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Roundhouses under excavation at Exeter Down Stamford
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24.07.2018

Exeter Down, Stamford

An archaeological excavation at Exeter Down, on the western outskirts of Stamford (Lincolnshire), has uncovered an Iron Age farmstead with important evidence for early iron production. Initial programmes of geophysical survey, cropmark analysis and trench evaluation identified two areas of particular archaeological potential within the development ...
Whinch engine recorded by Wessex Archaeology divers as part of the Scottish Underwater Diving Services project
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10.07.2018

Scottish Underwater Diving Services (SUDS)

As part of the Scottish Underwater Archaeological Services contract, awarded by Historic Environment Scotland, Wessex Archaeology undertook diving worked on several sites between 2015 and 2017. The contract aimed at carrying out archaeological assessments on significant underwater heritage assets and wreck sites within Scottish territorial waters.
Bath Abbey
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05.06.2018

Bath Abbey Footprint Project

Wessex Archaeology is working below Bath Abbey recording the foundations and the earlier archaeology including Saxon burials and Romano-British remains. The Bath Abbey Footprint Project is a Heritage Lottery Fund project to repair the Abbey’s collapsing floor, install a new eco-friendly heating system using Bath’s hot springs, and provide new, imp...
Excavation on site at MOD Durrington
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01.03.2018

MOD Durrington

On the site of the former MOD Headquarters in Durrington, a programme of archaeological excavation and watching brief (2000−2012) was undertaken by Wessex Archaeology ahead of the site being redeveloped into residential housing by Persimmon Homes South Coast. This revealed archaeological evidence spanning thousands of years and as far back as the l...
Recording the intertidal wreck Maidens
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29.01.2018

Project SAMPHIRE

Wessex Archaeology's Project SAMPHIRE (Scottish Atlantic Maritime Past: Heritage, Investigation, Research and Education) was a great success with over 100 new sites revealed and recorded through the innovative approach to community engagement. Project SAMPHIRE, which was funded by The Crown Estate Stewardship Fund, also won the prestigious Eur...