Revealing the past – for everyone’s benefit

In 2023, our field team set off to Claverham, North Somerset, to investigate the land beside Court De Wyck – a 19th-century manor house with 12th century beginnings.

The original Court De Wyck was established by the Bishop of Bath and Wells, apparently to help ensure that the five other manors in the parish met their obligations around their military quota of knights 🛡️

Our excavations revealed the stone walls and large boundary ditches of the manorial complex, and there were surprises too – under one north/south wall, the foundations of an earlier building lay waiting, which could relate to Court de Wyck`s 12th century origins!

Our full site archive is now live on the @archaeologydataservice, where you can explore the reports, historic plans, photos, and more, for yourself.

Comment "MANOR" to start your deep dive.

#Somerset #medieval #Archaeology #History #CASiteTeam #CAArchTeam

After a boredom-buster this summer holiday? Don`t worry, we`ve got you covered! We have colouring activities that are fun, mildly educational and FREE. 🎓✏️

Design your own Iron Age family and build their roundhouse. Create a Roman army marching to conquer Britain, or construct an Anglo-Saxon village complete with the animals that lived alongside its people. 🎨🐮🖍️

Comment "CREATE" to get your creative juices flowing now!

@oxfordarchaeology @sizewellc #OCAArchTeam #SummerActvities #Colouring #Archaeology #PaperCraft

What makes a place special? Sometimes it’s grand civic buildings, historic streets and churches. Sometimes, old warehouse signs, waterfront views, or the way centuries of industry and settlement are sitting side-by-side in the architecture.

Ipswich is one of England’s oldest continuously inhabited towns, with origins as an important Anglo-Saxon trading emporium or ‘wic’ – an international trading port – undergoing periods of growth and decline that are reflected in the townscape you see today.

Our Heritage Consultancy team have been in the town, working with the borough council to update three of its ‘Conservation Area Appraisals’ – Central, Wet Dock, and Stoke. These appraisals help identify what gives a historic place its distinctive character, and our team use that information to inform how somewhere is preserved, managed and changed in the future.

Sacha, Fraser and Ed will soon be turning the richly-layered history of Ipswich into accessible publications and digital tools, including interactive geospatial data – updates coming!

#Conservation #Heritage #Architecture #UrbanDesign #Ipswich HistoricEnvironment @ipswichgov

Roman villa complex?✅ Bathhouse?✅ Rare mosaic?✅ Beautiful finds?✅

Nestled in Devon’s countryside, the SHARE project’s high-status Roman settlement has all of the above (and more!). With the help of 163 local volunteers – amassing a staggering 3,602 hours of hard graft, and working alongside @uofexeterarchaeologyhistory students – the first year of its excavation is now complete.

Comment “VILLA” to find out everything we’ve uncovered.

@devoncountycouncil #SampfordPeverellSociety @rammuseum #TivertonArchaeologyGroup #Roman #Archaeology #Devon (The SHARE project is made possible thanks to the @heritagefunduk 💙)

Did you attend any @archaeologyuk #FestivalofArchaeology events this year? We certainly did!

You may’ve been one of the 6,000 people visiting us at the sold-out launch event at Westonbirt Arboretum? Perhaps you got stuck in with our activities at Bristol’s Brilliant Archaeology, in the grounds of the majestic Blaise Castle? Travelled back in time to the 13th century at Cressing Temple Barns in Essex, or created your own archaeological artefacts at @salisburymuseum?

A BIG shoutout to the CA staff who made these happen – Indie, Caz, Niki, Sophie, Sharon, Preston, Hazel, Greg, Clare, Heidi and Victoria 🏆And THANK YOU to every event organiser, all the curious kids, and all the enthusiastic parents and furry friends who came to take part! 🤩

#SummerHolidays #Archaeology #Heritage #Fun @westonbirtarb @bristolmuseums @cressing.temple