Tagged: excavation

Now that the University of Exeter fieldschool has ended, we can update you on some of the key discoveries and finds so far. The main villa (Area 1) Despite the challenging weather, the students have worked hard to uncover the full layout of the villa building. We now understanding that the first villa was a […]

We have some interactive 3D models available of our excavation trenches, thanks to Prof Leif Isaksen who has been out on site with his drone: https://scotchbon.net/battensfarm There are three models for you to explore, all captured on 8 June 2026: Area 1 (the main villa) Area 2 (outbuildings) Mosaic Leif will be out to update […]

Volunteer Dave Hennings has made a fantastically detailed film revealing the discoveries made during our two-week April excavation season:

During the second half of April, Cotswold Archaeology and a team of existing TAG and SPS members undertook some small-scale excavations on site, to provide more information about what we might expect to find in the summer, and to help us locate our large open-area trenches in the best place. Two trial (or ‘evaluation’) trenches […]