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TVAS Reading: Site Update: Ring Ditch at Heatherwood Hospital, Ascot, Berkshire
TVAS Reading: Site Update: Ring Ditch at Heatherwood Hospital, Ascot, Berkshire The remains of the Soldiers Pillar ring ditch at Heatherwood Hospital, Ascot, Berkshire was successfully locataed and excavated between July 2023 and January 2024. The Heatherwood Hospital complex includes an upstanding barrow (SAM 1013012) which was partially excavated in 1975. This barrow, along…
Read MoreTVAS Reading: Site Update: Excavations at Little Kimble, Buckinghamshire
TVAS Reading: Site Update: Excavations at Little Kimble, Buckinghamshire In 2023 an archaeological excavation was carried out by Thames Valley Archaeological Services ahead of a new development of 45 residential units at Little Kimble on behalf of Cala Homes Ltd. This excavation revealed a wealth of finds and features from several time periods, with the…
Read MoreTVAS Sites Used in Study on Women of the Conversion Period
TVAS Sites Used in Study on Women of the Conversion Period A recent study titled ‘Women of the Conversion Period: a biomolecular investigation of mobility in early medieval England’ (Hamerow, Leggeett, Tinguely and Le Roux 2024) has used isotopic data from four different TVAS sites. The full article can be viewed here. These sites are…
Read MoreNew Publication in the TVAS Occasional Papers Series
New Publication in TVAS’ Occasional Papers Series We are pleased to announce the publication of the latest volume in our Occasional Papers series. Occasional Paper 52: Late Saxon, Medieval and Early Post-Medieval Occupation at 11-16 St Martin’s Street, Wallingford, Oxfordshire Occasional Paper 52: Late Saxon, Medieval and Early Post-Medieval Occupation at 11-16 St Martin’s Street,…
Read MoreTVAS South speak at CBA SE Annual Conference
TVAS South speak at CBA SE Annual Conference-“Reaching Out – Excavation and Outreach in Angmering, West Sussex” On Saturday 18th November, Odile and Flick from the TVAS South office were invited to speak at the Council for British Archaeology South East (CBA SE)’s Annual Conference. Their talk presented the results from their site at Water…
Read MoreTVAS North Midlands: Site Update -Two Kilns at Registry Street, Stoke-on-Trent
TVAS North Midlands: Site Update -Two Kilns at Registry Street, Stoke-on-Trent TVAS North Midlands have completed an evaluation at Registry Street, Stoke-on-Trent, which revealed the remains of two bottle kilns. These kilns are more specifically updraught hovel kilns, that was possibly later converted to a hob mouthed oven. These date to possibly the early 19th…
Read MoreTVAS East Midlands: Site Update – Broad Road, Bacton, Suffolk
TVAS East Midlands: Site Update – Broad Road, Bacton, Suffolk TVAS East Midlands have recently completed their excavations at Broad Road, Bacton, Suffolk. The site comprised of three areas each of which yielded a post medieval field system. as well as a roman field system in two of the three areas. A small roman oven…
Read MoreTVAS South West: Site update- Woodsford Quarry, Woodsford, Dorset
TVAS South West: Site update – Woodsford Quarry TVAS South West have recently finished excavating another phase at Woodsford Quarry, Woodsford, Dorset. During this phase they encountered two ring ditches and a series of urned cremations. The urned cremations were block lifted and taken back to the office where they can be carefully excavated under…
Read MoreTVAS Reading: Excavations at St. John’s College, Oxford. Evidence of St. Brice’s day massacre
TVAS Reading: Excavations at St. John’s College, Oxford. Evidence of St. Brice day massacre On this day the St. Brice’s Day Massacre took place. Back in 2008 TVAS excavated the first archaeological evidence of this event. The lecture will feature a skeleton from our excavations at Elizabeth House, St. John’s College, Oxford. The results of…
Read MoreTVAS South are Recruiting!
Come and work with us in the South East! Thames Valley Archaeological Services are seeking archaeologists to join our fieldwork teams at Junior Supervisor to Supervisor Level (G3/4, G4) to be based at our TVAS South office in Brighton. Applicants will have an appropriate level of experience for their grade, a valid driving licence and…
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