Reports
Our reports library includes fieldwork, geophysical, geoarchaeological, marine and post-excavation reports from our archaeological and heritage projects across the UK.
There are 263 Reports listed.
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 [...]
Laundry Road, Minster, Kent - Archaeological Excavation Report
Published: 2022-02-01
Subjects: Bronze Age Funerary Site, Bronze Age Settlement
The excavation identified a moderate quantity of archaeological features and deposits, with a concentration within the southern half of the site. The features comprised of 18 pits, 11 postholes, a curvilinear probable settlement enclosure ditch, a post medieval ditch, 7 tree throws and a quarry pit. The majority of the features have been dated to the Late Bronze Age which was represented by pits [...]
Canterbury Road, St Nicholas-at-Wade, Kent - Archaeological Excavation Report
Published: 2022-02-01
Subjects: Medieval Quarry, Prehistoric Artefacts, Romano-British Artefacts, Undated Archaeological Features
The strip, map and sample excavation identified a total of ten archaeological features, comprising three ditches, six pits/postholes and a quarry pit. The pits, postholes and ditches could not be dated during the excavation although a small collection of abraded prehistoric and Romano-British pottery was recovered, indicating some activity was present in the area. The quarry pit was tentatively [...]
Oundle Road, Weldon, Corby, Northamptonshire - Post-excavation Assessment
Published: 2022-02-01
Subjects: Romano-British Agriculture, Romano-British Settlement
The majority of the archaeological remains were Romano-British in date, of a single phase of activity dating to the mid-1st to 2nd century, with some features possibly open into the 3rd century AD. The features comprised seven ditches, two pits and two undated postholes. Three of the ditches in area 1 formed a three-sided structure or drainage system, conforming to a north–south and east–west [...]
Lydd Ranges Sea, Defence Scheme - Geoarchaeological Borehole Survey
Published: 2022-01-01
Subjects: Geoarchaeology
In order to offset the impact of coastal defence improvement works on deposits of geoarchaeological interest in the Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay SSSI, a programme of geoarchaeological works was required on the foreshore, Green Wall and within marshland landward of the current Green Wall. The works target three areas of marsh (Zones, C, E and G) located between gravel ridges of the [...]
Dredged Up - Issue 30
Published: 2022-01-01
Subjects: Marine Archaeology
Archaeology Finds Reporting Service Magazine Issue 30 Spring 2022
Land at Lower Rainham Road, Gillingham, Kent - Archaeological Excavation Report
Published: 2021-12-01
Subjects: Bronze Age, Iron Age, Post Medieval
The excavation identified archaeological remains within the area, comprising of four ditches and three pits. The pits were dated to the prehistoric, post-medieval and modern period, while one ditch was dated to the post-medieval period, the remaining three ditches remained undated.
Netherhampton Farm Mitigation, Netherhampton, Salisbury, Wiltshire - Post-excavation Assessment
Published: 2021-12-01
Subjects: Early Medieval Agriculture, Early Medieval Settlement, Modern Settlement, Post-Medieval Agriculture
The earliest activity in the mitigation area was represented by a broken flint flake, which can only be broadly dated as Neolithic/Bronze Age, that was recovered as a residual find from an early medieval ditch. Three ditches and two pits were dated to the Saxo-Norman period through the recovery of a small assemblage of Cheddar-type ware and Wessex coarseware dated to between the 10th–12th [...]
Annual Report to BMAPA 2020-2021
Published: 2021-11-01
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.