Week 10 Update This week the team spent most of their time finding archaeology which we weren’t expecting to find!
Week 11 Update The team this week continue to unpick the complex remains relating to the Napoleonic barracks.
Week 15 Update We’ve been trying to understand what we've found and it’s turning into quite a complicated process, but we’ll get there!
Week 16 Update (part 1...) Two of our archaeologists on site take over this week, with 'a day in the life of...'
Week 21 and Final Update Our archaeological investigations are now all wrapped up and we have finished on site.
Press Release We have issued a press release about our excavation in Essex which has revealed the remains of a military barracks occupied during the Napoleonic Wars.
Update 1: Wintringham Site 3 so far The initial work on site 3 at Wintringham has taken place over the past few months and now OA Cambridge are starting to investigate the main focus of a large Iron Age and Roman settlement.
Update 2: In which ditches reveal their secrets and Steve strikes lucky The first boots-on-the-ground blog from Harry who introduces readers to the highs and lows of archaeological excavation.
Update 3: Keeping our noses to the grind stone Our team are rewarded in the heat by finding a watering hole containing some 'run-of-the-mill' Roman artefacts.
Update 4: Respecting our finds Harry provides an insight into the care and attention we take to record and analyse our finds.
Update 5: Perplexing fills and features Lizzie fills us in on the confusing dark deposits she's been digging during the heatwave.
Update 6: A terrific lithic A surprising find raises questions about ideas of ancestry and history to the people living at Wintringham in the past.
Spitfire How archaeological evaluation, surveying, excavation and monitoring records information for the future
Checking for ground truth The team have started by digging an impressive 110 trial trenches across the northern fields of the site to ground truth the results of previous surveys.
An introduction to Heritage Management Services The Heritage Management Service is a dedicated team of archaeologists, heritage professionals and researchers with an expertise in research, legislation and planning policy
August's #OAat50 highlights From a medieval murder mystery in Workington to the birthplace of William the Conqueror
April's #OAat50 highlights With our April highlights we travelled to Corby, Dacre, the Uffington White Horse and then across to France to the site of the Battle of Fromelles.
June's #OAat50 highlights We started the June highlights with a special Iron Age figurine fromt he Wimpole Estate, which currently features in the "Beneath our feet" exhibition at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Cambridge.
July's #OAat50 highlights We celebrated Tynwald Day and Bastille Day with outstanding finds and stories from OA's work
Week 10 Update This week the team spent most of their time finding archaeology which we weren’t expecting to find!
Week 11 Update The team this week continue to unpick the complex remains relating to the Napoleonic barracks.
Week 15 Update We’ve been trying to understand what we've found and it’s turning into quite a complicated process, but we’ll get there!
Week 16 Update (part 1...) Two of our archaeologists on site take over this week, with 'a day in the life of...'
Week 21 and Final Update Our archaeological investigations are now all wrapped up and we have finished on site.
Press Release We have issued a press release about our excavation in Essex which has revealed the remains of a military barracks occupied during the Napoleonic Wars.
Update 1: Wintringham Site 3 so far The initial work on site 3 at Wintringham has taken place over the past few months and now OA Cambridge are starting to investigate the main focus of a large Iron Age and Roman settlement.
Update 2: In which ditches reveal their secrets and Steve strikes lucky The first boots-on-the-ground blog from Harry who introduces readers to the highs and lows of archaeological excavation.
Update 3: Keeping our noses to the grind stone Our team are rewarded in the heat by finding a watering hole containing some 'run-of-the-mill' Roman artefacts.
Update 4: Respecting our finds Harry provides an insight into the care and attention we take to record and analyse our finds.
Update 5: Perplexing fills and features Lizzie fills us in on the confusing dark deposits she's been digging during the heatwave.
Update 6: A terrific lithic A surprising find raises questions about ideas of ancestry and history to the people living at Wintringham in the past.
Spitfire How archaeological evaluation, surveying, excavation and monitoring records information for the future
Checking for ground truth The team have started by digging an impressive 110 trial trenches across the northern fields of the site to ground truth the results of previous surveys.
