Weeley, Essex

Explore the latest updates from Oxford Archaeology East's 2021 excavation south of Thorpe Road in Weeley, Essex.
Week 11 Update

Week 11 Update

The team this week continue to unpick the complex remains relating to the Napoleonic barracks and are starting to find tangible links to the people who were stationed here.
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Week 10 Update

Week 10 Update

This week the team spent most of their time finding archaeology which we weren’t expecting to find!
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A group of people walk away with their backs to the camera across an archaeological site.

Week 9 Update

This week we held our first public open day for the residents of Weeley, and over 40 people joined the tours on Wednesday.
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Weeks 7 and 8 Update

Weeks 7 and 8 Update

We now have the whole of the site revealed so the team have started investigating the remains of the Napoleonic camp.
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