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Newark Castle
One of our teams is lucky enough to be beginning an excavation at the spectacular Newark Castle today. The aim is to uncover additional information about the historical layout of the castle by revealing a stable building that stood next to the gatehouse 200 years ago. The building was partially located by Salford Archaeology in…
Read MoreA Skeumorphic Friday Find
This funky piece of late Iron Age pottery is a recent find at a site in Buckinghamshire. It’s a ceramic foot for a quad pod cauldron, imitating continental examples in metal. You can see it is heavily decorated with slashes, dots etc – this is probably skeumorphic, representing the rivet and hammer marks on the…
Read MoreOffensive Industries: Preliminary results from Jubilee House, Stratford
Harry Platts will be speaking to West Essex Archaeological Group (WEAG) on the preliminary results and findings from our late medieval industrial site at Jubilee House, Stratford. Harry’s talk will be tonight, at 8pm, at Woodford County High School for Girls. There is parking in the school site, or it is about 15 mins walk…
Read MoreLifting an Anglo-Saxon sword
If you enjoyed seeing the gold pendant, with possible Christian symbolism, from our cemetery site near Winchester on ‘Digging for Britain’ this week, here’s an Anglo-Saxon sword from the same site for our Friday Find. About half of the 100+ burials contained grave goods, which, along with other aspects of the cemetery, suggest a community…
Read MoreSeason’s Greetings!
. In 2015 PCA discovered approximately 30,000 small pieces of medieval stained glass in Westminster Abbey, during work to install the new Galleries. Some of these fragments have been integrated into the new windows in that area … and some have been recreated as biscuits by Dr Ella Hawkins! Thanks again Ella. Read more about…
Read MoreDigging for Britain
Excitement is building as our site on Sun Lane site in New Alresford, Hampshire, takes centre stage in an upcoming episode of ‘Digging For Britain.’ The site has yielded fascinating insights into the past, revealing three Bronze Age ring-ditches which later became the focal point of a large Anglo-Saxon cemetery. Aerial views of the site.…
Read MoreTurret 3a Nominated ‘Rescue Project of the Year’
We’re over the moon that our discovery of the previously unknown Turret 3a on Hadrian’s Wall has been nominated for Rescue Project of the Year at the 2024 Current Archaeology Awards! Turret 3a is one of the largest turrets uncovered and the only known confirmed turret east of Newcastle. Excitingly, our investigation demonstrated that the…
Read MoreCWR Volunteering in 2024
We’re extending the opportunity for volunteers to participate in the processing of finds from our ongoing excavations at the Central Winchester Regeneration site into the New Year. From 10th January until 22nd February, on Wednesdays and Thursdays, volunteers will be welcome at PCA’s Winchester office to wash the artefacts; we still have plenty coming out…
Read MoreCWR Portable Medieval Whetstone
For #FindsFriday, a well-worn whetstone, or honestone, from our Central Winchester Regeneration site. Dating back to the medieval period, this whetstone would have been used to quickly sharpen knives for cooking and crafting. The addition of a hole allowed the stone to be easily attached to clothing, ensuring portability and quick access. This artefact was…
Read MoreSouthwark Heritage Trail
Join us for an immersive heritage walk through the archaeological sites and historical landmarks of Southwark on Saturday 2nd December at 11am. Explore the rich history of the area around our site at Avonmouth House, where Roman roads, mausoleums, temples and Tudor remains intertwine with post-medieval cattle burials, medieval inns and prisons! The walk will…
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