Site Update: Carbon Dates for a possibly trepanned man at Shrivenham

Site 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:…

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Open Day and Ongoing Excavations at Butts Piece, Stanton Harcourt

Open 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…

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TVAS Reading: Excavations at Tanyard Farm, Lenham, Kent

TVAS Reading: Excavations 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…

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CNN article about Viking skeletons

CNN 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…

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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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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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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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TVAS Reading: Excavations at Caversham Quarry, Sonning Eye, Oxfordshire

TVAS Reading: Excavations at Caversham Quarry, Sonning Eye, Oxfordshire During archaeological work, carried out before the area is quarried, a significant Roman landscape was uncovered. This excavation has revealed multiple graves, a building, and two wells. The first of these is well [345] with a simple wooden stake and stonework construction. The second of the…

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