What does Wessex Archaeology do?
Archaeology in Britain has been revolutionised in the last decade by a change in planning regulations that can require developers to have land archaeologically assessed and excavated before construction begins. Our projects can range from one archaeologist surveying and recording a disused 19th century inn before it is converted into a restaurant to 25 staff excavating a Roman town in advance of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link. Wessex Archaeology works in areas such as housing developments, extraction, utilities, road schemes, railway and airport projects – anywhere that has the potential for significant archaeological remains. Archaeology need not be simply digging in a trench. Wessex Archaeology also carries out building surveys, underwater archaeology, coastal studies, human remains analysis, heritage management, illustration and 3D computer modelling, finds and environmental work and publication. Not all of our projects are as a result of planning regulations. Wessex is carrying out s
