ACA Excavation Data and Reports
Data from the HEFA and CORS test pit excavations can be found via this page. Excavation sites are listed in alphabetical order by post-1974 county.
Click here to find out more information about the CORS research programme
Click on any site on the list below to find all the information from that site. This will include maps showing the location of the village and the locations of all test pit excavations which have taken place there; a summary of the results to date, copies of the pottery reports from each year and photographs taken during the excavations.
Reference information which may aid interpretation and understanding of the data can be found at the bottom of this page. This includes a short guide to the various pottery types listed in the reports and copies of some published reports on the results generally. Click here for other reports, such as newspaper articles.
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Bedfordshire |
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Cambridgeshire |
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Derbyshire |
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Essex |
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Hertfordshire |
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Kent |
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Leicestershire |
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Norfolk |
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Suffolk |
Map of Excavation Sites
View ACA Sites in a larger map
Published Reports
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Medieval Settlement Research Group article on HEFA excavations in East Anglia, 2005 - 9.25MB |
Finds
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Guide to Pottery Types |
If you are a participant on the Field Academies or the Dig on your Doorstep program, you might be able to find more information about your metal finds in the Portable Antiquities Scheme Finds Guide.
Field Academy Photographs
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To view photographs from your field academy, type the following address into the address bar at the top of your browser window: http://www.arch.cam.ac.uk/aca/******/ (Replace '******' with the unique six-character code you were given for your site during the field academy. Important Note: Make sure you write your code in capital letters. And don't forget the forward slash at the end of the address!). |












