Reports
Our reports library includes fieldwork, geophysical, geoarchaeological, marine and post-excavation reports from our archaeological and heritage projects across the UK.
There are 220 Reports listed.
Dredged Up - Issue 31
Published: 2022-06-01
Subjects: Marine Archaeology
Archaeology Finds Reporting Service Magazine Issue 31 Autumn 2022
Land at Bordon Garrison, Bordon, Hampshire - Archaeological Evaluation
Published: 2022-05-01
Subjects: 20th Century, Post Medieval
Wessex Archaeology was commissioned to undertake an archaeological evaluation of a 1.91 ha parcel of land located on land at the former Bordon Garrison, Bordon, Hampshire, GU35 9HQ. The Site is part of a wider development site. A recent archaeological appraisal of the site had identified two largely linear banks relating to known 19th and 20th century boundaries, although the dating of these [...]
St John's Churchyard, John Street, Bristol - Archaeological Watching Brief
Published: 2022-05-01
Subjects: Post Medieval
Wessex Archaeology was commissioned to undertake an archaeological watching brief during intrusive groundworks associated with public realm improvements at St John’s Churchyard, Bristol. The watching brief, undertaken as a condition of faculty approval for the improvement works, covered a 0.06-hectare area, centred on NGR 358847 173178. The archaeological works comprised monitoring the [...]
Northfleet Embankment West - Further Laser Scan and Photogrammetry Survey
Published: 2022-05-01
Subjects: Modern Structure, Photogrammetry Survey
A brick kiln structure and associated features (the ‘northern kiln complex’) was exposed centred on NGR 562040 174790 during the ongoing watching brief phase in Area E. Deemed too unstable for preservation, Wessex Archaeology carried out a laser scan and photogrammetry survey (Phase 1) of the area in October 2021 prior to demolition, which is described in a separate technical report (Wessex [...]
Former Fever Ward of Hexham Workhouse, Dene Avenue, Hexham, Northumberland - Historic Building Record and Archaeological Watching Brief Report
Published: 2022-05-01
Subjects: Modern Structure
The Fever Ward building presents a significantly altered mid-19th-century structure, originally appearing to have been largely open plan. The original layout of the building would have comprised open wards to each floor, with beds arranged against the walls and a walkway to their centre. Accounts of workhouse conditions attest to often multiple people forced to share single beds, and of the [...]
Market Strand, Falmouth, Cornwall - Archaeological Watching Brief
Published: 2022-05-01
Subjects: No Archaeology
The watching brief monitored the excavation of five slip trenches and one hand dug test pit. The geotechnical works were undertaken in order to identify any existing services that may be affected by the re-routing of a sewer main and to establish the depth and condition of the foundations for the sea wall and adjacent building. No archaeological features or deposits were present within the [...]
Westwood Cross: Phase 5B, Thanet, Kent - Archaeological Evaluation Report
Published: 2022-05-01
Subjects: Undated Archaeological Features
A total of 26 archaeological features were recorded in 11 of the 30 excavated trenches, comprising ditches, pits, postholes and a large quarry pit. None of the features could be solidly phased. A large palaeochannel was recorded running through the centre of the area, corresponding with a cropmark seen on aerial photography, and a former chalk quarry pit was identified in the southern corner.
Blenheim Palace: Queen Pool Restoration Project - Survey Data Analysis (Landform Area)
Published: 2022-04-01
Subjects: Undated
Wessex Archaeology was commissioned to undertake analysis and interpretation of airborne LiDAR, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) photogrammetric data, and terrestrial laser scan data at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire (NGR: SP 43536 17842). The analysis was required to provide a record of extant archaeological features of an approximately 16.3 ha area of land, prior to deposition of silt dredged from [...]
The Round House, Bridge Street, Evesham - Archaeological Watching Brief and Evaluation
Published: 2022-04-01
Subjects: Post-Medieval Settlement
Excavations identified archaeological deposits in two test pits comprising brick structures of probable 19th century date, an undated stone structure and post-medieval backfill deposits. The monitored coring operations exposed various modern brick and concrete layers.
Old Mills, Paulton, Midsomer North, Bath and North East Somerset - Archaeological Watching Brief
Published: 2022-04-01
Subjects: No Archaeological Features, Prehistoric Flint
The watching brief comprised the monitoring and recording of nine geotechnical trial pits. No archaeological features or deposits were observed during the watching brief. Three flint flakes of prehistoric date were recovered from the topsoil and probably represent background activity in the vicinity.
Southampton Container Terminal Berth Access Dredge
Published: 2022-03-01
Subjects: No Archaeology
The works was carried out using a backhoe dredger and transfer barges to dispose of the material. It involved the dredging of 91,432 m3 of material. No archaeological material was recovered either during the attendance of the project archaeologists or through the project Protocol for Archaeological Discoveries.
The Charter, Gravesend Car Parks, Gravesend, Kent - Post-excavation Assessment
Published: 2022-03-01
Subjects: Modern Industry, Modern Settlement, Modern Structure
The excavations revealed structural remains associated with the 19th and 20th century activity within the site, with the majority of features recorded on either the 1840’s Tithe Map or the 1866 Ordnance Survey Map. No evidence for earlier activity was recorded during the excavation, although this does not preclude earlier activity within the area as the recorded 19th and 20th century activity [...]
Flowers Barrow, Lulworth, Dorset - Archaeological Excavation Report
Published: 2022-02-11
Subjects: Undated Archaeological Features, Unexcavated
The proposed investigation comprised the hand excavation of three excavation areas (trenches A, B and C) targeting the most at-risk areas of the Scheduled Monument, Flowers Barrow: multivallate hillfort and associated outwork on Rings Hill, Dorset (NHLE 1008141), which is currently on the Heritage at Risk Register (Historic England 2020). Due to the absence of a UXO clearance certificate no [...]
Swindon New Eastern Villages - White Hart Junction, Swindon, Wiltshire - Archaeological Monitoring and Recording
Published: 2022-02-01
Subjects: Iron Age Artefacts, Post-Medieval Industry
Dating evidence retrieved from the site pertaining to Iron Age activity was collected from two ditches, concentrated in a small area of the rail bridge crane pads, the possible associated posthole did not contain any artefacts. Despite the site’s proximity to Ermin Street Roman Road, no Romano-British features or artefacts were uncovered. A well and pump uncovered at Wanborough Road most [...]
Fort Widley, Portsmouth, Hampshire - Archaeological Watching Brief
Published: 2022-02-01
Subjects: Undated
Wessex Archaeology was commissioned to undertake an archaeological watching brief during the digging of a trench to enable the installation of a fibreoptic cable. The monitored works were centred on NGR 465677 106511, at Fort Widley, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 3LS. The archaeological monitoring and recording comprised of one trench, 0.6 m x 0.28 m x 0.3 m. Three layers of building material and [...]