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

09.12.25

Lost Anglo Saxon Village and Stone Age Finds Uncovered on East Anglia TWO

Archaeological excavations in Suffolk have revealed new evidence of East Anglia’s ancient past, from beautifully preserved prehistoric stone tools to evidence of a local medieval pottery industry.

04.11.25

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

Funding from Historic England kick-starts training for two early career Wessex Archaeology staff

Bronze Age willow found in peatland at Aldermans Barrow Allotment Credit National Trust Steve Haywood

07.02.24

Peatland ‘time capsule’ reveals prehistoric woodland habitat and insects which still exist today

Multibeam geophysics image of a First World War Submarine Wreck

04.02.24

Historic England's First World War Submarine Wreck Project

Frames from the starboard side of the wreck, facing forward

17.01.24

Shipwrecks uncovered by winter storms

Dr Stuart Eve FSA MCIfA, Wessex Archaeology's incoming Chief Executive, standing in a garden

16.01.24

Dr Stuart Eve to join Wessex Archaeology as Chief Executive

Anglo-Saxon gold pendant with garnet centre

08.01.24

Anglo-Saxon cemetery discoveries made during excavations for Viking Link - the world’s longest land and subsea energy interconnector

10.10.23

Rare 18th-century Cold Bath uncovered at Bath Assembly Rooms

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09.10.23

The hunt for the Kingswood elephant: archaeologists conduct survey to find the legendary menagerie beast

Operation Nightingale archaeologists dig at Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Avon Camp, grave cuts and a ring ditch

20.09.23

Operation Nightingale and the Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Avon Camp

Old, discarded bullet rounds on grass, found by Operation Nightingale at Lost Village of Imber

07.09.23

Operation Nightingale and the Lost Village of Imber

16.08.23