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The 2014 Basingstoke Common Survey

August 24, 2014 · by · in 2014 Excavation, Geophysical Survey, Magnetometry Survey, Student Reporter, Student Research Post, Will Heard · Leave a comment

Will Heard, who is about to embark on the Archaeological Computing Masters programme at the University of Southampton, has written a blog post summarising his time with us at Basing House this season. Will was working closely with Dom Barker, who headed up the survey of Basingstoke Common. Will is an important member of our […]

The 2014 Small Finds go for Conservation

August 21, 2014 · by · in 2014 Excavation, Conservation, Finds, Student Reporter, Student Trips · Leave a comment

Last week, we dropped off the 2014 season small finds to the Hampshire County Council Museums Service headquarters to be conserved by their excellent team of conservators. The staff at Museums HQ were fantastic, taking time out of their busy morning schedules to show some of the students the conservation laboratories and the archaeology collection […]

Guest Post: Geophysics on Basingstoke Common – Clare Allen

August 23, 2013 · by · in Clare Allen, Magnetometry Survey, Student Research Post, Summer Excavation, Survey Equipment · 1 Comment

Clare Allen has written a post updating us on her ongoing research for her Masters in Archaeological Surveying and Landscape major project. — The three weeks spent doing geophysics on the common were very eventful; from running away from cows to stomping down nettles. However, some very interesting results have been achieved, with a lot […]