
Wessex Archaeology News
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Wessex Archaeology is the UK's leading provider of archaeological and heritage services, and an educational charity. Read their Wessex Archaeology news blog for the latest archaeology news, information on projects and recent discoveries, as well as community events and company news.
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Archaeological discoveries from a Roman pottery production site which formed part of a major industry around Poole Harbour will feature in the latest series of BBC Two’s Digging for Britain presented by Professor Alice Roberts ..read more
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In 2023 Wessex Archaeology was asked by Galliard Homes as part of their Land at St Catherine's Bristol development, to look at a site in the heart of Bedminster, Vix Hughes, led the team that excavated the site. Vix and the team feature in BBC Two’s Digging for Britain ..read more
Wessex Archaeology News
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We’re delighted to announce that archaeological discoveries from a Roman pottery production site which formed part of a major industry around Poole Harbour will feature in the latest series of BBC Two’s Digging for Britain presented by Professor Alice Roberts ..read more
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In 2023 Wessex Archaeology was asked by Galliard Homes as part of their Land at St Catherines Bristol development, to look at a site in the heart of Bedminster, between Dalby Avenue and East Street. Archaeologist, Vix Hughes, led the team who excavated the site. Vix and the team feature in BBC Two’s Digging for Britain. You can catch the episode at 8pm on the 15 January 2025 or catch up on iPlayer. In this blog, Vix shares some of the findings with us ..read more
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Local legend has it that in 1891 an elephant was buried in Kingswood, South Gloucestershire. As part of South Gloucestershire Council’s Kingswood regeneration project, archaeologists from Wessex Archaeology conducted a geophysical survey to see if they could shine a light on the legend and identify the fabled burial site ..read more
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Well-City Salisbury, the wellbeing project helping people with low to medium mental health needs through arts and heritage courses has received £368,135 of funding from National Lottery Community Fund ..read more
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Today we're delighted to announce the discovery of one of the oldest and most complete wooden tools ever found in Britain. The spade was discovered during archaeological excavations by Wessex Archaeology for The Moors at Arne project ..read more
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Men from HMP Erlestoke, a category C prison, have been taking part in a full scale archaeological excavation with experts from Wessex Archaeology as part of the Digging for Erlestoke project. Now, the men share their experiences of taking part in the project and how it has impacted their lives in a short film ..read more
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Rising from the intertidal deposits on Sand o’Erraby, a beach in Sanday, Orkney Islands, winter storms exposed a single large section of a wooden ship hull ..read more
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We are proud to announce that the Sub-Frontage 1 section of the Southsea Coastal Scheme in Portsmouth has received the Environment Agency’s Flood and Coast Excellence Award in the Climate Resilient Places category. This category received over 90 submissions and we are delighted that it was selected amidst such tough competition ..read more