A large Roman hoard, dating to c. AD 318 – 450, has been found in Gloucestershire by metal detectorists. The[…]
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Bath’s sedan chair garages sold for £159k
The last two sedan chair ‘garages’ in the UK have been sold for £159,000. They were auctioned by Bath and[…]
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BACAS website gets a facelift
The BACAS website has been revamped with a completely new look and layout. John Richards, BACAS Secretary, said “We needed[…]
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New reports: Isle of Man geophysics
Two reports have been published documenting the work BACAS did alongside Mark Noel and Dave Martin of the Keeills Research[…]
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BACAS makes major contribution to Hillforts Atlas
BACAS was a major contributor to the new online hillforts atlas, contributing about 20% of all the completed surveys for[…]
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Durley Hill – the villa has shifted!
BACAS and the ARA (The Association for Roman Archaeology) were granted permission from Keynsham Town Council to reopen a single[…]
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BACAS in the Isle of Man
The BACAS geophysics team went to the Isle of Man to train local students and amateurs in the use of[…]
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New publications
Just out: a report on a geophysics survey of a Roman site, Spinney Close, Keynsham Index of the Drawings and Sketches[…]
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Book Review: The evolution and exploitation of the Avon flood plain at Bath and the development of the southern suburb
Excavations at Southgate, Bath, 2006-9 By Bruno Barber with Craig Halsey, Marek Lewcun and Christopher Phillpotts. Museum of London Archaeology[…]
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Durley Hill Geophysics
The BACAS Geophysics team were back in Keynsham, 24/25 January 2017, searching for part of the large Roman building known[…]
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