Fieldwork

Working with Cambridgeshire Constabulary we undertook an excavation in support of a planning application for a new police station. The site itself is a little to the west of the village of Milton and sits within a rural landscape that’s already shown to be rich in archaeology.

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Evidence revealed occupation stretching back through the Roman, Iron and Bronze Ages, with some rare finds coming to light, such as the two Iron Age wooden log ladders (dating between 800 and 400BC), as well as the significant discovery of a Roman barrow.

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In 2021-22, Archaeological Research Services Ltd undertook archaeological excavations on the site of Hendon Sidings at the Port of Sunderland Enterprise Zone on behalf of Esh Construction prior to the commencement of engineering works, including alterations to existing access routes and reprofiling of the area. The site, covering c.5.73ha in total, is located within the east end of Sunderland and the South Docks of the Port of Sunderland.

 

The Port of Sunderland was first established in the late 12th century but grew significantly in the early 17th century with the exportation of salt and the coal trade. 

We  have been recently investigating archaeological remains exposed during topsoil stripping on the route of the Melton Mowbray Distributor Road Scheme.

 

This phase of work follows on from earlier geophysical survey and trial trenching in 2018 – 2022 revealing Iron Age and Roman period farming settlements on the northern and eastern outskirts, beneath masking deposits of medieval ridge and furrow produced by agricultural activity on the periphery of the medieval town.