Posts by Cate Davies
Milton Keynes Archaeology Day
Mark and Conor provided an update on the amazing archaeology revealed by PCA’s recent work at Milton Keynes to a full house of over 100 delegates at the Central Library on Saturday. Mark and Conor received glowing praise from the organiser who said the event was: ‘a very successful day all round. An audience of…
Read MoreJubilee House Open Day
The Open Day at Jubilee House, Stratford, was a huge success. Visitors crowded in to explore the exciting, intense riverside and industrial activity revealed by our excavations here. With a series of revetments and docks, along with evidence for a long history of demolished buildings, contemporary and later industrial activity and a plethora of finds,…
Read MoreCentral Winchester Regeneration Site Open Day
Save the date! 📅Our next CWR site open day is on 11th November, from 10am-1pm. Guided tours will run every 15 minutes from the PCA gazebo in Abbey Gardens, where there will be a display of the artefacts recovered so far. The floor surfaces pictured here, 2m below ground level, are associated with large wooden…
Read MoreBertie’s Birthday Archaeology
Today, budding archaeologist Bertie celebrated his birthday at our Winchester office! Bertie is building his own little museum at home and loves metal-detecting, mudlarking and archeological digs. His birthday wish was simple – to learn more about archaeology and see some fascinating finds. We were happy to help! Maisie and Meagan in the Winchester office…
Read MoreMilton Keynes Archaeology Day
On Saturday 4th November Mark Hinman and Conor Roycroft will be presenting some of the fantastic archaeology revealed by our Milton Keynes excavations. The event, MK Archaeology Day, is free and open to all. There will also be a display of finds.
Read MoreOpen Day at Jubilee House, Stratford
Join us for an Archaeological Open Day this Saturday, from 10am-3pm, at Jubilee House, Stratford, to discover both intense riverside and industrial activity dating from the medieval to post-medieval periods. Our excavations here have revealed a series of timber revetments lining the riverbanks and two docks cut through them for landing boats. The rubbish used…
Read MoreCWR Archaeology Update
In Trench 1, beneath two phases of medieval buildings which once stood along Lower Brook Street, excavation was terminated at 2m below ground where we encountered the water table. The deepest deposit in this trench was a black, organically rich layer containing medieval finds. We’ve taken both bulk and column samples from this layer, expecting…
Read More30 Years, 30 Sites: Narrow Street
The next in our portfolio of fantastic sites to celebrate PCA’s 30 year anniversary features Pirates’ booty! Excavations on Narrow Street in 1999 revealed the former 17th-century houses of people deeply immersed in piracy, with exotic pottery and glass from all over the world. Many of the examples recovered have otherwise rarely, if ever, been…
Read MoreLower-Middle Palaeolithic Handaxe
This battered but fascinating find is a heavily rolled and mineral-stained biface, probably a handaxe, dating back to the Lower-Middle Palaeolithic period. It measures 87mm long, 82mm wide, and 44mm thick, and is of lenticular/cordiform shape. One side displays centripetal working with opposed removals on the other. Its well-worn condition indicates long periods spent within…
Read More30 Years, 30 Sites: Harper Road
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Read More30 Years, 30 Sites: The Bedale, Aiskew and Leeming Bar Bypass
Next in our celebration of PCA’s 30-year history of fantastic sites, we have not one, but two sites excavated ahead of the construction of a new road to bypass the towns of Bedale, Aiskew and Leeming Bar in North Yorkshire. A pre-Roman enclosure, identified by aerial survey, was anticipated along the line of the road.…
Read More30 Years, 30 Sites: Bermondsey Abbey
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