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Reconstruction drawing of people working in rectangular saw pits and at charcoal burning platforms

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
Aerial view of an archaeological excavation site showing two concentric ring ditches and a central burial.

Child burial practices during the Early Bronze Age: Evidence from recent excavations

The Early Bronze Age in Britain (2400 BC – 1500 BC) marked significant developments in material culture and technology, including the expansion...
07/04/2026
Showell Nurseries site

Bronze Age Lives in the Wiltshire Landscape

When we broke ground at Showell Nurseries, just outside Chippenham, we expected to uncover a few scattered prehistoric features. What we found...
22/08/2025
Archaeologist excavating articulated dog remains at the site of the new Collection Management Facility

Romans, Runways, and Iron Age settlements

We've just published a book about our excavations at RAF Wroughton in Wiltshire, and you can download it for free! To learn...
14/03/2025

Finds from Netherhampton on display: Top 10 finds to see at Salisbury Museum

We are putting on a temporary exhibit at Salisbury Museum where some of the finds from our excavations at Netherhampton will go...
14/02/2025

Peter’s picks: The 5 tiles that take the top spot

For those of you who’ve been following our project over the past three years, you will already be well-acquainted with Peter, the...
27/01/2025

Brandiers Farm: Un(tile) we meet again…

In 2024 we completed the third and final season of excavation at our community dig at the Brandier Farm Roman Tile Kiln....
20/01/2025

Anglo-Saxon remains discovered at Malmesbury’s Old Bell Hotel

Burials dating back more than 1,000 years have been unearthed by our team, while working in the garden of The Old Bell...
11/07/2024

Food for thought at Netherhampton Road

Rare food vessel recovered from excavations at a Bronze Age barrow site Whilst excavating at Vistry’s new residential development near Salisbury, Steve...
06/11/2023

Brandiers Farm, Roman tile kiln excavations: Week 4 highlights 

Week 4 of excavating a Roman tile kiln at Brandiers Farm was off to a rocky start after torrential rain and winds...
14/08/2023

Brandiers Farm, Roman tile kiln excavations: Week 3 highlights

Week 3 at Brandiers Farm has had many big breakthroughs! From finding wooden planks in the ‘Pit of Doom’, finding a culvert...
07/08/2023

Brandiers Farm, Roman tile kiln excavations: Week 2 highlights

Week 2 at our Minety excavations have drawn to a close, and so many spectacular discoveries were made last week!
31/07/2023