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Hidden Kingdoms
Join Professor Stephen Rippon to discover South-West Britain’s overlooked early medieval kingdoms.
Stories of the Silent: Prisoners of War and Paupers at Blackberry Hill
Join Andrew Pearson and Sharon Clough as they explain our discoveries at the former Victorian workhouse.
Evidence for Beaker activity at Sizewell C
Learn what life near Sizewell was like in the Early Bronze Age, as domestic waste and structures reveal rare insights into Beaker daily life.
Second World War treasure cave: Manod Quarry, Wales
Jane Phimester tells the story of a secret subterranean storage facility, deep within the Snowdonia mountains.
“1042 and All That”: The Sizewell C coin hoard
OCA’s coin specialist Alexander Bliss explores the remarkable coin hoard uncovered at Sizewell C.
Tales from the Tablets
Alex Mullen explores the technology that can be used to recover these texts from Roman tablets and considers their potential for capturing the evolving linguistic landscapes.
Digging into Sizewell C: An introduction
The excavations ahead of Sizewell C are providing unparalleled opportunities for archaeologists to examine the Suffolk coastal landscape.
Stonehenge: Old rocks, new theories
Julian Richards explores Stonehenge, arguably the most famous stone circle in the world.
A tale of the unexpected: A Roman villa in Bristol
Excavations uncovered a Romano-British villa, revealing centuries of development and insights into everyday life in Roman times.
Evidence of life in death: 20 years of research at RAF Lakenheath
Over 400 individuals were recorded at Lakenheath following the 1997 horse burial discovery, and this talk explores their story.
Life in Roman Britain: A view from the skeleton
New bioarchaeological techniques to study skeletal records are offering new perspectives on life and death in Roman Britain.
Kelmscott Community Archaeology Project 2024 excavation
The three-year community excavation at Kelmscott Manor explored the archaeology of the village that inspired William Morris.
Life and death on the Dallington Brook
The excavations at Northampton’s Dallington Brook found Iron Age and Roman settlements, burial practices and aspects of daily life.
Avebury: Rethinking a henge and its landscape
The Living with Monuments Project reveals the relationship between settlement and monuments in the Avebury landscape.
A Bronze Age barrow cemetery at Picket Twenty
Explore the changing rituals and burials in a chalkland landscape.
A medieval punishment cemetery, Andover
A densely crowded 10th-14th century cemetery in Andover revealed 124 individuals with evidence of violence and punishment.
Writing and power in the Roman world
Professor Hella Eckardt’s talk explores the contribution of material culture studies to our understanding of Roman literacy.
Roman tile production at Minety
A Roman tile kiln discovered near Minety is providing insights into the infrastructure of Roman Britain.
The Staffordshire Hoard
The Staffordshire Hoard, c. 570-650 AD, is a fragmented collection of exquisite military and church fittings in gold, silver and garnet.
In the shadow of Segsbury
This talk explores the Iron Age settlements and burials of Oxfordshire’s past inhabitants.
Uncovering a Bronze Age barrow in Salisbury
The early findings from the excavation of an Early Bronze Age barrow cemetery near Salisbury.
Historic landscapes of Cheddington, Buckinghamshire
Excavations at Cheddington revealed archaeological remains from the Iron Age, Roman, medieval and Post-medieval periods.
Friends, rovers, countrymen
Mark Brett talks to Gloucestershire Archaeology on our Forest Green Rovers excavations at Eastington, Gloucestershire.
The Ninth Legion
The Ninth Legion disappeared sometime in the late 1st century. Were they transferred, disbanded or destroyed?
Gloucester Abbey: The Romanesque elements
Carolyn Heighway details the remarkable survival and complex reconstructions of the Norman elements within Gloucester Abbey.
The archaeology of King’s Quarter
The King’s Quarter excavations revealed Roman structures and the White Friars’ church walls, burials, and tile floor.
Discoveries at St Mary de Crypt
Discover rare forum masonry and a sacred altar top hidden beneath St Mary de Crypt.
My time in prison: Gloucester’s historic waterfront
Discover the geo-archaeology of Gloucester’s former prison, exploring the deep deposits of its Roman waterfront and Norman castle.
The archaeology of Project Pilgrim
Project Pilgrim investigated 300+ medieval skeletons in Gloucester Cathedral, including one man with a peg-leg.
The rural hinterland: Multi-period activity at Whaddon
Discover a Mesolithic channel, Roman enclosure, and medieval settlement with a rare late Saxon knife.
The Well’s Bridge Roman settlement
Discover the Wells Bridge Roman settlement in Gloucester, featuring a lime kiln, field systems and high-status military artefacts.
Timeline: The archaeology of the South Wales gas pipeline
Jon discusses the results of our South Wales Gas Pipeline excavations, which revealed 10,000 years of human history.
(Re)Visiting the theatre – a Roman theatre at Bath?
Peter Davenport joined us to explore the possibility that a Roman theatre once stood where Bath’s Roman baths are today.
The archaeology of the A120 Little Hadham Bypass
For Milton Keynes office’s 10th birthday the team explore the exceptional archaeology from the A120 Little Hadham Bypass.
Seeing slavery in Roman Britain
Dr. Jane Webster explores the uncomfortable but important evidence for Romano-British slavery.
Clare Castle excavations, part 2
Carenza Lewis and Peggy Smith explain Clare Castle’s historical context and reveal its most illustrious resident: Lady Elizabeth De Burgh.
Clare Castle excavations, part 1
Jo Caruth (re)introduces you to the Clare Castle excavations ahead of the 2021 season.
Roman Gloucester’s eastern cemetery
Sharon Clough discusses whether people buried showing evidence of traumatic injury were likely retired veterans.