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New publication in the TVAS Monograph and Occasional Paper Series
New publication in the TVAS Monograph and Occasional Paper Series We are pleased to announce the publication of the latest volume in our Monograph and Occasional paper series. Monograph 52: Excavations at Saxon and Medieval Barking Abbey, with Prehistoric and Earlier Saxon Occupation Occasional Paper 54: Middle to Late Iron Age and Early to Mid-Roman…
Read MoreTVAS Sites Published in Journals
TVAS Sites Published in Journals The results of our excavations at Silchester Road, Bramley, Hampshire and at Barnaby Mead, Gillingham, Dorset are now published. Medieval settlement at Silchester Road, Bramley, Hampshire (Tucker 2024) The excavation revealed evidence for a medieval settlement, likely commencing in the late eleveth century and possibly continuing until the sixteenth century.…
Read MoreTVAS North Midlands: Job Vacancy
TVAS North Midlands: Job Vacancy TVAS North Midlands are looking to hire a Archaeological Officer to join their team in Stoke-on-Trent. Salary (37.5hr p/w): £26350 – £27350 (depending on experience). AOs with full UK driving licence will receive pa bonus of £300. TVAS has an extensive track record of academic research and publication, and will…
Read MoreTVAS Reading: Excavations at Trinity College, Oxford
TVAS Reading: Excavations at Trinity College, Oxford In late 2023 we were asked to evaluate the lawn of Trinity College, Oxford, ahead of a new sustainable heating project in the form of a ground source heat pump. This evaluation stage proved fruitful, and archaeology was encountered across the whole site in nearly all but one…
Read MoreTVAS Reading: Silver Street, Reading Excavation Talk for Friends of Reading Abbey
TVAS Reading: Silver Street, Reading Excavation Talk for Friends of Reading Abbey Recently, David Sanchez (Project Coordinator and the supervisor for the excavations at Silver Street) gave a talk to the Friends of Reading Abbey on the excavations at Silver Street, Reading. The talk summarised the results of the excavation at Silver Street, Reading including…
Read MoreTVAS Staff Gain Membership to CIFA and the Society of Antiquaries
TVAS Staff Gain Membership to CIFA and the Society of Antiquaries Helen Daniel, manager of the North Midlands office, has gained her Member accreditation with the Chartered Institue of Archaeologists (CIFA). Kate Taylor, a Director of our sister company in Ireland (TVAS Ireland), has become a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. Congratulations to both…
Read MoreTVAS Reading: Festival of Archaeology at Discover Bucks Museum
TVAS Reading: Festival of Archaeology at Discover Bucks Museum Jamie (Site Supervisor) and Kath (Archaeological Officer) hosted a stand at the Festival of Archaeology at the Discover Bucks Museum on Saturday 13th July. Their stand focused on the findings from our recent excavations at Little Kimble with the current temporary museum display of finds on…
Read MoreTVAS East Midlands: Talks at the Council for British Archaeology: South Midlands Bedfordshire Archaeological Review
TVAS East Midlands: Talks at the Council for British Archaeology: South Midlands Bedfordshire Archaeological Review Jo Pine (Assistant Director / Director of Fieldwork) and Josh Hargreaves (Project Officer) from our TVAS East Midlands office gave talks at the Council for British Archaeology: South Midlands Bedfordshire Archaeological Review on Sunday 28th April 2024. In front of…
Read MoreTVAS Reading Site Update: Chilton Manor, Buckinghamshire
TVAS Reading Site Update: Chilton Manor, Buckinghamshire During March 2024 a watching brief was carried out by Thames Valley Archaeological Services at Chilton Manor, Buckinghamshire for the development of a swimming pool – and supporting infrastructure on behalf of Bruern Abbey Senior School. Working within the watching brief area of 13m long to 7m wide,…
Read MoreTVAS Reading: Excavations at Watersplash Farm, Shepperton, Surrey
TVAS Reading: Excavations at Watersplash Farm, Shepperton, Surrey Recent excavations at Watersplash Farm, Shepperton ahead of mineral quarrying has revealed a considerable number of Bronze Age and Saxon features as well as a Neolithic pit containing a large quantity of struck flints and pottery. Neolithic A pit was excavated and contained a variety of struck…
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