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Welcome to Context One!

We are an independent commercial unit specialising in all aspects of archaeological investigations across the South-West.

Operating from Cornwall to Hampshire and South Gloucestershire to the Dorset coast, we carry out around 70 projects a year. These range in size from monitoring small extensions to excavating large sites as part of major infrastructure projects.

Established in 1997 with offices in Somerset and Devon, we pride ourselves on having a reputation for an expertise in the field, for producing high quality reports and having an attentive professional rapport with our clients.

Thank you for visiting our website and feel free to explore our ever expanding pages.

  • PRESS RELEASE: Roman remains discovered in Bath

    26 January 2012, 10:04

    PRESS RELEASE Roman remains discovered in Bath An archaeological excavation currently being undertaken by Context One, on behalf of Ashford Homes, on the corner of Bathwick Street and Henrietta Road, Bathwick, have uncovered the remains of several Roman structures with associated features, as

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  • A very happy Christmas to you all…

    19 December 2011, 16:03

    We would like to wish all of our clients, associates and website friends a very happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year. Thanks to everyone for making 2011 such an archaeological treat. As we approach the end of a busy year, it seems

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  • Any ideas?

    1 December 2011, 15:59

    Do you know what these might be? They comprise five discs made of hard chalk with a central hole. They were found 'stacked' in an upright position and set into a shallow pit. The top half of each disc had been destroyed by

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  • Where there’s a wall…

    5 December 2010, 19:16

    Where there's a wall, particularly an old wall, you can sometimes find odd items embedded in it. These are often bits of stone that are out of place with the rest of the wall, on occasions they can be finely sculpted pieces.

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