Week 2 - The First Finds Week 2 saw the continuation of the site strip, the excavation of our first archaeological feature and the recovery of our first artefact.
Weeks 7 and 8 Update We have revealed the whole site and we're starting to investigate the remains of the Napoleonic camp.
Week 3 - Steady Progress Despite a rather wet start to the week, the team continue to make good progress on site.
Weeks 4 and 5 - It's all making sense. Despite the weather taking a turn for the cold and wet, progress on site has been fantastic.
Week 10 Update This week the team spent most of their time finding archaeology which we weren’t expecting to find!
Week 11 Update The team this week continue to unpick the complex remains relating to the Napoleonic barracks.
Week 15 Update We’ve been trying to understand what we've found and it’s turning into quite a complicated process, but we’ll get there!
Week 16 Update (part 1...) Two of our archaeologists on site take over this week, with 'a day in the life of...'
Week 21 and Final Update Our archaeological investigations are now all wrapped up and we have finished on site.
Press Release We have issued a press release about our excavation in Essex which has revealed the remains of a military barracks occupied during the Napoleonic Wars.
Update 1: Wintringham Site 3 so far The initial work on site 3 at Wintringham has taken place over the past few months and now OA Cambridge are starting to investigate the main focus of a large Iron Age and Roman settlement.
Update 2: In which ditches reveal their secrets and Steve strikes lucky The first boots-on-the-ground blog from Harry who introduces readers to the highs and lows of archaeological excavation.
Update 3: Keeping our noses to the grind stone Our team are rewarded in the heat by finding a watering hole containing some 'run-of-the-mill' Roman artefacts.
Update 4: Respecting our finds Harry provides an insight into the care and attention we take to record and analyse our finds.
Update 5: Perplexing fills and features Lizzie fills us in on the confusing dark deposits she's been digging during the heatwave.
Update 6: A terrific lithic A surprising find raises questions about ideas of ancestry and history to the people living at Wintringham in the past.
Spitfire How archaeological evaluation, surveying, excavation and monitoring records information for the future
Checking for ground truth The team have started by digging an impressive 110 trial trenches across the northern fields of the site to ground truth the results of previous surveys.
August's #OAat50 highlights From a medieval murder mystery in Workington to the birthplace of William the Conqueror
April's #OAat50 highlights With our April highlights we travelled to Corby, Dacre, the Uffington White Horse and then across to France to the site of the Battle of Fromelles.
Week 2 - The First Finds Week 2 saw the continuation of the site strip, the excavation of our first archaeological feature and the recovery of our first artefact.
Weeks 7 and 8 Update We have revealed the whole site and we're starting to investigate the remains of the Napoleonic camp.
Week 3 - Steady Progress Despite a rather wet start to the week, the team continue to make good progress on site.
Weeks 4 and 5 - It's all making sense. Despite the weather taking a turn for the cold and wet, progress on site has been fantastic.
Week 10 Update This week the team spent most of their time finding archaeology which we weren’t expecting to find!
Week 11 Update The team this week continue to unpick the complex remains relating to the Napoleonic barracks.
Week 15 Update We’ve been trying to understand what we've found and it’s turning into quite a complicated process, but we’ll get there!
Week 16 Update (part 1...) Two of our archaeologists on site take over this week, with 'a day in the life of...'
Week 21 and Final Update Our archaeological investigations are now all wrapped up and we have finished on site.
Press Release We have issued a press release about our excavation in Essex which has revealed the remains of a military barracks occupied during the Napoleonic Wars.
Update 1: Wintringham Site 3 so far The initial work on site 3 at Wintringham has taken place over the past few months and now OA Cambridge are starting to investigate the main focus of a large Iron Age and Roman settlement.
Update 2: In which ditches reveal their secrets and Steve strikes lucky The first boots-on-the-ground blog from Harry who introduces readers to the highs and lows of archaeological excavation.
Update 3: Keeping our noses to the grind stone Our team are rewarded in the heat by finding a watering hole containing some 'run-of-the-mill' Roman artefacts.
Update 4: Respecting our finds Harry provides an insight into the care and attention we take to record and analyse our finds.
Update 5: Perplexing fills and features Lizzie fills us in on the confusing dark deposits she's been digging during the heatwave.
Update 6: A terrific lithic A surprising find raises questions about ideas of ancestry and history to the people living at Wintringham in the past.
Spitfire How archaeological evaluation, surveying, excavation and monitoring records information for the future
Checking for ground truth The team have started by digging an impressive 110 trial trenches across the northern fields of the site to ground truth the results of previous surveys.
August's #OAat50 highlights From a medieval murder mystery in Workington to the birthplace of William the Conqueror
April's #OAat50 highlights With our April highlights we travelled to Corby, Dacre, the Uffington White Horse and then across to France to the site of the Battle of Fromelles.
Blog Collections Breadcrumb Home Blog Collections Browse our collections It's not all about digging... There's a lot more to archaeology than digging...This blog showcases the work OA specialists do to ensure our heritage is understood and preserved for future generations. Abbot's Vale, Suffolk Follow our discoveries as they emerge from the fields of Abbot's Vale. Little Asby Through the Keyhole Follow our community excavation on Little Asby Common. Oxford Archaeology at 50 Browse through our highlights celebrating 50 years of Oxford Archaeology. Hinxton, Cambridgeshire Read about works at Wellcome Genome Campus in Hinxton spanning prehistory to the Roman occupation. Sibford Ferris Oxford Archaeology undertook an excavation of an Iron Age settlement at Hook Norton Road, Sibford Ferris, Oxfordshire. Weeley, Essex From prehistoric pits to a Napoleonic war military camp, Weeley had lots to reveal and we posted regular updates on this blog. Wintringham, Cambridgeshire Read about our Iron Age and Roman excavations in Wintringham. Alconbury Weald, Cambridgeshire Grange Farm is surrounded by a large number of archaeological sites, read the blog to learn what we discovered. Aston, Oxon In 2022, Oxford Archaeology excavated the site of a proposed children’s home on the outskirts of the West Oxfordshire village of Aston. Uffington White Horse Surrounded by the traces of people that came before and after the chalk figure, the White Horse owes its survival to the local communities who have regularly been maintaining it over perhaps a hundred generations. Back to Main Blog Subscribe to the OA Blog
It's not all about digging... There's a lot more to archaeology than digging...This blog showcases the work OA specialists do to ensure our heritage is understood and preserved for future generations.
Hinxton, Cambridgeshire Read about works at Wellcome Genome Campus in Hinxton spanning prehistory to the Roman occupation.
Sibford Ferris Oxford Archaeology undertook an excavation of an Iron Age settlement at Hook Norton Road, Sibford Ferris, Oxfordshire.
Weeley, Essex From prehistoric pits to a Napoleonic war military camp, Weeley had lots to reveal and we posted regular updates on this blog.
Alconbury Weald, Cambridgeshire Grange Farm is surrounded by a large number of archaeological sites, read the blog to learn what we discovered.
Aston, Oxon In 2022, Oxford Archaeology excavated the site of a proposed children’s home on the outskirts of the West Oxfordshire village of Aston.
Uffington White Horse Surrounded by the traces of people that came before and after the chalk figure, the White Horse owes its survival to the local communities who have regularly been maintaining it over perhaps a hundred generations.
