Nature article update: Reconstruction of a Viking

Nature 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…

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TVAS Reading Site Update: A Roman settlement at Tubney, Oxfordshire.

TVAS Reading Site Update: A Roman settlement at Tubney, Oxfordshire. Excavations at Tubney have been ongoing for several years. Previous phases of excavation revealed very little archaeology. That all changed with the latest phase. The features that were uncovered at the crest of a slope on the site show a Roman ladder settlement. Above: Plan…

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Site Update: Interesting finds from Woodsford, Dorset

Site Update: Interesting finds from Woodsford, Dorset Excavations at the quarry have been undertaken over many years by TVAS, recording a wide range of features and finds from the Bronze Age to Roman. The latest phase of excavations is no exception. They have revealed further Iron Age and Roman systems of ditches and enclosure as…

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TVAS Reading Site Update: Greenham, Newbury

TVAS Reading Site Update: Greenham, Newbury Since October 2020 excavations have been taking place at a site in Greenham. Initially only a moderate amount of archaeological features was expected but, upon stripping and cleaning the site revealed a wealth of features.   Several large enclosure ditches, some as deep as 1.7m were uncovered across the…

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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…

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TVAS 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…

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Site Update: Redhill Farm, Gloucestershire.

Site Update: Redhill Farm, Gloucestershire. Our North Midlands office have been excavating a site in Gloucestershire. The site was identified by aerial photography and previous work had been carried out on a series of crop-marks in the area.The area of interest for TVAS was a small 50mx50m area containing a previously unexcavated crop-mark.   The…

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Warrior 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…

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