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TVAS Reading: Late Neolithic and Bronze Age occupation at Two Gate Lane, Overton, Hampshire
TVAS Reading: Late Neolithic and Bronze Age occupation at Two Gate Lane, Overton, Hampshire Excavations at Two Gate Lane, Overton revealed two phases of significant prehistoric occupation, one in the late Neolithic and one in the late Bronze Age. Late Neolithic The late Neolithic was represented by three pits. The two most significant pits contained…
Read MoreTVAS East Midlands: Excavations at Eagle Farm
TVAS East Midlands: Excavations at Eagle Farm *CONTENT WARNING: this post contains pictures and discussion of human remains* TVAS East Midlands have recently finished their excavations at Eagle Farm, Wavendon, Milton Keynes. A previous evaluation showed the site as having a high archaeological potential with features containing a wide variety of finds including pottery (of…
Read MoreTVAS North Midlands: Excavations at Mouselow Quarry, Glossop, North Derbyshire
TVAS North Midlands: Excavations at Mouselow Quarry, Glossop, North Derbyshire Content warning: this article contains discussion of cremated human bone During the stripping in advance of extension at Mouselow Quarry, Glossop, North Derbyshire, a series of cremations were found. In total four cremations were found but only one was contained in a mostly complete vessel.…
Read MoreNew Publications in TVAS’ Monograph and Occasional Papers Series
New Publications in TVAS’ Monograph and Occasional Papers Series We are pleased to announce the publication of the latest volumes in our monograph and Occasional Papers series. Latest publications include Monograph 43 and 44; and Occasional Papers 47 and 48. Occasional Paper 47: Middle and Late Iron Age Occupation on Land North of Croft Road,…
Read MoreTVAS South: Excavations at Lydden Hill Racecourse, Lydden Hill
TVAS South: Excavations at Lydden Hill Racecourse, Lydden Hill CONTENT WARNING: HUMAN REMAINS This post contains pictures and discussion of cremated human remains. TVAS South have recently finished their excavations at Lydden Hill Race Circuit, Wootton, Kent. Following a successful evaluation in November 2020, a full excavation of the area was conducted. One of the…
Read MorePublication of an article in Nature
Publication of an article in Nature Back in 2008 TVAS excavated a Late Saxon Period massacre grave at St Giles in Oxford (see previous information release here). The 35 men and boys (children) were thought to be ‘sprouting like cockle amongst the wheat’ (Blair 1994) and a pogrom was carried out on orders of King Aethelred…
Read MoreTVAS Reading: Site Update-Central M40, Phase 4, Land at Overthorpe Road, Banbury, Northamptonshire.
TVAS Reading: Site Update-Central M40, Phase 4, Land at Overthorpe Road, Banbury, Northamptonshire. TVAS has been excavating a large site near Banbury for the last few months and have now completed the fieldwork. An initial geophysical survey was undertaken at the site as well as an evaluation. These previous works revealed a site with an…
Read MoreTVAS Reading: Site Update-Salisbury Road, Hungerford, West Berkshire
TVAS Reading: Site Update-Salisbury Road, Hungerford, West Berkshire TVAS has recently excavated a site in Hungerford that initially promised very little but revealed an extensive catalogue of archaeological material. An initial geophysical survey was carried out on the land revealing a single possible linear. The site was then evaluated with trenching that confirmed the ditch…
Read MoreWarrior Burial on display at the Novium, Chichester
Warrior Burial on display at the Novium, Chichester During excavations at North Bersted a large grave was uncovered. As it was excavated it became apparent that the grave was unusual. Well preserved grave goods were unearthed. Amongst these the weapons and armour were the most impressive. The helmet had openwork Bronze pieces that had been…
Read MoreTVAS North Midlands: Site Update: Former Vulcan Pottery Works, Stoke-on-Trent.
TVAS North Midlands: Site Update: Former Vulcan Pottery Works, Stoke-on-Trent. Our North Midlands office has been hard at work excavating some interesting sites. The Vulacan works site is one of those. The site is a former pottery kiln site. The kilns were owned and operated by Swinnertons Vulcan, Fairfields and Britannia. In total eight kilns…
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