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The exterior of Bath Assembly Rooms.

Archaeologists Uncover Georgian Artefacts Beneath One of Austen’s Favourite Ballrooms

During restoration work at the National Trust's Bath Assembly Rooms, our team unearthed some reminders of the fashions and fads of the 18th century.
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Ian Dunn, Wessex Archaeology's Chair, stands in a garden, looking at the camera and smiling

Welcome to our new Chair, Ian Dunn

Ian has led organisations from small start-ups to global enterprises. As Chair, he will draw on his varied experiences to support us in delivering our 2035 Strategy and ensure strong governance in directing the affairs of the charity.
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Phil Harding standing in front of the trilithon at Stonehenge

Discovery led by Phil Harding reveals 5,000-year-old ‘prototype’ for Stonehenge solar alignment

Drone used by archaeologists to record well at Sheffield Castle

Archaeologists use drone to film inside medieval well at Sheffield Castle
archeological survey expert undertakes drone survey of church, standing in churchyard

Archaeologists and community record 600-year-old church in Happisburgh, Norfolk, before it’s lost to the sea

Archaeologist Arthur Hollindrake is crouched next to the trackway.

6,000-year-old Prehistoric Trackway Discovered in Somerset
Mapping the Maritime History of the Firth of Forth: Pittiwee Harbour

Mapping the Maritime History of the Firth of Forth

A field archaeologist holds up a black pottery sherd to the camera.

Lost Anglo Saxon Village and Stone Age Finds Uncovered on East Anglia TWO
Tackling the skills shortage with Historic England’s Archaeology Mentoring Partnerships Programme, Jasmine assesses pottery at desk

Tackling the skills shortage with Historic England’s Archaeology Mentoring Partnerships Programme

A child using a microscope, they are looking at organic matter preserved between two glass slides

A Positive Reaction: How Archaeology is Inspiring the Next Generation of Scientists
A historic engraving of the siege on Quebec in the late 1770s, courtesy of the National Army Museum, London.

Scientific analysis and community led historical research leads to identification of 250 year old Sanday wreck
Richard O'Neill on HS2 site wearing a green hard hat and smiling

In memory of Richard O’Neill