Research
& Fieldwork
 Tees
Archaeology has been active in all types of research
and fieldwork for over 25 years.
We
have carried out a number of major projects on
nationally significant scales and this has given
us an excellent understanding of the archaeological
character of the area.
We
carry out commercial
work on a contract basis to generate income
to maintain our budget. In addition to this externally
funded work we are committed to carrying out archaeological
research and have organised an annual research
excavation since 1991.
Demand
for our excavations has meant that we currently
run two major research excavations a year in conjunction
with our partners.
From
1998 we have investigated the Romano-British
settlement site at Catcote, Hartlepool. This
is a training excavation run in conjunction with
the University of Durham and the Countryside services
of Hartlepool Borough Council. Students from the
university dig alongside local volunteers to shed
light on this fascinating example of a prosperous
native settlement of the Roman North.
In
2002 we set up a second research excavation at
Foxrush
Farm, near Dormanstown, Redcar. This site
is an Iron Age Enclosure within the Tees Forest.
Here we run a two-week excavation with local volunteers
and members of the Teesside Archaeological Society.
It is hoped that continuing seasons of research
will expose gaps in our knowledge of the coastal
zone in the Iron Age.
In
addition to the above we frequently carry out
one-off projects on areas of special interest
such as the Community
Archaeology project in Hartlepool. We are
very much led by the interest of our partners
and the general public in researching such sites
so if you have any ideas then please get
in touch.
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