An introduction to Heritage Management Services The Heritage Management Service is a dedicated team of archaeologists, heritage professionals and researchers with an expertise in research, legislation and planning policy
August's #OAat50 highlights From a medieval murder mystery in Workington to the birthplace of William the Conqueror
April's #OAat50 highlights With our April highlights we travelled to Corby, Dacre, the Uffington White Horse and then across to France to the site of the Battle of Fromelles.
June's #OAat50 highlights We started the June highlights with a special Iron Age figurine fromt he Wimpole Estate, which currently features in the "Beneath our feet" exhibition at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Cambridge.
July's #OAat50 highlights We celebrated Tynwald Day and Bastille Day with outstanding finds and stories from OA's work
Breadcrumb Home Blog Listing Oxford Archaeology Blog Read our latest blog posts, have a focused look at a particular collection or browse the archive. Subscribe to the OA Blog Our latest posts Abbot's Vale Update 5: A day in the life of… To give you a feel of what it's really like to be an archaeologist, we've invited Laura to give us an insight into her daily life. Abbot's Vale Update 3: Teamwork We enjoy the simple things on site each day: a good cup of tea and biscuits…a lot of biscuits! Abbot's Vale Update 2: Why are you here? When we’re on site, we quite often get asked the question “why have you decided to dig here?” It's not all about digging... An introduction to Graphics and Archaeological Illustration Blog collections Abbot's Vale, Suffolk Follow our discoveries as they emerge from the fields of Abbot's Vale. It's not all about digging... There's a lot more to archaeology than digging...This blog showcases the work OA specialists do to ensure our heritage is understood and preserved for future generations. Wintringham, Cambridgeshire Read about our Iron Age and Roman excavations in Wintringham. Oxford Archaeology at 50 Browse through our highlights celebrating 50 years of Oxford Archaeology. Browse all collections Oxford Archaeology blog LocationCambridgeLondonNorth WestNorthern IrelandScotlandWest MidlandsYorkshire and HumberEastLancasterEast MidlandsNorth EastOverseasOxfordSouth EastWalesSouth West Collection#OAat50 HighlightsAbbot's ValeAlconburyAstonCommunityHinxtonIt's not all about digging...Little AsbySibfordWeeleyWintringham PeriodBronze AgeEarly MedievalIron AgeMedievalMesolithicModernNeolithicPost-medievalRoman DepartmentExecutive TeamSenior Management TeamBoard of TrusteesAdministration TeamArchives TeamBuilt Heritage TeamBusiness Development TeamCommunications TeamCommunity Engagement and Social Value TeamEnvironmental TeamField TeamFinds TeamGeoarchaeology TeamGeomatics TeamGraphics TeamHealth, Safety and Environment TeamHeritage Burials TeamHeritage Management Services TeamHuman Resources TeamIT TeamPost-Excavation & Research Team #OAat50 Highlights January #OAat50 highlights To kick off OA's 50th birthday, we started with the finds that symbolise OA's three regional offices. Hinxton Barrow-ed Time At the end of 2022, we were finishing the barrow. Wintringham Community Wintringham site featured on Digging for Britain Wintringham features on BBC's Digging for Britain. Weeley Weeley published in Current Archaeology OA has published an article about the excavation at Weeley in Current Archaeology magazine. Load more
Abbot's Vale Update 5: A day in the life of… To give you a feel of what it's really like to be an archaeologist, we've invited Laura to give us an insight into her daily life.
Abbot's Vale Update 3: Teamwork We enjoy the simple things on site each day: a good cup of tea and biscuits…a lot of biscuits!
Abbot's Vale Update 2: Why are you here? When we’re on site, we quite often get asked the question “why have you decided to dig here?”
It's not all about digging... There's a lot more to archaeology than digging...This blog showcases the work OA specialists do to ensure our heritage is understood and preserved for future generations.
#OAat50 Highlights January #OAat50 highlights To kick off OA's 50th birthday, we started with the finds that symbolise OA's three regional offices.
Wintringham Community Wintringham site featured on Digging for Britain Wintringham features on BBC's Digging for Britain.
Weeley Weeley published in Current Archaeology OA has published an article about the excavation at Weeley in Current Archaeology magazine.