MUSEUM OF LONDON ARCHAEOLOGY

CITiZAN - Coasts in Mind: Mapping 100 years of coastal change through community heritage

£82,000 over two further and final years for the salary of a Senior Community Archaeologist and associated costs towards the delivery of the Thames Discovery Programmes Community Bridges Project.

Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projectsref=AH/S002693/1

This project will publish the results from 11 pre-PPG16 excavation sites in the area around Heathrow Airport in West London and bring to a conclusion the English Heritage- funded West London Landscapes Project carried out by MOLA. This phase of work ....more

This project will publish the results from 11 pre-PPG16 excavation sites in the area around Heathrow Airport in West London and bring to a conclusion the English Heritage- funded West London Landscapes Project carried out by MOLA. This phase of work is to integrate and compile the draft publication text and graphics and allow the project team specialists and principle authors to revisit their work in light of the subsequent publication of the archaeological results from the Heathrow Terminal 5 excavations. The project will report on the analysis of the developing landscapes of a west London gravel terrace from the Neolithic to the end of the Roman period.

HEI Research Alignment project

CITiZAN Discovery Programmes: community-led responsible stewardship for England's threatened coastal heritage

MOLA Academy of Specialist Training (MAST)

An archaeological evaluation in 200304 carried out by Museum of London Archaeology in advance of a proposed Priory Crescent and Cuckoo Corner road improvement at Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, (which as originally envisaged would have entailed ....more

An archaeological evaluation in 200304 carried out by Museum of London Archaeology in advance of a proposed Priory Crescent and Cuckoo Corner road improvement at Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, (which as originally envisaged would have entailed the construction of a second carriageway and new bridge along the east side of Priory Crescent), revealed a princely burial of the early 7th century AD. The discovery of the intact 7th-century AD princely burial in a chamber grave at the south end of the site was completely unforeseen. The grave goods were remarkably preserved, and included personal equipment and possessions. Four copper-alloy vessels were found still hanging on hooks on the chamber walls. Weapons and regalia, and a lyre and gaming pieces were also found. All that remained of the coffin and the body it once contained, was a dark organic stain and iron coffin fittings although later sorting of the residue from an environmental sample from the west end of the coffin produced a number of tiny fragmented pieces of human tooth enamel. Items from the coffin included two small gold-foil Latin crosses, found in the head area, and two gold coins, a gold belt buckle and two tiny copper-alloy shoe buckles from the foot end of the coffin. The find was quickly recognised as of international importance and attracted wide, as well as much local, interest. Southend-on-Sea Borough Council later announced that the scheme was to be scaled down and consequently would no longer affect the area of the Roman and Anglo-Saxon burial ground along the east side of Priory Park. They did however, commission MOLA to carry out an assessment of the archaeology from the site and to undertake a project design in order to publish the findings as widely as possible. A full assessment of the site and material culture and an updated and focussed research agenda was the result. This will focus study and resources on realising the true analytical and evidential potential of the archaeology. The research aims to look at the site and the local context: where was the burial made, to look at dating and chronology to determine when was the burial made, to see how it was made and what was the burial practice that formed it. The objects will be studied and inform discussions on technology and economy, social identity and elite lifestyles. The two small gold-foil crosses have already prompted much discussion on ideology and belief. Finally, the burial will be put into the context of the society and polity of the time. The detailed results of analysis will be published as an academic monograph in the MOLA monograph series, aimed at an international specialist and professional audience. This will be supported by a digital archive. In 2004 a little book was produced to bring the find to a wide audience. This has proved to be very popular, and it is hoped an updated synthesis of the findings for a more general audience, drawing on the detailed analysis and images from the fieldwork and from the analysis, will be compiled in addition to the monograph. The analysis and publication programme is supported by both Southend Borough Council and English Heritage.

This Project Outline has been prepared by Museum Of London Archaeology (MOLA) in consultation with Berkshire Archaeology, as an application for funding for an assessment of the archaeological resource in the aggregate areas of East Berkshire under ....more

This Project Outline has been prepared by Museum Of London Archaeology (MOLA) in consultation with Berkshire Archaeology, as an application for funding for an assessment of the archaeological resource in the aggregate areas of East Berkshire under the Terrestrial Mineral Resource Assessment (TMRA) programme administered by English Heritage. It takes the form of a MoRPHE project proposal, as set out in National Heritage Protection Commissions (NHPC) Guidance for Applicants.

This project will publish the results from 11 pre-PPG16 excavation sites in the area around Heathrow Airport in West London and bring to a conclusion the English Heritage- funded West London Landscapes Project carried out by MOLA. This phase of work ....more

This project will publish the results from 11 pre-PPG16 excavation sites in the area around Heathrow Airport in West London and bring to a conclusion the English Heritage- funded West London Landscapes Project carried out by MOLA. This phase of work is to integrate and compile the draft publication text and graphics and allow the project team specialists and principle authors to revisit their work in light of the subsequent publication of the archaeological results from the Heathrow Terminal 5 excavations. The project will report on the analysis of the developing landscapes of a west London gravel terrace from the Neolithic to the end of the Roman period.

