The Roman influence on the modern landscape. On Wednesday 8th May, Headland's Michelle Collings will present the results of our recent archaeological excavations at Hanchett End, Haverhill to the public. The 4.5ha excavations at Haverhill revealed archaeology from the Late Iron Age right through to the post-medieval...
On Saturday 20th April, Headland Archaeology Project Manager, James Newboult will speak at the 2013 CBA South Midlands Bedfordshire Archaeological Review in Toddington, Bedfordshire. James' talk will focus on Headland's recent excavations at Woburn, Bedfordshire. Investigations within the 3.5ha excavation area uncovered the remains of a...
A team from Headland's Edinburgh office has recently discovered the remains of a medieval knight or noble in the car park of the former University of Edinburgh's Archaeology department, coincidently where most of the team studied. The burial relates to the Dominican Friary built on...
Headland’s discovery of a 19th century mort-safe in West Bromwich has hit the headlines across the West Midlands following its appearance in Grave Trade on the History Channel on Tuesday night. The story has featured on the BBC and ITV websites....
Headland's osteologists Tegan Daly and Jason Murphy will feature in the first episode of the History Channel’s new series about death and burial, 'Grave Trade'. The programme features the excavation by Headland Archaeology of a ‘mort-safe’ at a 19th century Baptist cemetery in West Bromwich....
For the past 3 months, staff from Headland Archaeology's South & East team have been excavating a 3.5ha Romano-British industrial settlement site in advance of the construction of a reservoir in Woburn, Bedfordshire. Evaluative work undertaken by Headland in late 2011 identified that the densely...
Staff from the South & East office are beginning a series of projects in London, currently, that includes RAF Uxbridge. At 110 acres, the former RAF Uxbridge is the largest development site in West London, and is in an accessible and sustainable location close to...
Headland on behalf of our client Watkin Jones Group is pleased to invite the general public to join the archaeological team on site at West Tollcross, Fountainbridge, Edinburgh where current excavations are taking place revealing several 19th century industrial buildings. The site will be open...
Headland's South & East office is now 8 weeks into our excavation at Haverhill in Suffolk. We have revealed a multi-phase rural Roman settlement comprising enclosures, post-built structures, round and rectangular buildings. These phases of settlement will, upon analysis reveal much about the transition from...
Headland Archaeology's South & East team are undertaking excavation of a Romano-British settlement at Haverhill, Suffolk. The work has already attracted some positive attention in the local press: Haverhill Research Park and Haverhill Echo. Evidence revealed suggests the multi-phase site is centred around a hilltop rectilinear...