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 29
Published: 2021-06-01
Subjects: Marine Archaeology
Archaeology Finds Reporting Service Magazine Issue 29 Autumn 2021
Land at Church Farm, Paddock Wood, Kent - Archaeological Excavation Report
Published: 2021-05-31
Subjects: Iron Age, Medieval, Romano-British
The excavation identified archaeological remains within the three main areas, comprising a total of 39 ditches and gullies, 25 pits and postholes and a spread of waste material ranging from the Iron Age to medieval periods based on relatively limited dating evidence. While no features comprising ironworking industry were recorded within the site the spread of ironworking remains, particularly [...]
Adanac Phase 1 and 2 Archaeological Evaluation and Mitigation, Nursling, Hampshire - Post-excavation Assessment
Published: 2021-05-31
Subjects: Bronze Age, Iron Age
The most significant archaeological feature was a mid Iron Age penannular enclosure within the centre of the Phase 1 area. The enclosure comprised three segmented ditches. Six postholes within the enclosure are likely to be contemporaneous, with two inside the eastern entrance and four forming a possible structure to the west of the centre. Stratigraphically later, but still largely [...]
Grunwergs 2, Land off Rockingham Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire - Post-excavation Assessment
Published: 2021-03-01
Subjects: 20th Century, Post Medieval
The results of the watching brief were consistent with the results of excavation from the mitigation and evaluation. The watching brief demonstrated that pockets of archaeological preservation were present across the site, with remains from the early- and late-19th century represented.
Land at Northfleet Embankment, West Gravesham, Kent - Palaeolithic Archaeological and Geoarchaeological Excavation Report
Published: 2021-02-28
Subjects: Geoarchaeological, Palaeolithic
This document reports on Palaeolithic archaeological and geoarchaeological excavations in four areas, Areas 2 – 4, and Area 8. The report outlines the significance of the Palaeolithic archaeology present in these areas and provides an update on the archaeological and geoarchaeological potential of Quaternary deposits in all areas of the Site. Based on the results of these investigations, and [...]
Northgate Street and New Park Street, Devizes, Wiltshire - Archaeological Evaluation Report
Published: 2021-01-31
Subjects: Medieval, Post Medieval
One feature of potential significance has been identified as a well of medieval date, though neither the date nor function are certain. The sample trenches also identified an earlier post-medieval pit, containing a mixed assemblage of artefacts (pottery, bone, CBM, glass etc). Together with a further pit and two postholes potentially from the late 17th century. A cellar wall may relate to [...]
Dredged Up - Issue 28
Published: 2021-01-01
Subjects: Marine Archaeology
Archaeology Finds Reporting Service Magazine Issue 28 Spring 2021
Heart of the City II, Block H2, Sheffield, South Yorkshire - Archaeological Evaluation Report
Published: 2020-12-31
Subjects: Post Medieval
Wessex Archaeology was commissioned to undertake an archaeological evaluation on land forming part of Block H2 of the Heart of the City II redevelopment scheme, in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, centred on NGR 435145, 387078. The evaluation has demonstrated that archaeological structures and deposits survive on the site.
The Maltings, Bramling Way, Rainham, Kent - Archaeological Excavation Report
Published: 2020-11-30
Subjects: Bronze Age, Iron Age, Post Medieval
The archaeological works comprised a square area measuring 15m x 15m, targeted over Late Bronze Age / Middle Iron Age activity which had been identified during an archaeological evaluation (Phase 1). The archaeological investigation identified five features including postholes and pits, two of which were interpreted as tree throws or heavily truncated pits. The archaeological remains were [...]
Annual Report to BMAPA 2019-2020
Published: 2020-11-01
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.
Gravity, Cowslip Meadow, Puriton, Somerset - Archaeological Mitigation Interim Summary of Results
Published: 2020-10-31
Subjects: Iron Age, Romano-British
Although the excavations were of relatively small scale, the later Iron Age and Romano- British remains revealed during the work are clearly significant and will contribute to our understanding of the distribution and character of activity in the local area during these periods.
Wokingham Major Highways Programme North-West Distributor Road - Archaeological Excavation Report
Published: 2020-10-31
Subjects: 20th Century, Post Medieval
Features were concentrated within Areas 1 and 2, in the eastern extent of the site, whilst Areas 3 and 4 were void of any archaeological signature. Whilst the precise character of the material remains uncertain, it may be associated with the iron working site at Sadlers End approximately 900 m from the site. A possible pond was also located, containing a soil sequence suggesting natural silting [...]
Land at Broomy Farm, Woodville, Derbyshire - Archaeological Investigations Report
Published: 2020-10-31
Subjects: Post-Medieval Industry
The watching brief recorded a total of 99 shafts/bell pits which appear to relate to coal extraction. Post-medieval recovered pottery from the fills of one of the shafts suggest they may be related to previously identified post-medieval coal workings on Woodville Road (HER No 20236). Within the area of strip, map and record excavation 17 pits were recorded. To their south-east an arrangement [...]
Land east of Selborne Road, Alton, Hampshire - Post-excavation Assessment
Published: 2020-10-31
Subjects: 20th Century, Bronze Age
The excavation identified the remains of a circular post-built structure, probably a roundhouse, with associated pits and postholes. Late Bronze Age pottery was recovered from several of the features, along with small amounts of animal bone, fired clay, worked flint and charred plant remains. The watching brief observed a set of modern (likely mid-20th century) sub-rectangular, flat-bottomed [...]
Winteringham Ings - Archaeological Watching Brief Report and Borehole Survey
Published: 2020-09-30
Subjects: Undated / No Archaeology Recorded
The watching brief was centred on two areas (Area 1 and Area 2). An oval shaped feature and an irregular shaped elongated feature were encountered in Area 1. Features have been preserved in situ. No archaeological features were encountered in Area 2. The borehole survey was focussed on two transects across what was identified as a relict channel of the River Ancholme. The survey also shows [...]