MOLA has been commissioned by the NEV developers to investigate the archaeology south of South Marston Village. Work started in the summer of 2024, initially on the route of the new Primary Street running from Thornhill Road to Old Vicarage Lane. MOLA is publishing a number of blogs about their work in South Marston, each of which can be accessed below.
04.04.25 South Marston school visit
Over the past few months, we’ve been going back to school! We’ve really enjoyed sharing our discoveries with the children of South Marston CofE Primary School, talking about our excavations, and explaining exactly what archaeologists do. The children also tried their hand at making brooches, inspired by some of the finds from our excavations. Read more.
04.02.25 Flints, glorious flints
Following up on surprising archaeological finds dating back to late Mesolithic and early Neolithic times, this blog explains more about flints and how they were used. Read more.
28.11.24 Digging deeper at South Marston
This was a landscape of enclosures, ditches and fields, with complex history. This blog covers some late Iron Age and Romano-British finds and indications about how local people lived and farmed. Read more.
23.10.24 Uncovering South Marston’s Ancient Past
This first blog covers the approach to our work, how preparatory work on maps and documents and the early geophysical surveys helped us plan our dig and what we have found so far. Read more.