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Battlefield Archaeology of Basingstoke Common

September 4, 2014 · by · in 2014 Excavation, Finds, Geophysical Survey, Sam Wilson, Student Research Post · 2 Comments

This year there were lots of different research projects being carried out on site whilst we were excavating in the New House. Many of these were being carried out by postgraduate students. One of these students has written a blog post about his research. The Trustees of Basingstoke Common kindly granted us permission to survey […]

Week Two Finds

August 8, 2014 · by · in 2014 Excavation, Finds, Student Reporter · Leave a comment

Tilly has written a fabulous blog post about some of the finds that have been coming up across the trench. With thanks to our Finds Specialist, Jude Jones, who advised Tilly on her topic. Thanks Tilly, this is mar-vel-lous brillo pads fantastic! — Week Two Finds By Tilly Morton Photographs by Emma Forber After expertly […]

Interim Report 2013 – Finds

February 21, 2014 · by · in Excavation Plans, Finds, Interim Report 2013, Jude Jones, Recording Methodology, Summer Excavation · 2 Comments

This Interim Report will soon be available as a PDF on the Hampshire County Council website for Basing House. The authors are: David Allen Gareth Beale Nicole Beale Chris Elmer Jude Jones Kristian Strutt Clare Allen Daniel Jones There are three posts that make up this report. The post below describes the excavation and recording […]

Day 16 – 1960s vs 2013 – by Dom

August 12, 2013 · by · in Archaeology of Archaeology, Day Eleven, Day Five, Student Reporter · Leave a comment

The difference between what was found in the 1960s excavation and 2013 excavation A true British citizen may open with an assertion about the weather, and staying true to this, I can declare that we started the day with a cool, if some-what summery breeze, with the sun getting progressively hotter throughout the morning. A […]