Industry and Magic in Ewell, Surrey

This Friday (March the 26th) join PCA’s Becky Haslam for an online talk to Wandsworth Historical Society as she discusses the Roman and Anglo-Saxon phases of a highly significant site excavated in Ewell, Surrey in 2015.

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Congratulations Gary!

We are delighted to announce that Gary Brown has been jointly awarded the 2019-20 Ralph Merrifield Award for his contribution to London’s archaeology. At the LAMAS Conference on Saturday, the Chairman, Harvey Sheldon made the award jointly to Gary and to Nick Bateman, who recently retired from MoLA, for the huge amount of work they…

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Reflectance Transformation Imaging

We’ve recently been using this innovative photographic method with amazing results. Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) is a multi-light imaging technique that enhances a subject’s shape and overall contrast to reveal fine surface relief.

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Archaeology is full of surprises!

A recent site in south Lincolnshire was known to be in an area of substantial Romano-British settlement; investigations nearby had identified Roman pottery kilns, iron furnaces and a small cemetery. So we were expecting to find Romano-British industrial and burial grounds peripheral to the main settlement areas.

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Thoughts of Mars

The new images of the Red Planet from NASA’s Perseverance rover bring to mind our discovery of a major temple complex at Tabard Square, Southwark, a site occupying an important strategic position on the approach road to Londinium from ports to the south-east.

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We are recruiting!

We currently have these positions to fill : Trainees & Field Staff Warwick Supervisor & Project Officer Warwick Supervisor & Project Officers Cambridge and Norwich Trainees & Field Staff Cambridge and Norwich Field Staff Durham

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