Foundations Archaeology

20/04/2026

Working shots from lovely sunny spring days!

29/03/2026

Our Bronze Age barrow site has made the BBC! 🥳

The items were buried with a tribal chieftan and were discovered at Lechlade.

27/03/2026

Head on over to the Corinium Museum Instagram page for an in depth look at our Bronze Age 'Chieftains' grave goods found in Lechlade ahead of their display in the museum's Prehistory gallery this weekend
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26/03/2026

A very exciting update for some of my favourite ever Foundations finds! Get yourself to the Corinium Museum in Cirencester from this weekend for a fascinating glimpse into Lechlade's history 🥳🗡️

✨ Exciting News from Our Prehistory Gallery! ✨
Very early Bronze Age objects, including fascinating grave goods from a possible ‘tribal chieftain’, are currently being carefully prepared for display by Bruce and Cerian from Redman Design.
These remarkable finds were uncovered during excavations in Lechlade and include:
🟠 an amber bead, the earliest in the museum’s entire collection
🟫 a stone wrist-guard, once worn by an archer
⚔️ a copper dagger
To allow us to install these extraordinary artefacts safely, the Prehistory Gallery is closed today.
But do come to see them from this weekend, when they’ll be on display for the very first time together with the full story behind this intriguing early Bronze Age burial.
We can’t wait to share this exciting chapter of prehistory with you!
Thanks to Association of Independent Museums, The The Julia Rausing Trust, The Pilgrim Trust, Museum Fundamentals

13/03/2026

A fantastic time was had this week with the Wallingford Historical & Archaeological Society! We really enjoy getting involved with the public and keeping people undated with new discoveries in their local areas. Thank you for having us

March 11 (Weds) - Andy Hood: “On-going excavations at Winterbrook and New Barn Farm by Foundations Archaeology, with an update on the Cholsey Roman villa report”
Our speaker, Andy Hood has over 20 years experience in commercial archaeology, when he began working for Foundations Archaeology in 2000, whilst studying for an archaeology degree. Since 2005, he has managed numerous archaeological projects, including watching briefs, evaluations and excavations.
He will describe the ongoing excavations in Winterbrook (ie. south Wallingford) and at New Barn Farm gravel quarry (adjacent Wallingford bypass).
Andy was the project leader for Foundations Archaeology whilst working on a housing development in Cholsey in 2017, and he will update on the discovery of a Roman villa there.

23/01/2026

We will be attending for our 3rd year - answering questions about archaeology careers, apprenticeships and volunteering!

Are you crazy about classics? Do you dig archaeology? Are you head over heels for history? Show your love this Valentine’s Day by attending our heritage careers event! Come and chat to our friendly heritage and education professionals to learn about career and study options.

14/01/2026

We are hiring!

We are hiring! Due to continuation and expansion of our fieldwork programme in the south of England for 2026 onwards, we currently have various openings for archaeologists at site assistant and supervisor grade.

04/12/2025

Big skies and a lot of archaeology

11/11/2025

A brief respite from what has been a rainy start to the month. We continue to excavate and record a large amount of Prehistoric features on our Oxfordshire site as well as other sites in Essex and Wiltshire.

05/09/2025

Work on our southern site continues apace, with plenty of Iron Age archaeology turning up!