Following PCA’s recent work at Nova Scotia Farm (Phases 2 and 3), undertaken for Persimmon Homes, a group of Year 9 students from Caister Academy visited the site to see the archaeology first-hand.
The visit focused on walking the area and explaining what had been uncovered. In this part of the site, the archaeology is mainly prehistoric, with Bronze Age to Early Iron Age field systems identified as cropmarks and confirmed during excavation. These remains form part of a wider agricultural landscape already recognised in earlier phases of work.
Students were also introduced to findings from elsewhere on the site, including the Roman activity identified further south. This helped show how the character of the archaeology changes across the development area.
Alongside the excavation results, the group visited a nearby Second World War gun emplacement, a brick and concrete structure which reused First World War guns. This provided a more recent point of reference and linked the site to the area’s later military history.
The session was led by Project Manager Peter Crawley, Project Officer Marta Estanga and Supervisor Naomi Pierrepoint-Davis, and gave students the chance to ask questions and explore the site.
The visit was arranged by Persimmon Homes, with additional information on the gun emplacement provided by RPS.
