• 75

    miles of road analysed and excavated in the last 5 years

  • 5000

    items available in our library

  • 15000

    burials excavated in the last 5 years

  • 325

    archives deposited with museums in the last 5 years

Project feed

Every week our teams of archaeologists are uncovering interesting finds across the country. Whether it is an artefact or an ecofact, each piece of evidence helps us build a more detailed picture of the past. 

Join us in an exciting journey of discovery.

Portrait of Nick Overton

Nick is working on the Historic England's Biodiversity Net Gain research project.

 

Together with Anwen and Graeme, Nick is starting research on how the historic environment and archaeology can contribute to efforts to reverse biodiversity loss. Read all about it here.

The Biodiversity Net Gain chain
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Research
Portrait of Ken Welsh

Ken is excited to announce OA's Carbon Reduction Plan

 

OA aims to be Net Zero Carbon by 2050; the Plan is the first step which sets out changes and sustainability improvements we will make between now and 2027. Check out the Plan here 

Cover of the OA Carbon Reduction Plan
Organisation
Portrait of Lauren McIntyre

Lauren is excavating Roman cremations in the East Midlands 

 

After days of rain, Lauren is making the most of the sunshine to excavate and lift some Roman cremations. The cremations, some deposited in urns, some directly into the soil, will then be analysed in detail in the lab.

Lauren excavating Roman cremations
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Artefact