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An archaeological evaluation in 2003?04 carried out by Museum of London Archaeology in advance of a proposed Priory Crescent and Cuckoo Corner road improvement at Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, (which as originally envisaged would have ....more

An archaeological evaluation in 2003?04 carried out by Museum of London Archaeology in advance of a proposed Priory Crescent and Cuckoo Corner road improvement at Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, (which as originally envisaged would have entailed the construction of a second carriageway and new bridge along the east side of Priory Crescent), revealed a princely burial of the early 7th century AD. The discovery of the intact 7th-century AD princely burial in a chamber grave at the south end of the site was completely unforeseen. The grave goods were remarkably preserved, and included personal equipment and possessions. Four copper-alloy vessels were found still hanging on hooks on the chamber walls. Weapons and regalia, and a lyre and gaming pieces were also found. All that remained of the coffin and the body it once contained, was a dark organic stain and iron coffin fittings ? although later sorting of the residue from an environmental sample from the west end of the coffin produced a number of tiny fragmented pieces of human tooth enamel. Items from the coffin included two small gold-foil Latin crosses, found in the head area, and two gold coins, a gold belt buckle and two tiny copper-alloy shoe buckles from the foot end of the coffin. The find was quickly recognised as of international importance and attracted wide, as well as much local, interest. Southend-on-Sea Borough Council later announced that the scheme was to be scaled down and consequently would no longer affect the area of the Roman and Anglo-Saxon burial ground along the east side of Priory Park. They did however, commission MOLA to carry out an assessment of the archaeology from the site and to undertake a project design in order to publish the findings as widely as possible. A full assessment of the site and material culture and an updated and focussed research agenda was the result. This will focus study and resources on realising the true analytical and evidential potential of the archaeology. The research aims to look at the site and the local context: where was the burial made, to look at dating and chronology to determine when was the burial made, to see how it was made and what was the burial practice that formed it. The objects will be studied and inform discussions on technology and economy, social identity and elite lifestyles. The two small gold-foil crosses have already prompted much discussion on ideology and belief. Finally, the burial will be put into the context of the society and polity of the time. The detailed results of analysis will be published as an academic monograph in the MOLA monograph series, aimed at an international specialist and professional audience. This will be supported by a digital archive. In 2004 a little book was produced to bring the find to a wide audience. This has proved to be very popular, and it is hoped an updated synthesis of the findings for a more general audience, drawing on the detailed analysis and images from the fieldwork and from the analysis, will be compiled in addition to the monograph. The analysis and publication programme is supported by both Southend Borough Council and English Heritage.

An archaeological evaluation in 2003?04 carried out by Museum of London Archaeology in advance of a proposed Priory Crescent and Cuckoo Corner road improvement at Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, (which as originally envisaged would have ....more

An archaeological evaluation in 2003?04 carried out by Museum of London Archaeology in advance of a proposed Priory Crescent and Cuckoo Corner road improvement at Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, (which as originally envisaged would have entailed the construction of a second carriageway and new bridge along the east side of Priory Crescent), revealed a princely burial of the early 7th century AD. The discovery of the intact 7th-century AD princely burial in a chamber grave at the south end of the site was completely unforeseen. The grave goods were remarkably preserved, and included personal equipment and possessions. Four copper-alloy vessels were found still hanging on hooks on the chamber walls. Weapons and regalia, and a lyre and gaming pieces were also found. All that remained of the coffin and the body it once contained, was a dark organic stain and iron coffin fittings ? although later sorting of the residue from an environmental sample from the west end of the coffin produced a number of tiny fragmented pieces of human tooth enamel. Items from the coffin included two small gold-foil Latin crosses, found in the head area, and two gold coins, a gold belt buckle and two tiny copper-alloy shoe buckles from the foot end of the coffin. The find was quickly recognised as of international importance and attracted wide, as well as much local, interest. Southend-on-Sea Borough Council later announced that the scheme was to be scaled down and consequently would no longer affect the area of the Roman and Anglo-Saxon burial ground along the east side of Priory Park. They did however, commission MOLA to carry out an assessment of the archaeology from the site and to undertake a project design in order to publish the findings as widely as possible. A full assessment of the site and material culture and an updated and focussed research agenda was the result. This will focus study and resources on realising the true analytical and evidential potential of the archaeology. The research aims to look at the site and the local context: where was the burial made, to look at dating and chronology to determine when was the burial made, to see how it was made and what was the burial practice that formed it. The objects will be studied and inform discussions on technology and economy, social identity and elite lifestyles. The two small gold-foil crosses have already prompted much discussion on ideology and belief. Finally, the burial will be put into the context of the society and polity of the time. The detailed results of analysis will be published as an academic monograph in the MOLA monograph series, aimed at an international specialist and professional audience. This will be supported by a digital archive. In 2004 a little book was produced to bring the find to a wide audience. This has proved to be very popular, and it is hoped an updated synthesis of the findings for a more general audience, drawing on the detailed analysis and images from the fieldwork and from the analysis, will be compiled in addition to the monograph. The analysis and publication programme is supported by both Southend Borough Council and English Heritage.

Built Heritage Youth Engagement Programme

£87,400 over three years (£28,560; £29,130; £29,710) towards the salary and associated running costs of a Community Archaeologist to run a programme of activities targeting Londoners aged over 75 years.

CITiZAN: Coastal and Intertidal Zone Archaeological Network