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Bath Assembly Rooms Cold Bath

10.10.23

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

Our archaeologists, working in the basement below the National Trust's 18th-century Bath Assembly Rooms, have revealed the remains of a rare Cold Bath.
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09.10.23

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

Local legend has it that in 1891 an elephant was buried in Kingswood, South Gloucestershire. As part of South Gloucestershire Council’s Kingswood regeneration project, archaeologists from Wessex Archaeology conducted a geophysical survey to see if they could shine a light on the legend and identify the fabled burial site.
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Wessex Archaeology staff attend Museums + Heritage Show 2022 at London Olympia

19.05.22

Museums & Heritage Show 2022
Dry residue on desk

18.05.22

Archives and Aggregates
Medieval seal from Coleshill

17.05.22

Making a Medieval Seal

Iron Age reconstruction as part of the Moors at Arne Coastal Change project

13.05.22

Investigating the past for sustainable futures
Feel_Good_Pack_Preview

12.05.22

Heritage Feel Good Pack
Tools of the Trade picture

10.05.22

Welcome to our new Senior Project Officer

Osteoarchaeology

09.05.22

Exploring Osteoarchaeology at EBP STEM Primary Fair
Salisbury Cathedral

06.05.22

Launching The Ripple Effect 
Jono Sutton, 3D Environment Artist, trains Fieldwork staff in VR use for Community Engagement

05.05.22

Community Engagement training for Fieldwork Archaeologists
Prehistoric arrowheads

03.05.22

The Amesbury Archer: 20 Years On