Archive

Hello everyone, I’d like to introduce myself as new member of the Archive Service at The Hive. Living locally in Worcester and after…..hmmmm let me count…. 10 years in the archives and records/information management sector I feel very privileged to be starting my new role as Archivist in Worcestershire. Having gained a lot of experience...

A lovely little find where it shouldn’t have been A very small Roman coin found in blackish sandy fill among deposits of occasional pottery sherds. With coinage being quite a commodity, what was it doing there? It’s only a coin You might think that finding a coin might be a regular occurrence on a dig...

What do animals mean to you? For our second blog in the series about prehistoric landscapes, Liz Pearson, our Environmental Archaeologist, explores the tale of two Bronze Age burials, their unusual choice of animal companions and relationship with the land. From the edge of the woodland we see four people lay the body of a...

Many of our recent archaeological reports can be read online, as can reports by other units working in Worcestershire and for elsewhere in the country. Archaeological Data Service (ADS) is the main digital archive in this country, and you can access it yourself via their website. As we mention on our website, and when we...

Inspired by BBCs coverage of young school girl Hazel Hill who helped design Spitfires, we take a look at WAAS collections to celebrate the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain. I have been incredibly inspired by the BBCs coverage of 13-year-old school girl and talented mathematician Hazel Hill who RAF acknowledge helped win the...

Over the past year we have shared a number of stories about the past 50 years, since James Bond was appointed the first County Archaeologist. They’ve been very popular and people have asked for links for various ones, so we thought we’d bring them together with all the links to the different articles if you...

Fascinating stories are found in the smallest of archaeological clues: charcoal and pollen. Recent analysis of a Bronze Age burial site at Meriden, in the West Midlands, illuminates this prehistoric landscape and the choices made by our ancestors 3,500 years ago. To kick off this blog series, our Environmental Archaeologist, Liz Pearson, sets the scenery...

Back in the summers of 2005 and 2006 we ran community digs at The Commandery. As well as it being a great dig, uncovering remains of the 13th century chapel with 15th century extension and some fascinating finds, it was also memorable because around 90 volunteers took part, inspiring some to study archaeology, proving important...

We know lots of you have been continuing your family history research by taking advantage of Ancestry & Find My Past being available at home, as well as other resources. We’ve had a number of questions, and we thought we’d share a few. Our 80 page pdf guide contains lots of information too, so if...

Did you know Worcester has had 12 cinemas? Whilst working on an oral history interview which mentions visiting many of these, whilst working from home, Sarah checked on these, and brought them together in a walking trail which takes them all in. How many do you know of? We were prompted to learn more about...