The Cotswold Archaeology Suffolk office, in its former guises as the SCC Archaeological Service Field Team and Suffolk Archaeology CIC, regularly produced unpublished site reports, known as ‘grey literature’, for all of its projects, from the smallest monitoring to the largest excavation, and now has an archive of over c.4000 reports.
Suffolk Archaeology CIC joined Cotswold Archaeology in April 2019 and continues to offer a full range of archaeological services. Established in 1989, Cotswold Archaeology is a Top Four supplier of professional archaeology and heritage services in the UK.
The Cotswold Archaeology Suffolk office, in its former guises as the SCC Archaeological Service Field Team (SCCAS/FT and Suffolk Archaeology CIC, regularly produced unpublished site reports, known as ‘grey literature’, for all of its projects from the smallest monitoring to the largest excavation, and by March 2019 had an archive of over c.4000 reports. You can explore the report library by using the map above, which allows you to filter projects by type or by archaeological period. Select a project to see a brief site summary and an option to download the report.
A summary list of all reports displayed on the map can be downloaded here.
To view Cotswold Archaeology reports go to
Since c.2004 all projects were routinely entered into the national Online Access to the Index of Archaeological Investigations scheme (OASIS), with digital reports uploaded on project completion. Some 2000+ reports are also now available via this project in the grey literature library of the Archaeology Data Service.
Hard copies of all site reports were also lodged with the relevant county Historic Environment Record, the regional databases of all known archaeological sites, monuments, historic buildings and parks and gardens. Reports for an HER are usually accompanied by the physical site archives, where they are available for public access and research.
You can also search public versions of the HER’s for Suffolk, Norfolk, and Colchester online or via the national Heritage Gateway.
If you want to find out about Listed Buildings, Scheduled Monuments or other protected sites in England then visit the National Heritage List for England (NHLE) website hosted by Historic England.
The Portable Antiquities Scheme encourages the voluntary recording of archaeological objects found by the public in England and Wales to its national network of Finds Liaison Officers. To find out more or to search the PAS database visit the Portable Antiquities Scheme website.