Posts by Cate Davies
3D Iron Age
For #FindsFriday we’re thrilled to share a 3D model of an amazing find from the Middle Iron Age — a pole ladder, one of the earliest examples of its kind found in the UK. The ladder was discovered largely intact, leaning against the side of a well. With two siderails and five rungs carved from…
Read MoreA possible first in the country!
For #FindsFriday, a repaired dolium from Newgate Street in the City of London. Dolia are large, neckless jars usually associated with viticulture; they could also have been used as storage or preserving jars. They’re relatively rare in Roman Britain. The complex lead brackets used to repair this example are exceptional and very few parallels are…
Read MoreHadrian’s Wall Archaeology Forum
Katie Mountain will be giving a talk on Saturday 9th March at the Hadrian’s Wall Archaeology Forum in Hexham. Book your ticket here. Katie will present our work at Turret 3a, one of the largest turrets uncovered and the only known confirmed turret east of Newcastle. Our discovery demonstrated that the potential for significant archaeological…
Read MorePolebrook school visit
Sian O’Neill’s recent talk to a group of Reception and Year 1 kids was a big hit! Sian came to visit us at Polebrook school as the ‘Fabulous Finish’ to our History learning. She was brilliant! Sian was exciting, engaging and passionate about archaeology. The children loved finding out about Polebrook in the past and…
Read MoreLAMAS 60th Annual Conference
The LAMAS (London and Middlesex Archaeology Society) annual archaeological conference is back this year in person at the Museum of London Docklands, as well as being available online via zoom. The conference takes place on Saturday 23rd March, and tickets are now available here. The conference combines an overview of recent work in and around London…
Read MorePop-up Exhibition in Whitechapel
We had a steady stream of interested people at our pop-up display at Hampton by Hilton London City hotel, of finds recovered from excavations prior to its construction. The visitors were a range of mudlarks, professional archaeologists, university students, workmen at the hotel, hotel guests and staff, and many people stayed for 30 minutes to…
Read MoreNewark Castle Update
Our work at Newark Castle is making the news! Join Phil in these videos to discover the industrial past which lies beneath the now-landscaped castle grounds. We’ll be providing an update on our work here soon, but in the meantime… catch the team on NottsTV tonight 15 February at 7, or online from 8pm for…
Read MoreBy the Medway Marsh: Grange Farm
Evidence of unusually large-scale extraction of silver is one of several fascinating discoveries at Grange Farm in Kent. Intriguingly, a mausoleum containing a lead-lined coffin, itself a rare find in Roman Britain, dominated the landscape here for more than 700 years. This imposing monument bore witness to the departure of the Romans as the empire…
Read MoreFine dining, quarrying, and manufacturing Medieval & later landuse
Dougie Killock’s talk to COLAS presenting the preliminary results of our excavations on the site of the Hampton by Hilton London City hotel in Aldgate, which took place as part of the hotel’s development. We found archaeology dating from the Roman period, when the site was located close to the main road to Colchester, through…
Read MorePop-up Exhibition
Explore the archaeology of Whitechapel at our pop-up exhibition on Friday February 9th, from 11am to 4.30pm. Join us at Hampton by Hilton London City Hotel to see a display of artefacts found during our excavations which took place as part of the hotel’s development. Archaeology was discovered dating from the Roman period, when the…
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