Archaeocast

Today's Project Florence blog is my first attempt at an audio podcast. I interviewed Alex, a Rifleman involved in Operation Nightingale, about how he got involved in the project and what he feels he has gained from the experience. Click on the speaker icon at the bottom of the page to hear my interview with Alex.   Interviewing Alex next to the burial he has been excavating To return to the main Project Florence/Operation Nightingale blog, click here. Check out our Archaeocast blog to hear about other past projects by Wessex Archaeology. 1:42 minutes (3.9 MB)Operation Nightingale/Project Florence

Archaeocast 16 is a special edition, recorded on behalf of Oxford-Wessex Archaeology, a joint venture between Oxford Archaeology and Wessex Archaeology. In the second podcast in the series about the archaeology of the East Kent Access Road we visit the site during one of our July 2010 Open Days to find out about what has been found so far, speak with specialists about prehistoric flint tools and how we learn about past environments, find out what some of our volunteers have been up to, and go on a site tour of a late Iron Age village. About the East Kent Access Road A new road is to be built on the Isle of Thanet in east Kent during 2010-11. The road will be 6.5 km long and will cross one of the richest archaeological areas in Britain. Before construction begins archaeologists will excavate the whole length of the route. This will be the largest excavation in Britain in 2010, covering approximately 40 hectares. Visit the Archaeology of the East Kent Access Road project website to find out more. 21:03 minutes (19.28 MB)Archaeocast

Archaeocast 15 is a special edition, recorded on behalf of Oxford-Wessex Archaeology, a joint venture between Oxford Archaeology and Wessex Archaeology. A new road is to be built on the Isle of Thanet in east Kent during 2010-11. The road will be 6.5 km long and will cross one of the richest archaeological areas in Britain. Before construction begins archaeologists will excavate the whole length of the route. This will be the largest excavation in Britain in 2010, covering approximately 40 hectares. Archaeocast takes you on a quick tour of the site, and talks to some of the people working on it, from the archaeologists doing the digging to those making sure everything stays on schedule so that the engineers can start on time. Neolithic ring ditch. View on Flickr. 9:46 minutes (8.96 MB)Archaeocast

In this edition of Archaeocast we catch up with our Coastal and Marine geophysical survey team as they continue to study the submerged prehistory of aggregate licence Area 240. In Archaeocast 13 we spoke to Tina Michel as she surveyed the layers of sand and sediment deep below the North Sea. We now hear the results of that survey and explore the next stages of this in-depth and exciting project. This edition of Archaeocast was recorded by Time Travelling by Water on behalf of English Heritage, who are funding the project through the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund. Archaeocast 14 was recorded by Gemma Ingason. Editing and post-production were undertaken at Wessex Archaeology's headquarters in Salisbury, England, by Gemma Ingason and Tom Goskar. 9:10 minutes (10.52 MB)Archaeocast

Surveyor Tina Michel aboard the Wessex ExplorerIn this edition of archaeocast we join our coastal and marine geophysical survey team on the North Sea. Surveyor Tina Michel describes the work that Wessex Archaeology is doing as we investigate an important Palaeolithic site 8 miles east of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk. It was from this site, in aggregate licence area 240, that 75 handaxes were dredged and reported through the BMAPA/EH Protocol in February 2008, which has been described as the most significant find of Palaeolithic material ever to be retrieved from below the North Sea. This edition of archaeocast was recorded by Time Travelling by Water on behalf of English Heritage, who are funding the project through the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund. Archaeocast 13 was recorded on location by Gemma Ingason. Editing and post-production were undertaken on dry land at Wessex Archaeology's headquarters in Salisbury, England, by Gemma Ingason and Tom Goskar. View towards Lowestoft from the Wessex Explorer heading out to sea Visit the Area 240 website to find out more. 12:07 minutes (16.66 MB)Archaeocast

View from the boat while diving on the wreck of the Iona, ScotlandArchaeocast 12 joins our coastal and marine dive team in Scotland. During this dive they investigate the wreck of the Iona, a paddle steamer with an interesting and somewhat unexpected history. Divers Graham Scott and Niall Callan explain the work that Wessex Archaeology undertook on this vessel on behalf of Historic Scotland, who we'd like to thank for their support of this recording. This edition of archaeocast was recorded by Time Travelling by Water, our marine and coastal outreach project, which is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund. Archaeocast 12 was recorded on location by Graham Scott. Editing and post-production were undertaken on dry land at Wessex Archaeology's headquarters in Salisbury, England, by Gemma Ingason and Tom Goskar.  13:26 minutes (12.33 MB)Archaeocast

Archaeocast joins our coastal and marine dive team on board the Wessex Explorer. Divers Graham Scott, Matt Astill and Niall Callan explain the work that Wessex Archaeology do in support of the Protection of Wrecks Act (1973). During this dive they investigate the Norman’s Bay wreck and Matt describes it to us from below the waves. This is the first archaeocast recorded by Time Travelling by Water, our marine and coastal outreach project, which is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund. Archaeocast 11 was recorded on location by Gemma Ingason. Editing and post-production were undertaken on dry land at Wessex Archaeology's headquarters in Salisbury, England, by Gemma Ingason and Tom Goskar. 20:09 minutes (18.46 MB)Archaeocast

Archaeocast visits the site of a Saxon cemetery as it is excavated in the village of Collingbourne Ducis, in Wiltshire UK. Listen to Project Officer Kev Ritchie explain how archaeologists use machinery to help us strip off the topsoil and identify hard-to-spot graves. Sue Nelson explains what it is like to dig a skeleton, and Neil Fitzpatrick talks about Saxon cemeteries and what one might find inside a Saxon grave. Periglacial stripes revealed by the machinery stripping the topsoil. The yellow paint marks the location of a possible grave. This podcast really reflects what it is like to work as an archaeologist on a busy building site, and the recording contains louder sections where machinery is used nearby. 26:34 minutes (24.33 MB)Archaeocast

Gareth Owen, Steve Thompson and Phil Harding head out onto the Salisbury Plain Training Area (SPTA) in a land rover to conduct a survey of the archaeology within the Army training zones. You can contact Archaeocast by email (archaeocast@wessexarch.co.uk) or leave a comment here by clicking the title of this post and using the comments form underneath. 20:24 minutes (18.7 MB)Archaeocast

A series of Bronze Age burial mounds (barrows) have been discovered by archaeologists on a site north of Salisbury, UK. Listen to an audio tour of the excavations with Tom Goskar and Catriona Gibson, and learn about life and death in Bronze Age Wiltshire. You can contact Archaeocast by email (archaeocast@wessexarch.co.uk) or leave a comment here by clicking the title of this post and using the comments form underneath. 29:51 minutes (27.36 MB)Archaeocast