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Archaeology in the Orchard

By Cate Davies / 02/11/2022 / Comments Off on Archaeology in the Orchard

Christiane Meckseper will be giving a talk to the Haddenham Local History Group on Thursday 17th November at 7.30pm at the Arkenstall Centre in Haddenham, Cambridgeshire.

Community Donation Barking Abbey School

By Cate Davies / 20/10/2022 / Comments Off on Community Donation Barking Abbey School

Barking Abbey School recognised that due to the cost of living crisis, both parents and children were struggling to afford food and school uniform so they set up a school food and uniform bank. They had asked for donations from local businesses to support them in buying new stock.

Autumn London Archaeological Forum and London Archaeological Prize

By Cate Davies / 19/10/2022 / Comments Off on Autumn London Archaeological Forum and London Archaeological Prize

Join CBA London in person or online for a hybrid meeting of the popular London Archaeological Forum!

The 2022 Autumn Roman Finds Group Conference

By Cate Davies / 03/10/2022 / Comments Off on The 2022 Autumn Roman Finds Group Conference

Katie and Eniko from the Durham Office will be taking part in the 2022 Autumn Roman Finds Group Conference New Research on Finds from the Eastern Region of Hadrian’s Wall. This will be held online via Zoom on Friday 7th and Saturday 8th October 2022. The conference is free to attend for all.

Bridewell Revisited: Finds From A Lost Palace

By Cate Davies / 30/09/2022 / Comments Off on Bridewell Revisited: Finds From A Lost Palace

An article detailing the results of our excavations at Dorset Rise in the City of London, by Douglas Killock, has just been published online.

The Bedale Enclosure and Aiskew Villa

By Cate Davies / 21/09/2022 / Comments Off on The Bedale Enclosure and Aiskew Villa

Our 25th Monograph is now available to purchase on our publications page!

Turret 3a, Hadrian’s Wall

By Cate Davies / 07/09/2022 / Comments Off on Turret 3a, Hadrian’s Wall

We have some very exciting news – PCA Durham excavations in the Ouseburn area of Newcastle have uncovered the remains of Turret 3a of Hadrian’s Wall!

Hardwick Park Community Excavation

By Cate Davies / 05/09/2022 / Comments Off on Hardwick Park Community Excavation

Hardwick Park, in Sedgefield, County Durham, is a Grade II* Registered Historic Park and Garden, laid out from c. 1750.

An exciting find from Bermondsey Square

By Cate Davies / 26/08/2022 / Comments Off on An exciting find from Bermondsey Square

We have a wonderful rare find from Bermondsey Square – a moulded Chinese stoneware lion sejant figurine from a late 18th century domestic context. . This has been tentatively identified as an incense stick holder,  香插, xiang cha (‘incense device for insertion’) or possibly 香台 xiang  tai (‘fragrance platform’). It’s 6cm tall and almost intact…

The value of even a small watching brief!

By Cate Davies / 15/08/2022 / Comments Off on The value of even a small watching brief!

A small kitchen extension in Winchester has revealed the inner edge of the Iron Age Oram’s Arbour enclosure ditch, confirming its alignment and proving the value of even a small watching brief!