visual) historic building record be made of the platform and wall prior to their demolition.
Oadby to Arnesby (Leicestershire) Trunk Main Renewal - Post-excavation Assessment
Published: 2022-09-01
Subjects: Iron Age Agriculture, Modern Industry, Post-Medieval Industry
Iron Age features, principally ditches, and an 18th or 19th-century brick kiln had been identified along the pipeline route by earlier magnetometer survey and evaluation trenching. These features formed the focus of the archaeological mitigation works. A watching brief was maintained on a further five areas. Remains identified within these comprised an alluvial feature, a boundary of probable [...]
Kent Science Park, Sittingbourne, Kent - Post-excavation Assessment
Published: 2022-09-01
Subjects: Bronze Age Agriculture, Bronze Age Settlement, Iron Age Agriculture, Iron Age Settlement, Post-Medieval Agriculture, Undated Archaeological Features
Eight ditches, four pits and two quarry pits were recorded during the excavation, with a further six pits and a posthole identified during a trial trench evaluation in 2021. Four of the pits, all of which were small and shallow, are attributable to the later Bronze Age/Early Iron Age. Two pairs of shallow, truncated ditches probably formed the remains of trackways, at least one of which was [...]
Astra Printing, Cullompton, Devon - Archaeological Monitoring and Supervised Archaeological Strip
Published: 2022-08-01
Subjects: 20th Century, Romano-British
Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by RPS Consulting Services, to undertake an archaeological watching brief and a supervised archaeological strip of the footprint of the proposed building and monitoring of ground reduction in the area of car parking to the north. The monitored works covered 0.53 ha, centred on NGR 302135 107764, located at Willand Road, Collumpton, Devon. The watching [...]
Blake Road, Cirencester, Gloucestershire - Archaeological Watching Brief
Published: 2022-08-01
Subjects: Undated
Wessex Archaeology was commissioned to undertake an archaeological monitoring of excavations for the insertion of a flap valve into the existing sewage system. The works monitored were centred on NGR 402348, 202458, to the rear of Blake Road, Cirencester. The area of work was situated towards the northern extent of the Scheduled Monument for Corinium Roman town (NHLE 1003426), which covers [...]
The Grange, 40 High Street, Pewsey, Wiltshire - Archaeological Monitoring and Recording
Published: 2022-08-01
Subjects: No Archaeology
No archaeological features or deposits were identified, and no artefacts were recovered during the course of the works. In all the excavation areas, the natural geology was encountered at the base of excavations. The presence of a subsoil above the natural geology suggests that the site had not been significantly truncated by modern activity. This means that there is a good potential for [...]
Main Street, Great Casterton, Rutland - Post-excavation Assessment and Updated Project Design
Published: 2022-08-01
Subjects: Post-medieval Artefacts, Romano-British Industry, Romano-British Settlement
The majority of the archaeological remains were Romano-British in date and comprised ditches and pits. The period was divided into two phases of activity. The first phase of activity comprised two parallel ditches, probably boundary ditches, with a small drainage offshoot from the northern ditch. A large pit was also present in this phase, along with a smaller fire pit. Finds from these features [...]
Courtfield House, Trowbridge, Wiltshire - Archaeological Evaluation Report
Published: 2022-08-01
Subjects: Post Medieval
In the event only one feature was uncovered which was seen to cut the subsoil. A single sherd of pottery was recovered from its lower fill and dates the pit to the post medieval, and a small piece of peg tile from the upper fill dates to the medieval or early post-medieval. Two sherds of Romano-British pottery were recovered from the upper fill of the pit. While these are residual they are of [...]