27.07.18
Tankerton Beach Wreck
Members of Wessex Archaeology's Coastal & Marine team, along with Historic England, Timescapes, University of Wales Trinity St David and several volunteers have just returned from the excavation and recording of the recently scheduled monument of Tankerton Beach Wreck in the intertidal zone of Tankerton Bay, Kent.
24.07.18
Exeter Down, Stamford
An archaeological excavation at Exeter Down, on the western outskirts of Stamford (Lincolnshire), has uncovered an Iron Age farmstead with important evidence for early iron production. Initial programmes of geophysical survey, cropmark analysis and trench evaluation identified two areas of particular archaeological potential within the development site. Read the full report here.
10.07.18
Scottish Underwater Diving Services (SUDS)
As part of the Scottish Underwater Archaeological Services contract, awarded by Historic Environment Scotland, Wessex Archaeology undertook diving worked on several sites between 2015 and 2017. The contract aimed at carrying out archaeological assessments on significant underwater heritage assets and wreck sites within Scottish territorial waters.
29.06.18
Sheffield Castle
Wessex Archaeology is delighted to have won the archaeological works digging at Sheffield Castle. The work has been commissioned by Sheffield City Council in order to determine the level of preservation of the remains of Sheffield’s 13th-century castle and later industrial development. The castle was demolished in the 17th and 18th centuries, and a 19th-century steelworks and the 20th-century Castle Market were constructed in its place.
21.06.18
Stonehenge and Avebury
The megalithic Neolithic henges of Stonehenge and Avebury are among the most iconic and widely-recognised prehistoric monuments in the world.
05.06.18
Bath Abbey Footprint Project
The Bath Abbey Footprint Project is a Heritage Lottery Fund project to repair the Abbey’s collapsing floor, install a new eco-friendly heating system using Bath’s hot springs, and provide new, improved space and facilities to ensure the Abbey is more sustainable, hospitable and useable for local residents, worshippers and visitors alike.
03.05.18
Hollis Croft
Open area excavation at Hollis Croft revealed well-preserved industrial archaeology comprising steelmaking furnaces and a network of brick-built flues, along with traces of the workers’ housing and their local pubs.
24.04.18
Lower Easton Farm, Pylle
Excavations carried out in 2014 at Lower Easton Farm, Pylle, revealed evidence for Iron Age and Romano-British activity in the form of a small farmstead, as well as a much more extensive field system and trackway.
26.03.18
Exercise Tiger and the 75th Anniversary of D-Day
To commemorate the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, Wessex Archaeology is working with Historic England, the Ministry of Defence, local historians and divers to investigate the remains of two sunken American landing ships in Lyme Bay off the Dorset and Devon coasts.
