Post-medieval fieldwork in Britain and the Channel Islands in 2018

Abstract

The post-medieval fieldwork entries for 2018 follow the structure introduced into the fieldwork section of PMA in 2008. The searchable database of annual excavation summaries set up by the Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology (SPMA) in cooperation with the Society for Medieval Archaeology (SMA) is hosted by the ADS as a ‘Special Collections’ feature of ArchSearch and is also accessible via the SPMA website . We receive more contributions than the limited space of the printed Journal allows us to publish; those entries not included in this section will be accessible in digital format through this resource. SPMA uses the same geographical conventions as those used by SMA. For England, sites will be listed under the post-1974 counties; for Scotland and Wales, the New Local Authority or Unitary Authority Areas will be used; for the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, the historic counties will be used. Maps illustrating this system can be found in Medieval Archaeology 44 (2000), 236–8 and 45 (2001), 234. Although an effort has been made to create a fair representation of the variety of fieldwork undertaken across Britain and Ireland, this compilation only covers those submissions received; any gaps may represent a lack of submissions rather than an absence of fieldwork carried out in the area. The index to the reports is organized around a set of themes and categories to lend shape to the many sites and finds reported each year. The full index is accessible as a drop-down menu in the database. The printed index in the Journal covers all submitted entries, including those represented in a digital-format only on the database; those entries that appear in the index in bold are also represented here in the printed section. The compiler would like to thank all contributors to the 2018 roundup, especially those who submitted reports on behalf of their respective organizations: H. Brooks (CAT), J. Allan (Exeter Cathedral), C. Fern, D. Elsworth (Greenlane Archaeology), S. Thomson (Headland Archaeology UK Ltd, Midlands & West), M. Jecock (Historic England), E. Matthews, S. Leaver (MOLA), K. Hamilton (OAE), K. Smith (OAS), T. Vitali (PCA Ltd), J. Goodwin (SOTAS), S. Preston (TVAS Ltd), C. Harward (Urban Archaeology), L. Lichtenstein (Wessex Archaeology) and J. Brewer (Worcestershire Archaeology). Summaries of work carried out in Scotland are extracted from the annual journal Discovery and Excavation in Scotland, courtesy of Dr Paula Milburn of Archaeology Scotland and AOC Archaeology Group. Many thanks to Gary Young for preparing the final versions of the illustrations for publication.