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Worcestershire Historic Environment and Archaeology Service

Providing a comprehensive information and advisory service on the Historic Environment for the people of Worcestershire, and a field service for the region.

The Butts Dig

Our field archaeologists are running a public excavation in Worcester city centre:

Open 10am-4pm, 7 days a week, until 12 October.

Head down to The Butts on 20th September, 10am to 4pm, for an Open Day that promises to be fun for all the family.

Find out more about the public excavation and Open Day

Find out more about the public excavation

Visit our special feature U nlocking The Past. Funded by the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund, via English Heritage. this project is creating internet resources and hosting events which tell the story of human occupation in Worcestershire from prehistoric times onwards. A new theme entitled Early Medieval Cemeteries and Settlements has been added to the eGallery.

Recent re-analysis of an Iron Age Settlement site at Blackstone, near Bewdley

WHEAS re-visits excavations carried out in the 1970s at Blackstone in North Worcestershire.

In 1957 a fascinating Iron Age Settlement was discovered by aerial photography, in the form of a double-ditched promontory enclosure overlooking the River Severn at Blackstone, near Bewdley.

Full story on the WHEAS excavations This is a link to a PDF file. (616.83 KB)

River Severn Bankside Survey.

Carp's Tongue - a style of Bronze Age sword

A further survey project made possible by finance from the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund.

In 2007-8 a study of archaeological remains along the Severn's banks, from Worcester to Tewkesbury, revealed details of industry and trade from the late prehistoric period onwards. Read on This is a link to a PDF file. (199.81 KB)

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News from Worcestershire County Council

Public encouraged to visit excavation site

Worcestershire County Council and the University of Worcester are inviting members of the public to an excavation at the future Worcester Library and History Centre site.

First hole is dug at new university and public library and history centre site
A special project that will see members of the public being given the chance to roll up their sleeves and help unearth Worcester s past has officially started.

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If you have a specific query, but are not sure who to speak to then contact us for advice or information,
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for the heritage services
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