Spoilheap Archaeology

10/09/2026

This is a great place to work!

10/09/2026

Talks on EA1 sites, including the pottery! This Saturday (12th Sept) at The Hold, Ipswich. Free, but you need to book a ticket.

Step into Suffolk’s past this September at our FREE Day of Archaeology!

We’re celebrating the end of archaeological work on ScottishPower Renewables East Anglia ONE project. Since the excavations finished there have been years of post-excavation research and analysis, and we can’t wait to share all the findings!

Join our team, Cambridge Archaeological Unit, and guest specialists to discover fascinating finds from the prehistory to the present, including Mesolithic flints and medieval musical instruments.

Saturday 12 September, 10am–4.30pm at The Hold, Ipswich

Drop in throughout the day to view our finds display, or book your FREE place for the talks here: https://buff.ly/eEOYGoK

08/07/2026

East Anglian Archaeology has a new website! Check it out here: https://eaareports.org.uk/ There's information on every book, with links to downloads for out-of-print volumes, and links to purchase for those we have left in stock.

East Anglian Archaeology introduction to new books, forthcoming publications and further information, dates of board meetings, where to buy, where to download free pdfs.

02/06/2026

MOLA are having a 'Day of Archaeology' relating to the EA1 project in Suffolk. It will be at The Hold in Ipswich on 12th September, and is free to attend. Book your place here:

MOLA has b

22/01/2026

Back by popular demand(!), the old resources pages have now been added to my new website, with new photos for illustration. The pages themselves have not been updated for sometime, but they have proved useful for several archaeological courses taught in the UK and US, whose students regularly use them. They cover my main areas of interest: archaeology, finds, ceramics, human skeletal remains and burial archaeology:

Resources pages written for the original Spoilheap website, with data for those interested in learning more about some aspects of archaeology. Please note that the information has not been updated recently.

02/08/2025

Out today!

11/12/2024

Some textile impressions preserved for posterity in the surface of a medieval brick from Cambridgeshire.

05/07/2024

Another one of my bone reports gets a mention!

You may remember that back in October 2023 the excavations at Rendlesham uncovered unexpected graves in the smaller trench (Trench 15). Since then, the specialist has examined the human remains and radiocarbon dates have now been returned.

Find out more in our article here: https://heritagesuffolk.wordpress.com/2024/07/05/rendlesham-2023-human-remains/

Part of the Rendlesham Revealed project funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund

01/07/2024

So great to get one of my editing jobs into a hard copy. Available now from