Posts by Cate Davies
Spring London Archaeological Forum
The Spring London Archaeological Forum will take place in person and online at UCL Institute of Archaeology’s lecture theatre in Gordon Square on Monday 22nd May 2023 following the CBA London Annual General Meeting. If you plan to come along in person, registration is required via Eventbrite here: or contact Becky Wallower (becky.wallower@dial.pipex.com) by 12 noon on…
Read MoreTRAC 2023
Of pots and people: Approaching skill, settlement, and early Roman rural society through pottery-making in the Lower Ouse Valley, Cambridgeshire, UK Eniko Hudak (PCA) and Adam Sutton (MOLA) will be speaking at this year’s TRAC at Exeter University on 28 April on their research into 40 early Roman (1st and 2nd century) kilns and tonnes of domestic…
Read MoreFine dining, quarrying, and manufacturing. Medieval & later landuse
Dougie Killock will be giving a talk to COLAS this evening, April 21st at 7pm, about our excavation of a site in Aldgate, where we found archaeology dating from the Roman period, when the site was located close to the main road to Colchester, through to the late 19th century. The excavation recorded extensive evidence…
Read MoreHadrian’s Wall in Urban Tyneside
Scott Vance’s presentation to Current Archaeology Live about our 2021 discovery of the previously unknown Turret 3a in urban Tyneside.
Read MoreRoman Finds Group Conference
Katie from PCA Durham has helped to organise the Roman Finds Group Spring conference this weekend. The conference will focus on Roman Finds from the Midlands with a range of speakers from across the wide area and is being held at Nottingham University. The talks will also be streamed on Zoom; it is still open for…
Read MoreDove Valley Park
Staff from our Newark office have unearthed some exciting archaeology at a new industrial development at Dove Valley Park in Derbyshire, working on behalf of Orion Heritage and Clowes Developments (UK) Ltd. Cropmarks on aerial photographs hinted at the presence of several ring ditches and linear ditches on and close to the site. Our team confirmed the…
Read MoreA rare find in Winchester
Staff from our office there have unearthed over 1.5m of a timber-lined medieval well, buried in the alluvium under Upper Brookes Street car park, whilst carrying out a mitigating archaeological excavation ahead of the construction of a new medical practice. . Site Supervisor Tom worked alongside Elliott, Colin and Holly to recover the brilliantly preserved…
Read MoreRing Ditch in Derbyshire
Staff from our Newark office have unearthed some exciting archaeology at a new industrial development at Dove Valley Park in Derbyshire, working on behalf of Orion Heritage and Clowes Developments (UK) Ltd. Cropmarks on aerial photographs hinted at the presence of several ring ditches and linear ditches on and close to the site. Our team confirmed the…
Read MoreTelephone Box Museum
A red phone box in Great Yeldham has been repurposed in an inspired way by the community: as a mini museum with a display of finds from our excavation in the village! . Prior to the construction of new homes, PCA undertook an archaeological investigation of the site. Trial trenching revealed artefacts dating from the…
Read MoreHumanities in the Workplace
Cameron and Maisie attended a careers fair last week, at the Humanities Department of the University of Winchester, to speak to prospective trainees studying there. Their career stories, insights and advice were much appreciated and described as inspirational and demonstrative of fabulous graduate outcomes by the Uni’s Faculty Employability Adviser. PCA will be attending the…
Read MoreCambridgeshire Historic Churches Trust Conference
When: Saturday 1st April 2023 Where: The Lee Hall, Wolfson College, Cambridge CB3 9BB This year’s theme will be imagery – wall paintings and screens, and in addition, there will be the usual report on the Trust’s activities. Click here for further details
Read MoreLAMAS 59th Annual Conference of London Archaeologists
This year’s conference takes place on Saturday, 25th March 2022 from 11am to 5pm, via zoom. The morning sessions are, as usual, dedicated to a series of papers covering recent major excavations, including two PCA sites: Fine dining, quarrying, and manufacturing. Medieval and later landuse beyond Aldgate‘ by Dougie Killock Roman London West of the…
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