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.
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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.
Abbot's Vale Update 1: Work has begun The first days are usually slow, but not for this team! Did someone say SFB?
It's not all about digging... An introduction to Heritage Burial Services Heritage Burial Services (HBS) is a specialist group of human osteoarchaeologists who work to conserve the burial record and promote the value of the scientific study of human remains.
Weeley Vote for Weeley to win Rescue Project of the Year! Weeley has been nominated for this prestigious award and we need your vote!
