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TVAS 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…
Read MoreNew Publication in the TVAS Monograph and Occasional Papers Series
New Publication in TVAS’ Monograph and Occasional Papers Series We are pleased to announce the publication of the latest volume in our Monograph and Occasional Papers series. Monograph 47: Iron Age Settlement and a Roman Villa at Bowdens Lane Quarry, Huish Episcopi, Langport, Somerset. Monograph 47: Iron Age Settlement and A Roman Villa at Bowdens…
Read MoreTVAS Reading: Moor Lane, Staines excavation open day
TVAS Reading: Moor Lane, Staines excavation open day An open day was held on 17th March 2023 for Egham-by-Runnymede Historical Society and friends at Moor Lane, Staines. The open day was very successful with a large crowd attending for a guided site tour by Senior Project Officer Andy Taylor and to view a selection of…
Read MoreDigging for Britain to Feature TVAS Reading site, Stanton Harcourt
Digging for Britain to Feature TVAS Reading site, Stanton Harcourt Season 10 of Digging for Britain will feature Stanton Harcourt in episode 4. The episode is already available on iPlayer but will be broadcast live on 29th January 2023 on BBC 2 at 8pm. To summarise, the excavations revealed a rich past to the village…
Read MoreNew Publications in the 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 45 and 46; and Occasional Papers 49, 50 and 51. Occasional Paper 49: Excavations on Prehistoric to Medieval Sites in the Weald of Surrey and…
Read MoreRoyal Institute Christmas Lecture to Feature Skeleton from Viking Massacre
Royal Institute Christmas Lecture to Feature Skeleton from Viking Massacre This year’s Christmas Lecture from the Royal Institute will be presented by Professor Dame Sue Black on the secrets of forensic science. The lectures will be on BBC Four at 8pm on 26th Dec, 27th Dec and 28th Dec. And available afterwards on iPlayer. The…
Read MoreTVAS South: Office Open Day
TVAS South: Office Open Day TVAS South had a successful open day at their office on Thursday 1st December. Below are a few photos of guests having a look at our display. If you would like to give us any feedback about the open day then leave a comment in the comments area below!
Read MoreTVAS South: Open Day at our Brighton Office
TVAS South: Open Day at our Brighton Office TVAS South are holding an open day at their office. If you are in Brighton and are interested in what archaeologists do then book yourself a 30 minute slot and find out more! See below for details.
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