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ISCA Archaeology

Name: ISCA Archaeology
Address: Basepoint Business Centre, Exeter, EX28LB, GB
Telephone: +447513847666

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A CIfA-Registered Devon based archaeological company, working throughout the South-West and across the UK.

We offer expert archaeological contracting and cultural heritage consultancy services.

21/07/2026

Tuesday Quiz! Something interesting has emerged on site…What do you think it could be? We’ll reveal more details soon!

16/07/2026

Come along to our Archaeology Open Day at Paignton on Wednesday 29th July, from 10am to 3pm!

Join ISCA Archaeology for a tour of the site. We look forward to welcoming you!

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03/04/2025

✨ Historic Building Recording in Cornwall

We recently carried out a Historic Building Recording at Treviscoe Chapel near St Austell. Built in 1911, this former Methodist Church stands as a proud example of Cornwall’s rich nonconformist heritage.

The project was completed as part of planning requirements, following Historic England guidance to ensure a thorough record of the chapel ahead of restoration works.

From original timber fittings to striking architectural details—and even layers of graffiti left by past visitors—this site has plenty of stories to tell 📚💫

🔗 Read the full blog on our website!

https://iscaarch.co.uk/f/historic-building-recording-at-treviscoe-chapel-cornwall

01/04/2025

Our latest blog delves into a site near Penzance, Cornwall, showcasing features from prehistoric enclosures to Early Medieval corn dryers🌽. This multi-period landscape offers a fascinating glimpse of agricultural practices and settlement patterns in West Cornwall.

Read our blog and the evolving human activities that have shaped this remarkable area.

🔗 Read more: [link in bio]
Or visit 👉 https://iscaarch.co.uk/blog/f/from-enclosures-to-kilns-a-multi-period-landscape-near-penzance

15/10/2024

When the pottery experts visit, and the analysis begins. Our recent excavation in Cornwall has brought to light an intriguing mix of finds. This includes early 16th to 17th century locally produced pottery as well as wares from as far afield as Belgium, Portugal, France and Spain. ☀️The late medieval and early post-medieval assemblage has been described as one of the most interesting of the period recovered from this area of Cornwall. 🏺

27/09/2024

🌟 Exciting News!🌟

ISCA Archaeology is now a Registered Organisation with the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA)!

This recognition underscores our commitment to upholding the highest professional standards in archaeology, as we continue to deliver quality work that preserves and celebrates our shared heritage.

Thank you to our amazing team and clients for your continued support as we embark on this next chapter!

12/04/2023

Between November 2021 and March 2022, ISCA Archaeology carried out fieldwork on behalf of Burrington Estates prior to the construction of a new residential development on former agricultural land off Poughill Road near Bude, Cornwall.

The excavations at Poughill predominantly uncovered evidence of agricultural and settlement activity dating to the Middle Iron Age (300-100BC), a period of major social change in British history where trade was booming with Continental Europe.

During the excavations, a range of archaeological features were recorded, these included ditches, pits, and postholes. The most notable of these remains were two circular ditches, forming two separate enclosures with several internal features such as pits and postholes. Middle Iron Age pottery fragments recovered from these both these circular ditches, indicated that these were a representation of late prehistoric rural settlement within the area.

The larger, southerly ‘horseshoe’ shaped enclosure, with an entrance to the west, measured 16m in diameter and contained several postholes and pits. This feature is likely to represent a small stock enclosure, with the internal postholes marking out the location of either former internal fence line divisions or that of a small circular temporary wooden dwelling.

The slightly smaller circular ditch to the north-west, measuring 13m in diameter, contained five postholes that may be the slight remains of a domestic roundhouse. The circular ditch originally forming an external gully to divert rainwater away from the wood and earthen structure. It is likely that further internal postholes would have existed, but these have been lost to later plough damage. Experimental Archaeologists have attempted to reconstruct many examples in Britain; one such example (seen in the photograph) is from Castell Henllys Iron Age Village in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

Along with the recovered pottery fragments, analysed soil samples from the two gullies produced charred wood and seed remains suggesting scrubland environment and a wetter and cooler climate during the time of occupation.

Elsewhere across the site were further ditches and gullies, that although undated are likely to have been associated with the Middle Iron Age activity, and form part of a wider dispersed agricultural landscape, of which more may still lie under the undeveloped fields to the north.

10/11/2022

LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) data is produced by attaching a laser-scanner to an aircraft. A cloud of measurement points across the landscape is produced as the laser-beam is fired at the ground and measured when it is reflected back to the aircraft. Although not originally developed for archaeological uses, LiDAR has emerged as a useful tool in archaeological investigations. The technique’s unique ability to strip away layers of vegetation has resulted in the identification of archaeological sites from earthworks hidden from view by woodland and forest.

In the UK, LiDAR data has produced accurate mapping of prehistoric and medieval landscapes, provided insights into the Hadrian and Antonine Roman frontiers as well as a host of other discoveries.

As part of ISCA Archaeology’s Heritage Consultancy services, ISCA has processed Environmental Agency LiDAR available under Open Government Licence. This has allowed ISCA to identify archaeological constraints to projects at an early stage, saving time, and allowing appropriate mitigation strategies rapidly formulated between developer and Planning Authority.

For more information or details about LiDAR and its use a good source of further reading can be found in- Historic England 2018 Using Airborne Lidar in Archaeological Survey: The Light Fantastic. Swindon. Historic England.

04/11/2022

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Basepoint Business Centre
Exeter
EX28LB

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 4pm
Tuesday	8am - 4pm
Wednesday	8am - 4pm
Thursday	8am - 4pm
Friday	8am - 4pm

Telephone

+447513847666

Website

http://iscaarch.co.uk/

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