2nd Edition of Neolithic Tombs of Wales published

2nd Edition of Neolithic Tombs of Wales published

Neolithic burial chambers in Wales, dating from 4,000 to 2,000 BCE, are a significant focus of early human culture and beliefs in this region. With around 250 examples remaining, they represent only a fraction of the original sites. Professor George Nash’s book,...
A Mesolithic pit house on the Isle of Man

A Mesolithic pit house on the Isle of Man

In 2009, Oxford Archaeology North discovered a Mesolithic pit house at Ronaldsway Airport. This would have been a substantial building, comprising a sub-circular hollow, approximately 7m in diameter, containing a ring of postholes and an internal redeposited gravel...
A Rare Iron ‘Pig’ from Steart Farm, Devon

A Rare Iron ‘Pig’ from Steart Farm, Devon

The built heritage team from Wessex Archaeology has recently recorded a group of 18th–19th-century farm buildings, including a Grade II listed farmhouse, at Steart Farm, Buck’s Cross, near Bideford on the north Devon coast. The Level 4 record was carried out for RPS...
A Roman Altar from York

A Roman Altar from York

Staff from the Wessex Archaeology Sheffield office have been monitoring a development in central York for much of 2017 and were not expecting this from a service trench through a 19th century cellar. The site lies within the medieval walled city, and due to the...