Oxford Archaeology researchers to lead ambitious interdisciplinary study of archaeological wildlife June 2022
Week 1 Update Our excavation has started in the north-west corner of the site, with supervised machine removal of the soil.
Weeks 2 and 3 Update Over the past two weeks, the team have been digging prehistoric pits and Roman ditches.
Weeks 4 and 5 Update The team are now supervising the mechanical removal of topsoil across the excavation area in Barrack Field.
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...'
Oxford Archaeology researchers to lead ambitious interdisciplinary study of archaeological wildlife June 2022
Week 1 Update Our excavation has started in the north-west corner of the site, with supervised machine removal of the soil.
Weeks 2 and 3 Update Over the past two weeks, the team have been digging prehistoric pits and Roman ditches.
Weeks 4 and 5 Update The team are now supervising the mechanical removal of topsoil across the excavation area in Barrack Field.
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...'
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Abbot's Vale Update 13: Roundup After an impressive 24 weeks and some 8.4ha of archaeology uncovered, our time on site is finally coming to a close. But really, the work has only just begun!
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.
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.
It's not all about digging... An introduction to Buildings Archaeology The word ‘archaeology’ conjures up many images, often involving muddy trenches, hunting for treasure, and digging up bones. As a buildings archaeologist, the work we do is very, very different and doesn’t usually involve digging holes in the ground.
#OAat50 Highlights September's #OAat50 highlights Spitfires in the Fens and Mesolithic gathering sites
#OAat50 Highlights August's #OAat50 highlights From a medieval murder mystery in Workington to the birthplace of William the Conqueror
#OAat50 Highlights July's #OAat50 highlights We celebrated Tynwald Day and Bastille Day with outstanding finds and stories from OA's work