Science

A multi-period, multi-disciplinary research project on a typical Norfolk parish. Includes details of the research areas, illustrated reports, taught courses and the supervisory team.

Guidance on reporting archaeological objects, procedure for excavations. Publications: An Historical Atlas of Suffolk (introduction online); A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Material from Suffolk. Annual reports.

Birmingham City Council's planning archaeologist introduces himself and the city's heritage, outlines council policy, explains its Sites and Monuments Record and describes the latest discoveries.

County Council maintains the Sites and Monuments Record, advises on sites and finds, and provides grants for archaeology. Contact information and outline of services.

The county council's archaeology service maintains the Historic Environment Record and advises on planning applications. Offers training and volunteering opportunities.

A record of all aspects of the historic environment of the county. It is a public record and enquiries are welcome.

Prof. Aubrey Manning examines possible astronomical alignments in a class of cairns found in northernmost England.

Searchable excerpts from the Annual Reports of the Canterbury Archaeological Trust, hosted by Peter Collinson.

The department responsible for providing advice and expertise in archaeology and archaeological science. Includes summaries of projects funded by the Archaeology Commission.

An online guide to archaeology around Sheffield and the Peak District from Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust. Sheffield City Museum's collection, archaeological sites and news. Messageboard.

Archaeologist Chris Saunders provides an interactive tour of medieval St. Albans via clickable map, and chronology of the city once Roman Verulamium and later a rich abbey.

A database of images and information about thousands of sites and finds in the county, dating from prehistory through to the 20th century. Discovery Zone for young people. Glossary.

An illustrated report by Kevin Blockley and Paul Bennett on the discovery by the Canterbury Archaeological Trust of remains of the Anglo-Saxon cathedral. Plan and reconstruction drawing.

An open-air laboratory where experiments into every aspect of prehistoric life are continuously being conducted.

Creswell Heritage Trust provides an illustrated guide to this limestone gorge honeycombed with caves which have yielded evidence of life during the last Ice Age. Visitor information.

An article on the excavation with plans and photographs (one showing the reconstructed gatehouse) originally published in Current Archaeology 133.

Guide to Chedworth Roman Villa for exploring and understanding the remains of a large country house of the Roman period.

Roman archaeological site discovered in 1970 by the Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit in Dover, and open to the public.

Britain Express outlines the history and features of Roman villas in England, with diagrams. Brief details of major villas to visit.

Professional archaeologists, students and volunteers uncover a Roman villa and bath house complex at Nether Heyford in Northamptonshire. Results, project outline and community involvement.

Records from the county on the Welsh border including history, database of archaeological sites and monuments. Includes gazetteers of castles, chapels, prisons and workhouses.

Photographs, description, and restoration plans provided by the Sussex Industrial Archaeology Society.

Medieval settlements and landscapes in the Whittlewood, Northants area. Project outline, archaeological and historical research, parish surveys. With photos and maps.

From BBC, experts digging up the remains of a 15th century ship from a Newport river uncover two leg bones which they believe were a medieval salvage worker's.

From the BBC, final section of a 15th Century trading vessel discovered preserved in mud by a south Wales river is removed by archaeologists.

From BBC, scientists analyse fat residues on pots to show ancient Britons were keeping animals for milk at least 6,500 years ago.

From BBC, precise dating reveals that Seahenge 4,050 years old. Photographs, reconstruction, links.

The Telegraph reports on the discovery of twin villas with a fine mosaic at Bradford-on-Avon in Wiltshire. Includes reconstruction drawing and photograph of the mosaic.

Select bibliography of the scholarly literature on Sutton Hoo, 1939-1992.

Bristol University's study of settlement and landscape history from Mesolithic to Early Medieval. Aims, staff, geophysical survey, surface sampling, excavations, fieldwork opportunities, references.

SLHA acts as a focus for local groups across the county, and offers historical and archaeological courses, meetings, visits and fieldwork, and publishes and sells books.

Short description of the Roman town of Caistor St Edmund, once Norfolk's capital. Map of the remains.

Investigating the archaeology of the Bamburgh area, including an Anglian cemetery and Bamburgh castle. Project members, history of Bamburgh, reports on results to date.

The world's oldest known sea-going boat, found in 1992, is on display at Dover Museum. The story of its discovery, excavation, preservation, presentation and replication.

Norfolk visitor attraction, one of the largest and best preserved monastic sites in England dating back to 1090.

A major archaeological survey of the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire.

Describes the programme to examine the many Iron Age settlements around the excavated Iron Age hillfort of Danebury.

Steve Howe of the Black and White Picture Place provides a guide around the Roman and medieval city wall. Map, modern and archival images with description and history, including quotations from primary sources.

Main repository for archaeological material found as part of archaeological fieldwork in the county.

Describes the physical and human evolution of Romney Marsh, which is located on the coast of the English Channel.

Bournemouth University is reassessing the Neolithic and Bronze Age of the Sussex chalklands. Summary of results, with photographs, plans and a reconstruction drawing.

Bournemouth University outlines the results of its field survey and excavation at Knowlton Circles in North Dorset. Photographs, site plan, bibliography.

Guidelines for all those involved in archaeological projects mainly initiated as a result of the town and country planning process.

Geophysical and aerial photographic examination of five prehistoric sites in Cranborne Chase by Bournemouth University.

Bournemouth University presents the results of its field research projects at Wolstonbury Hill in West Sussex. Photographs, plans.

Largest hillfort in Sussex and has a history dating back over 5,000 years.

Report by York Archaeological Trust on excavations between August and October 2000 on the industrial hub of medieval York.

Interview with archaeologists Rachel Harry and Kevin Brady, two members of the team of archaeologists uncovering new finds at Tintagel.

Joint project by the Peak District National Park Authority and the University of Sheffield exploring Neolithic to Iron Age life in the Peak District. Background, photographs and QuickTime VR images.

Sussex Archaeological Society provides an educational resource for teachers and students with sections for different age groups: 7-11, 12-16 and adult.