Research Reports

A middle Iron Age hillfort on Bredon Hill

by Nick Thomas

This is a detailed account of a small Middle Iron Age hillfort on Bredon Hill, Worcestershire, which enclosed 1.9 hectares. Roughly oval and aligned along a spur, it had simple entrances at each end.

Mountains and Orefields

Metal mining landscapes in mid and north-east Wales

by Nigel Jones, Pat Frost and Mark Walters

The extraction of natural resources has had a profound effect on the Welsh landscape, and the exploitation of metal ores has been a feature of rural upland landscapes since the Bronze Age.

Submarine Prehistoric Archaeology of the North Sea

Research priorities and collaboration with industry

edited by Nic Flemming

This fascinating volume on submerged prehistoric landscapes of the North Sea brings together for the first time comparative archaeological evidence from Norway, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, and the UK.

The Vernacular Workshop

From craft to industry, 1400–1900

edited by PS Barnwell, Marilyn Palmer and Malcolm Airs

This research report examines the material evidence for the historical development, architectural characteristics and diverse uses of vernacular workshops.

The Excavations at Deansway, Worcester, 1988–89

Romano-British small town to late medieval city

by Hal Dalwood and Rachel Edwards

The Deansway excavation lay in the centre of Worcester, where four large areas were excavated in 1988–89. Deeply stratified deposits revealed extensive evidence for the development of the settlement from a Romano-British small town to a late medieval city.

The Barland's Farm Romano-Celtic Boat

by Nigel Nayling and Seán McGrail

This report provides a comprehensive description and analysis of the remains of a remarkably well-preserved Romano-Celtic boat and of the environment in which it was used.

Towards a New Stone Age

Aspects of the Neolithic in south east England

edited by Jonathan Cotton & David Field

This volume fills a significant gap in prehistoric studies. It combines a series of regional overviews on such subjects as soils, aerial survey and human remains with contributions on specific sites, artefacts and the natural environment.

Pottery in Medieval Southampton

Pottery in medieval Southampton: c 1066–1510

by Duncan H Brown

This Research Report offers a comprehensive catalogue, analysis and interpretation of a major assemblage of post-Conquest medieval pottery.

Accompanied by over 350 individual vessel drawings, the study also offers a wide variety of analytical methods that extend the impact of the research beyond a regional investigation.

The Archaeology in Northumberland National Park

by Paul Frodsham

This volume provides an accessible overview of a whole decade of fascinating archaeological discoveries within Northumberland National Park, ranging from the Mesolithic right through to recent times.

Thomas Telford's Holyhead Road

The A5 in north Wales

by Jamie Quartermaine, Barrie Trinder and Rick Turner

This highly readable and well-illustrated volume will provide the first comprehensive survey of the spectacular Welsh section of Thomas Telford’s London to Holyhead Road.

Town and Country in England

Frameworks for archaeological research

by Dominic Perring

This research report describes how archaeology can contribute to the study of the relationship between town and country, as well as setting out a series of recommendations for future research.

Early Post-Medieval Vessel Glass in England

Early post-medieval vessel glass in England: c. 1500–1670

by Hugh Willmott

This illustrated guide is the first comprehensive classification of vessel glass found in England between 1500–1670. During the early post-medieval period, vessel glass was transformed from a rare luxury item to a medium that was used by the wider population.

The Coastal Archaeology of Wales

edited by Andrew Davidson

This report follows the completion of a series of surveys, funded by Cadw: Welsh Historic Monuments, which were designed to record the archaeology situated within the Welsh coastal zone.

Stirling Castle

The restoration of the Great Hall

edited by Richard Fawcett

Stirling Castle is one of the most important royal and military structures in Scotland. This book traces the eventful history of the Great Hall from its original construction to the withdrawal of the army in the 1960s and its subsequent restoration.

Cataractonium

Roman Catterick and its hinterland: excavations and research, 1958–1997

edited by Pete Wilson

This two-part Report represents over forty years of excavation and fieldwork undertaken at Catterick (Cataractonium), North Yorkshire.

Roman Alcester Volume 3

Northern extramural area

by Paul Booth and Jeremy Evans

This final volume in the Alcester excavation series focuses on the area of the town containing the early postulated fort around which the town is believed to have originated.

The book describes significant assemblages of pottery, metalwork, bone objects, glass and faunal remains, which add considerably to our knowledge of material culture, trade and animal husbandry.

Our Changing Coast

A survey of the intertidal archaeology of Langstone Harbour, Hampshire

by Michael J Allen and Julie Gardiner

This innovative multi-disciplinary study presents the story of the development of a complex archaeological landscape, from the hunting ground of Mesolithic inhabitants, through funerary and ritual use as the tidal inlet developed during the Bronze Age, to its current status as an internationally important wildlife reserve.

Archaeology and Conservation in Ironbridge

by Richard Hayman, Wendy Horton and Shelley White

The Ironbridge Gorge is the physical embodiment of the profound technological and social changes that underlie the Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries.

Medieval Glass Vessels Found in England cAD1200–1500

by Rachel Tyson

This volume collates material relating to approximately 1350 vessels from over 200 sites, encompassing the full spectrum of glass use during the medieval period and providing a central source of reference for the identification and study of medieval glass vessels.

Prehistoric Intertidal Archaeology in the Welsh Severn Estuary

by Martin Bell, Astrid Caseldine and Heike Neumann

The Welsh Severn Estuary has perhaps the greatest concentration of prehistoric intertidal archaeology yet found in Britain.

The Walton Basin Project

Excavation and Survey in a Prehistoric Landscape 1993–7

by Alex Gibson

The Walton Basin lies on the Welsh borderland and is a discrete lowland parcel of land which is surrounded by uplands. Numerous flint scatters and monuments have been discovered which date from the Mesolithic to the Roman invasion and indeed later.

The Hamwic Glass

by JR Hunter & MP Heyworth

The assemblage of Middle-Saxon glass fragments from the settlement at Saxon Hamwic (Southampton) ranks as one of the most important of its period anywhere in Europe.

The Magor Pill Medieval Wreck

by Nigel Nayling

In 1994 the distorted timbers of a medieval boat came to light at Magor Pill, on the coast of the Gwent Levels, when storms washed away the sediments which had covered them since the boat ran aground about 700 years ago.

The Defences of the Lower City

Excavations at the Park and West Parade 1970–2 and a discussion of other sites excavated up to 1994

The Archaeology of Lincoln series: Vol VII–2

by Christina Colyer, Brian JJ Gilmour and Michael J Jones. Edited by Michael J Jones

This latest report, the largest to date in the Archaeology of Lincoln series, forms a companion volume to those on the Upper Defences (1980, 1984) and includes accounts of the impressive remains of the defences.

Grave Concerns

Death and burial in England 1700–1850

edited by Margaret Cox

In April 1997, a group of archaeologists, historians, anthropologists and social scientists came together at a conference at Bournemouth University to discuss death and burial in England between 1700 and 1850. This report, based on the conference, is the first publication to look at this subject using a wide range of sources and investigative approaches.

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