The award for Rescue Project of the Year was accepted by MAP Archaeological Practice Ltd for their work at Pocklington.
A prestigious archaeological award for Rescue Project of the Year 2018 has gone to MAP Archaeological Practice Ltd for their work on the Iron Age chariot burial at Pocklington. Excavations at Pocklington, East Yorkshire, revealed an Iron Age square barrow. Remarkably, the shallow grave contained the immaculately preserved remains of a chariot, its owner, as well as two ponies artfully arranged alongside the chariot.
Below are all the nominees in this category:
Great Ryburgh: a remarkable Anglo-Saxon cemetery revealed
(MOLA – CA 322)
The discovery of a mid-Anglo Saxon burial ground near Great Ryburgh, Norfolk revealed well preserved wooden coffins, made of both planks of wood and hollowed out oak logs, providing rare new evidence of early medieval burial practices.
Read the full article here.
The cist on Whitehorse Hill: inside an early Bronze Age burial
(Historic England, Cornwall Archaeological Unit, and Dartmoor National Park Authority – CA 322)
An early Bronze Age cist on Whitehorse Hill in Dartmoor was quickly eroding. Thought to be empty, excavations unexpectedly discovered an intact burial with grave goods unparalleled to any other cists in the region, suggesting that organic material may have been as valuable as metallic objects.
Read the full article here.
The Larkhill causewayed enclosure: rethinking the early Neolithic Stonehenge landscape;
Preparing for the Front: a forgotten First World War practice battlefield at Larkhill
(Wessex Archaeology and WYG – CA 326 and CA 328)
Discoveries from the Larkhill excavations span the course of history (and pre-history). In two issues of CA these findings were explored, including a causewayed enclosure that rewrites our perception of the Neolithic landscape and a First World War practice battlefield.
Read the full articles here and here.
An Iron Age chariot burial: excavating a square-barrow cemetery at Pocklington
(MAP Archaeological Practice – CA 327)
Excavations at Pocklington, East Yorkshire revealed an Iron Age square barrow. Remarkably, the shallow grave contained the immaculately preserved remains of a chariot, its owner, as well as two ponies artfully arranged alongside the chariot.
Read the full article here.
Wales’ earliest village? Exploring a Neolithic neighbourhood at Llanfaethlu
(C.R. Archaeology – CA 332)
While previously only a few solitary buildings from the Neolithic have been discovered in northern Wales, excavations on Anglesey have revealed four houses dating back almost 6000 years. The results provide invaluable information on the early Neolithic settlement of Wales.
Read the full article here.
A colourful past: uncovering magnificent mosaics in the heart of Roman Leicester
(University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) – CA 332)
Elaborate mosaics that once furnished the floors of elegant Roman townhouses were uncovered in one of the largest excavations in Leicester in over a decade, shedding new light on the city’s Roman history, particularly upper-status living.
Read the full article here.