Archaeologists from the Wiltshire Archaeology Service, which is based in the History Centre, have been involved with agreeing and monitoring work at Durrington that has revealed important remains from the Ice Age through to the modern period. The site had been home to buildings and staff of the Ministry of Defence (and its predecessors) since the 19^th century. Excavations on the site (which are still going on) have shown, however, that its history goes back even further. The site is still being excavated by Wessex Archaeology on behalf of Persimmon Homes South Coast as part of their planning permission.

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I am Helena Cave-Penney the Assistant County Archaeologist. I have been dealing with the residential development on the south-eastern side of Amesbury for well over ten years. Over these years the site has produced some the spectacular finds including the ‘Amesbury Archer', a large timber circle and a woman and child in a stone sarcophagus, complete with shoes. Prior to each phase of houses being built a team from Wessex Archaeology has been examined the areas striped of topsoil and excavated any archaeological features found. The most northern phase of the housing was nearing completion last year when the announcement was made of the economic crisis in America. Overnight the development at Amesbury stopped which had an immediate effect on the archaeological team. Since September of last year work has now continued, but only at a slow pace leaving insufficient work for the archaeological team. However work is continuing on the post-excavation analysis of the site.

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In the last two years the Archaeology Service staff have been involved in a really exciting project just outside Chippenham. About five years ago, the remains of a small Roman building came to light, located in a hidden valley near Castle Combe. 

Below  is the plan of Truckle Hill Roman bath house: the three phases of construction as discovered in 2007.

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