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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. It is also of note that these were the only…
Read MoreNew 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, Spencers Wood, Reading, Berkshire Occasional Paper 48: Neolithic and Bronze…
Read MoreTVAS 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 main highlights from the excavations was the discovery of…
Read MoreSite Update: Carbon Dates for a possibly trepanned man at Shrivenham
CONTENT WARNING: HUMAN REMAINS This post contains pictures and discussion of human remains. In 2018, excavations at Highworth Road, Shrivenham, Oxfordshire revealed a densely occupied area with a variety of features dating from the Iron Age through to the late Roman period. Above: close up site plan of an area of the excavation site…
Read MoreTVAS South West: Excavations at Slate Lane Quarry, West Camel
TVAS South West have been excavating at Slate Lane Quarry, West Camel. The excavation has revealed a number of interesting features dating to the Iron Age and Roman period. Slate Lane Quarry is situated close to two scheduled monuments (a late Roman building made of stone with a cremation and the shrunken Medieval Village of…
Read MoreTVAS East Midlands: Excavations at Dunton Lane, Biggleswade
TVAS East Midlands have recently finished their excavation at Dunton Lane, Biggleswade. Here is a summary of their findings with a full report to follow soon. Above: plan of the excavation area The site is situated within a rich archaeological landscape; with a wide range of sites of many periods in the surrounding areas and…
Read MoreOpen Day and Ongoing Excavations at Butts Piece, Stanton Harcourt
On 5th September 2021, TVAS held an open day at Butts Piece, Stanton Harcourt. The open day allowed the local residents of Stanton Harcourt to see the rich archaeology of the village and it proved a great success with a continuous flow of visitors that were given a guided tour of the site. A series…
Read MoreExcavations at Tanyard Farm, Lenham, Kent
After 8 months the excavations at Tanyard Farm, Old Ashford Road, Lenham have finished. The site produced evidence of human occupation from the Mesolithic through to the Anglo-Saxon period. Here is a brief summary of the finds.. Above: Map showing the site and surrounding area. The earliest features identified are a series of pits…
Read MoreCNN article about Viking skeletons
In 2008 TVAS excavbated a site at St. Giles in Oxford (see previous information release here). The site itself revealed evidence of a Late Saxon Period massacre. Thirty-five men and boys were uncovered and been linked to the St. Brice’s day massacre of 1002 AD. Since the analysis was concluded there has been significant interest in…
Read MoreNature article update: Reconstruction of a Viking
In October 2020 an article was published in nature (nature article) that showed a link between one of the skeletons excavated during our archaeological investigations at St. Giles Oxford. (see previous information release here) The skeleton that was uncovered, now with oxfordshire museum service, was part of a larger group which recieved further scientific testing. The testing by…
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