A watching brief was undertaken by Archaeology Wales prior to the development of flood management systems near Risca, South Wales, in an area where important archaeological remains were known to exist. Close co-operation with the developer ensured that no significant deposits were removed during the works.
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Evidence of linear features, some of which were probably earlier field divisions, was identified during a magnetometer survey undertaken across three fields near West Holloway, Penally, Pembrokeshire. The work followed an earlier Desk-based Assessment carried out in relation to the same development.
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Discoveries dating from the mid Iron Age to the Roman period were uncovered over a period of ten months during excavations on a large site near Newport, Gwent. A team of up to twenty archaeologists uncovered part of a domestic settlement, comprising up to six round houses and associated boundary ditches, wells and burials. Additional
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Archaeology Wales was commissioned to carry out a detailed study as part of a wider ES for the proposed development of a marsh habitat area within the Gower, south Wales. The study concluded that although potential impacts upon the historical environment would occur, the effects had already taken place and were not reversible within the
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Open days took place in conjunction with Flintshire County Council to help explain the results of excavations undertaken within the town centre. Enthusiastic local support was maintained via a site blog and information boards, a display in the local library, and through the use of twitter and Facebook.
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Excavations on three large sites in central Flint exposed archaeological sequences relating to the development of the town, including sections of the original, late 13th Century, town ditch. The excavations succeeded in removing archaeological deposits from the site and, consequently, allowed all three developments to proceed.
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A ‘strip, map and sample’ archaeological excavation at Shoals Hook Farm, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, undertaken in advance of the construction of a solar farm, revealed the remains of an early Romano-British settlement, comprising at least three round houses, a granary, and numerous field enclosure ditches. The work was informed by the results of a previous Geophysical
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A metal detector survey was undertaken immediately prior to the development of a site located in an area believed to be associated with the 1644 Battle of Montgomery. Two artefacts of likely Civil War date were recovered, including a musket ball. No further items were found during the subsequent watching brief.
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A level 3 Building Survey of a complex of structures at Soldiers Point House, Holyhead, produced a record of external and internal areas damaged following abandonment of the building in the late 20th century and a subsequent fire in 2011.
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Excavation of structured deposits in an Early Neolithic pit at Caer Odyn, Rhydypennau, Ceredigion, identified fragment of a polished axe, pottery and cremated human bone dated to c. 3700 BC, making the pit one of the earliest such features yet found in Ceredigion.
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