Founded in 1973, Oxford Archaeology has a 40 year history of quality, innovation and service
As a multi-disciplinary practice, OA cover all aspects of the historic environment, providing everything from archaeological excavations and evaluations, through provision of complex geospatial data management and analysis systems to heritage consultancy services.
Most archaeological work today is carried out in advance of development. Oxford Archaeology is one of the leading service-providers in this field, with thousands of clients who recognise their expertise in excavation and heritage management. Visit their services page for more information, and a range of case-studies.
As a registered educational charity, Oxford Archaeology also care about helping people to discover and enjoy their heritage. They have welcomed many thousands of visitors to excavation sites on open days and tours, and volunteers have taken part in many of their major excavations. If you would like to know more about their work and the heritage of your area, visit the Oxford Archaeology community archaeology page.
Iron Age Settlement and a Roman Bridge, Fieldsystem and settlement along Akeman Street nearFleet Marston, Buckinghamshire
by Edward Biddulph, Kate Brady, Andrew Simmonds and Stuart Foreman
ISBN: 9780904220858
Pub Date: 2020-01-11
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxford Archaeology
218 Pages
Excavations carried out by Oxford Archaeology at Berryfields to the north-west of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire uncovered the remains of a middle Iron Age settlement and the agricultural hinterland of the nucleated Roman settlement of Fleet Marston, situated on the major Roman road of Akeman Street.
In September 1994, the parish church of St Michael, Workington, was badly damaged by fire, reducing the interior to a shell. The archaeological excavation prior to reconstruction began provided a rare opportunity to study the origins of one of the earliest, and long-lived, early medieval Christian cemeteries in North-west England.
Later Prehistoric Landscape and a Roman Nucleated Settlement in the Lower Windrush Valley at Gill Mill, near Witney, Oxfordshire
by Paul Booth and Andrew Simmonds
ISBN: 9781905905423
Pub Date: 2018-09-20
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Oxford Archaeology
916 Pages
The valley floodplain landscape covered by the Gill Mill quarry, almost 130ha, was intensively exploited from about 300 BC at a variety of Iron Age settlements.
Prehistoric and Roman Occupation at Kingshillsouth, Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Andrew Simmonds, Edward Biddulph and Ken Welsh
ISBN: 9781905905416
Pub Date: 2018-07-15
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxford Archaeology
552 Pages
Excavations by Oxford Archaeology at Kingshill South on the eastern edge of Cirencester in Gloucestershire uncovered evidence for prehistoric and Roman activity.
Prehistoric, Roman and Anglo-Saxon Settlement and Burial in the Upper Thames Valley in Gloucestershire
by Chris Hayden, Rob Early, Edward Biddulph, Paul Booth and Anne Dodd
ISBN: 9781905905386
Pub Date: 2017-07-31
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Oxford Archaeology
552 Pages
Excavations in advance of gravel quarrying in the Upper Thames Valley at Horcott Quarry, Fairford, and nearby Arkell’s Land, Kempsford, revealed contrasting pictures. At Horcott, on the second terrace, there was periodic activity from the early Mesolithic onwards.
by Gill Hey, Christopher Bell, Caroline Dennis and Mark Robinson
ISBN: 9781905905379
Pub Date: 2017-01-30
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Oxford Archaeology
812 Pages
A rich prehistoric landscape was unexpectedly revealed on the Thames floodplain during investigations in advance of gravel extraction in the parishes of Yarnton and Cassington.
Excavation of a Roman cemetery with a mass grave at 120-122 London Road, Gloucester
by Andy Simmonds, Nicholas Marquez-Grant and Louise Loe
ISBN: 9780904220490
Pub Date: 2008-04-21
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxford Archaeology
182 Pages
The cemeteries around Roman Gloucester remain as windows through which the past populations of the town and preceding fortresses may be studied. Excavations by Oxford Archaeology in London Road between 2004 and 2006 revealed substantial parts of one of these cemeteries, at Wotton, lying by one of the main Roman roads east of the town.
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