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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 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 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 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…
Read MoreNew publication in the TVAS Monograph Series
New publication in the TVAS Monograph Series We are pleased to announce the publication of the latest volume in our Monograph series. Monograph 36: Later Bronze Age to Middle Iron Age Occupation and Iron Production, Late Iron Age to Early Roman Enclosures and Cremations, and Medieval Occupation at Hartshill Copse, Thatcham, West Berkshire Monograph 49:…
Read MoreTVAS 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: 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 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 Reading: Palaeolithic Flint Tools Found near Henley-on-Thames
TVAS Reading: Palaeolithic Flint Tools Found near Henley-on-Thames Recent and ongoing fieldwork undertaken by TVAS has revealed rare evidence of some of the earliest ancient humans in Britain. Evaluation trenching & test pitting near Henley-on-Thames has produced flint artefacts dating to around 500,000 years old, during the lower Palaeolithic period. The species of human present…
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