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Excavations south of Gloucester uncover one of the most westerly Anglo-Saxon halls yet excavated in Britain

On the same site as the in situ wooden structures discovered in Bronze Age waterholes we recently shared, we also found the...

29/09/2026

Excavations south of Gloucester find a rare Bronze Age waterhole with a timber structure

‘Exceptional’ and ‘significant’ only begin to describe the archaeology uncovered during Cotswold Archaeology’s recent excavations south of Gloucester.  Most Bronze Age (2400...

22/09/2026

If you go down in the woods today, you’re sure of an archaeological surprise…

Woodland covers over 30,000 square kilometres of the UK and has been an important source of timber and food for thousands of...

08/09/2026

Gloucester’s Store to Store community project is back!

Working with the Museum of Gloucester and with support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, 2025’s ‘Store to Store’ re-archiving project has...

16/07/2026

It’s just a school field… or is it?

A playing field at Farmor’s School in Fairford, Gloucestershire has revealed a landscape of archaeological features that could range from prehistoric through...

13/04/2026

A tree-rific fashion statement from Roman Gloucester

Gloucester was an important urban settlement during the Roman and medieval period.  Established as a Roman fortress between AD 65–74, Glevum (the...

06/04/2026

From Store to Stories: Caring for Gloucester’s Heritage

A different side of archaeology is being “unboxed” on television tomorrow, as Cotswold Archaeology’s archives specialists Hazel O’Neill and Beth Moreing appear...

27/01/2026

Work Experience with Cotswold Archaeology

Cotswold Archaeology have been welcoming work experience students for over 20 years, encouraging young people at our Kemble, Andover, Milton Keynes and...

04/11/2025

Life and Industry in Roman Gloucester: Excavations at Centre Severn

Earlier surveys – including desk-based assessments, archaeological trenching, and geophysical surveys – had already suggested that extensive Roman remains might lie beneath...

30/04/2025

Join the Cotswold Archaeology field team – competitive pay, rewarding careers

At Cotswold Archaeology, we believe in being a great employer – one who values and rewards the hard work and dedication of...

28/10/2024

A417 Archaeology: Roman horse-changing station uncovered in Gloucestershire

Taken from Current Archaeology magazine… Oxford Cotswold Archaeology (OCA) archaeologists working on the A417 archaeology of the Missing Link improvement scheme in...

06/09/2024

Gloucester’s medieval castle comes to light at Quayside House

Cotswold Archaeology’s watching brief on development works next to the newly finished Quayside Community Diagnostic Centre, in the south-west of Gloucester city...

13/05/2024