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Never judge a book by its cover

By Cate Davies / 12/08/2021 / Comments Off on Never judge a book by its cover

Some of us in the post-excavation sections of PCA have recently been working on the report on excavations the company carried out at Ensign Court, off Ensign Street, between Cable Street and The Highway in Tower Hamlets, London, E1. We know, from documentary sources and a previous excavation we conducted over ten years ago on…

Rewriting the archaeology of Southwark

By Cate Davies / 09/08/2021 / Comments Off on Rewriting the archaeology of Southwark

Recent conservation work on the statue of King Alfred in Trinity Church Square has revealed fascinating results, of immense importance to the archaeology of Southwark.

Medieval pits and the ‘Spinning House’, Cambridge

By Cate Davies / 03/08/2021 / Comments Off on Medieval pits and the ‘Spinning House’, Cambridge

PCA are currently undertaking excavations in the rear courtyard of Hobson House, Cambridge.

The Brockley Garden Archaeology Roadshow

By Cate Davies / 20/07/2021 / Comments Off on The Brockley Garden Archaeology Roadshow

On Saturday 17 July PCA joined the Hillyfields Midsummer Fayre with ‘The Brockley Garden Archaeology Road Show’.  The Fayre is an annual and very popular event in Lewisham, which is where our London office is based. Our stall, which showcased finds from Lewisham and nearby Greenwich, was also part of the Council for British Archaeology…

Westminster Abbey

By Cate Davies / 20/07/2021 / Comments Off on Westminster Abbey

An archaeological investigation was undertaken by PCA at Westminster Abbey in advance of a plan to construct a new building which will house welcome, ticketing and security facilities, allowing all visitors to follow in the footsteps of kings, queens and royal brides and enter the abbey by the Great West Door. The construction project was…

Festival of Archaeology

By Cate Davies / 09/07/2021 / Comments Off on Festival of Archaeology

We’ve registered ‘The Brockley Garden Archaeology Roadshow’ as a Council for British Archaeology Festival of Archaeology event.

Death and metal; Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age cremations at Plantation Road, Boreham

By Cate Davies / 08/07/2021 / Comments Off on Death and metal; Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age cremations at Plantation Road, Boreham

This article by Frank Meddens and Christiane Meckseper has just been published by the Essex Society for Archaeology & History.

Surrey Archaeological Collections

By Cate Davies / 05/07/2021 / Comments Off on Surrey Archaeological Collections

We’re proud to have added to the understanding of Surrey’s rich archaeological past with three separate articles published in the latest edition of Surrey Archaeological Collections (vol 103).

Lucy Cavendish College Update

By Cate Davies / 28/06/2021 / Comments Off on Lucy Cavendish College Update

Conservation is now complete on the exciting Roman metal vessel we found during excavations at Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge. The initial X-ray showed a solid vessel with an area of corrosion at the rim. Once the surfaces were carefully cleaned, this was revealed to be a very fragile broken iron loop handle.

Another string to our bow!

By Cate Davies / 17/06/2021 / Comments Off on Another string to our bow!

Congratulations to PCA’s Duncan Field on becoming a fully-qualified chain saw operative!