Posts by Cate Davies
Internationally Significant Iron Age Hoard Discovered in Norfolk
Pre-Construct Archaeology led the excavation in West Norfolk that revealed an internationally significant Iron Age hoard. The discovery includes rare components of Iron Age carnyces, dramatic animal-headed battle trumpets, alongside a boar-headed standard, shield bosses and other associated metalwork. Finds of this kind are exceptionally rare in Britain and across Europe. Following discovery, the hoard…
Read MoreRARE IRON AGE ITEMS FOUND IN NORFOLK
JOINT PRESS RELEASE: Historic England, Pre-Construct Archaeology, Norfolk Museums Service and National Museums Scotland A remarkable collection of Iron Age objects has been discovered in West Norfolk. The hoard of metal objects was found during a routine archaeological excavation by Pre-Construct Archaeology as part of the standard planning process for residential properties. The discovery includes…
Read MoreLeadership Update at PCA
Following the announcement made on 5 November 2025, Gary and Josephine Brown retired from Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd on 31 December 2025 after many years shaping the company. From 1 January 2026, Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd is owned and led by the existing senior management team: Chris Mayo (Managing Director), Mark Hinman (Chief Executive Officer), Peter Moore…
Read MoreHingham Pupils Explore the Past
Pupils from Hingham Primary School recently joined our team on site to see the archaeology emerging ahead of Abel Homes’ new development in the town. The visit gave them a close look at the archaeology beneath their feet and a chance to handle artefacts uncovered during the excavation. A landscape shaped over centuries Our work…
Read MoreLittle End nominated for Rescue Project of the Year, voting opens 1 December
Following the recent Current Archaeology feature on Little End, written by Isobel Woolhouse, we’re delighted to share that the project has been shortlisted for Rescue Project of the Year in the 2026 Current Archaeology Awards. This nomination recognises the significance of PCA’s work in recovering the story of a small community that had slipped almost…
Read MorePrehistoric Archaeology Helps in the Fight Against Climate Change
PCA has been carrying out ongoing investigations of a multi-period landscape in west Suffolk, discovering important evidence of Neolithic activity on the fringes of the mid-Suffolk clay-land, as well as traces of Bronze Age field systems, Iron Age settlement, and a medieval building. Of particular significance is a natural hollow containing an exceptionally large assemblage…
Read MoreA Middle Anglo-Saxon Landscape Beneath Grantchester’s High Street
This Saturday’s Cambridgeshire Antiquarian Society Autumn Conference will feature new findings from 19 High Street, Grantchester, presented by Judy Mlynarska and Rita Pedro. PCA’s recent work on the site has revealed one of the most informative sequences seen in the Cambridge region for some time. The excavation revealed layers of activity from the Early Iron…
Read MoreFront-Cover Find: A Medieval Bone Flute from Huntingdon
The Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society (PCAS) Volume CXIV features PCA on the front cover once again, this time with a striking find from Huntingdon: a medieval bone flute made from a pig’s tibia. While bone flutes were common in the medieval period, they were usually carved from sheep or goat tibiae, or the…
Read MoreRediscovering Little End
An article by Isobel Woolhouse has just been published in Current Archaeology, exploring the traces of Little End, a small hamlet that once stood on the edge of Eaton Socon, Cambridgeshire. Though long lost beneath modern development, the community has re-emerged through PCA’s recent excavations. The work reveals a cluster of modest cottages from the…
Read MoreCBA Autumn London Archaeological Forum 2025
From Roman engineering to forgotten medieval estates and the people behind the bones, this autumn’s London Archaeological Forum (LAF) brings together three very different glimpses into the city’s deep past. Tuesday 18 November 2025, 6pmUCL Institute of Archaeology, Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PY . Jessica Bryan, Project Officer at MOLA, will discuss “MOLA excavations at…
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