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Publication 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…
Read MoreTVAS Reading: Excavations at Caversham Quarry, Sonning Eye, Oxfordshire
TVAS Reading: Excavations at Caversham Quarry, Sonning Eye, Oxfordshire During archaeological work, carried out before the area is quarried, a significant Roman landscape was uncovered. This excavation has revealed multiple graves, a building, and two wells. The first of these is well [345] with a simple wooden stake and stonework construction. The second of the…
Read MoreTVAS North Midlands: Site Update- Windmill cottage, Chellaston, Derbyshire
TVAS North Midlands: Site Update- Windmill cottage, Chellaston, Derbyshire TVAS North Midlands has been excavating the remains of an 18th century windmill in Chellaston. While the initial investigation was an evaluation the walls of the windmill were uncovered and the excavations extended. The excavations revealed at least 1m of the walls remaining and also showed…
Read MoreTVAS South West: Excavations at Cam in Gloucestershire
TVAS South West: Excavations at Cam in Gloucestershire During recent excavations at Cam a high status Roman villa was uncovered. The villa has the remains of a hypocaust system and wall plaster from a bathhouse.
Read MoreTVAS East Midlands: Excavations at Witchford, Cambridgshire
TVAS East Midlands: Excavations at Witchford, Cambridgshire The excavation has revealed a settlement of Middle to Late Iron Age date with sporadic Roman activity afterwards. The settlement remains are indicated by numerous ditches and gullies which represent various property(?) boundaries, animal pens and enclosures. The most notable are curvilinear or ring gullies which demark individual…
Read MoreExcavations at Barty Farm, Roundwell, Kent
Excavations at Barty Farm, Roundwell, Kent The excavations at Barty Farm were preceded by an evaluation that uncovered several worked flints that were in a near perfect state of preservation. The current excavations have targeted the areas that revealed archaeological deposits and a prehistoric landscape has been excavated.
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