Welcome to the archived Urban Archaeology weblog, where you can read about some of the projects undertaken during two years as a freelance archaeologist, and see examples of recent illustration work. Clicking on most images will open enlarged versions.

Chiz Harward joined Cotswold Archaeology in April 2010 as a Senior Project Officer and this blog is now archived -although given time it may be ressurected in some form!

Water supply in Roman London: new research

Urban archaeology has just been awarded a generous grant by the City of London Archaeological Trust (CoLAT). The grant is to cover research into water supply in Roman London, using the eastern hill as a pilot study area. The project will examine excavated evidence and attempt to map the evolving systems of water supply, distribution and disposal throughout the Roman period using a GIS system. The resultant models will be then used to examine aspects of control and growth within the settlement over time.