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Ridgeway revealed: On the trail of Margary's Greensand Way, by David Millum, published August 2009 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 118, article, p.11, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/500475] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Walkers and cyclists crossing the ridgeway between Plumpton and Streat were intrigued by a sudden burst of activity in a beautiful wild flower meadow just to the north of the bridleway earlier this year. An archaeological excavation took place during May to investigate the Roman road that follows the greensand ridge from Barcombe Mills in the east to join Stane Street at Hardham in the west. The project was directed by David Millum, a resident of Plumpton, as part of his MA in Field Archaeology with the Centre of Continuing Education (CCE) at the University of Sussex.

Mapping the archaeology of Ringmer parish to AD 1349, by David H. Millum, published 2011 (The Author) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

What did Ivan Margary ever do for me? An excavation of the Roman Greensand Way at Plumpton, by David Millum, published 2011 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 149, article, pp.25-34) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 18614] & The Keep [LIB/500367] & S.A.S. library   View Online

An account of an evaluation project of the Sussex Greensand Way at Ashurst Farm, Plumpton which confirmed Margary's inferred alignment and revealed information about the structure of the Roman road.

Romano-British Hanging Lamp: Rare lamp unearthed at Culver Farm, Barcombe, by David H. Millum, M.A., published April 2011 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 123, article, p.6, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/500475] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The Culver Archaeological Project, under director Rob Wallace, has been investigating the wider archaeological landscape surrounding the Roman villa estate at Barcombe. After exposing a 40m section of unknown Roman road in Courthouse Field during 2009, they concentrated in 2010 on a 40 x 20m open area excavation in the adjacent Pond Field. This exposed an area of industrial pits and ditches to the south side of the road where a corroded iron artefact with a 100mm diameter bowl at the end of a dog-legged bar was uncovered. The item was fractured into three pieces and had a large headed rivet/bolt adjacent.

Culver Archaeological Project: An intriguing first seven years, by David Millum and Rob Wallace, published December 2012 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 128, article, pp.4-5, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/500475] & S.A.S. library   View Online

For the last seven years the Culver Archaeological Project (CAP), under director Rob Wallace, has been investigating the historical environment of the Upper Ouse Valley in the parishes of Barcombe and Ringmer. In 2005 Rob had discovered a substantial Roman road running to the east of the Barcombe villa complex, heading north east through the fields of Culver Farm, where CAP's subsequent fieldwork has been undertaken.

New evidence of a Romano-British settlement at Upper Wellingham, East Sussex, by David Millum, published 2013 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 151, article) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 18616] & The Keep [LIB/507730] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The results of a magnetometer survey in 2011 at a farm in the Upper Ouse Valley near Barcombe Mills, by David Staveley on behalf of the Culver Archaeological Project, has revealed evidence of an unknown Romano-British settlement and ditched enclosure. The geophysical images have been supplemented by finds from metal detecting, including a long sequence of Roman coins. This paper includes the geophysical survey images and a summary of the artefact data accumulated to date. It also seeks to interpret what this initial evidence might suggest, given the site's location and comparisons with the excavated roadside settlement at Westhawk Farm in Kent.

Reflections on a Cold Plunge: Reporting on the final year's dig in Church Field at Barcombe, by David Millum, David Rudling and Chris Butler, published April 2013 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 129, article, pp.4-5, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/500475] & S.A.S. library   View Online

In October 2012 the bathhouse excavations at Barcombe were filled in, thus ending five seasons of excavations in Church Field and a total of 14 years of fieldwork for the Barcombe Roman Villa Project. It also marked the end of practical field archaeology at the University of Sussex whose Centre for Continuing Education (most recently, until its demise: Community Engagement) CCE - had joined the Project as partners of the Mid Sussex Field Archaeological Team (MSFAT) in 2006. Over the years many intriguing features have been exposed at both the villa and bathhouse sites. This article reports upon some of the most interesting discoveries and outcomes of the final, very wet, fieldwork in 2012.

Survey Reveals Roman Site: Substantial HLF Grant will enable further investigation, by David Millum, AlfA, M.A., published April 2013 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 129, article, pp.10-11, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/500475] & S.A.S. library   View Online

During early 2011 David Staveley conducted a magnetometer survey in a large field at Bridge Farm, Wellingham, near Lewes (TQ43301440) on behalf of the Culver Archaeological Project (CAP). He was looking for the Roman London to Lewes road that Ivan Margary had suggested ran down the east side of the Ouse at this point (Margary 1948). The initial results were so outstanding and unexpected that the survey was extended over the next two years as a clear picture of a substantial Roman settlement in a bend of the River Ouse emerged from the geophysical images. The location is just across the river from Culver Farm where a Roman road and industrial workings have been discovered just to the north east of the Barcombe villa and bathhouse complex (see Sussex Past & Present 128, Dec 2012).

Bridge Farm Excavation: A truly momentous first year, by David Millum and Rob Wallace, published December 2013 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 131, article, pp.4-5, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/507923] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The first year of excavations at Bridge Farm, Wellingham (near Barcombe Mills, East Sussex) proved to be truly memorable, not only for the archaeology revealed, but also for the terrific response from the 180 volunteers of all ages and experience who signed up for a total of over 1000 work days. During the six weeks of excavation an estimated 400 visitors had tours of the site and the five organised local school field trips attracted 150 pupils. The wide range of workshops gave 120 people the opportunity to share the knowledge of six specialists in subjects as diverse as handling human bones to recording pillboxes.

Tracing the Roman Road: Geophysics at Cowlease and Bridge Farms, by David Millum, published August 2014 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 133, article, pp.4-5, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/507923] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Culver Archaeological Project (CAP) organised a series of geophysical surveys in the late summer of 2013 using the magnetometer (MAG) kindly lent to the project by AOC Archaeology. Various volunteers from the summer kindly turned out in all weather conditions to help lay out the grids and lines and some were even able to take control of the MAG, although this did mean getting metal free which was often far harder than it seemed.

Bridge Farm 2014: A year of incredible rarities, by David Millum AlfA, MA, BA, published December 2014 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 134, article, pp.8-9, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/507923] & S.A.S. library   View Online

As reported in Sussex Past & Present 133 (p5), this summer saw the Culver Archaeological Project (CAP) excavating an area of the Romano-British settlement at Bridge Farm that showed an 18 x 6 metre rectangle of 13 round anomalies observed in a geophysical survey. The team believed that this presented a pattern of postholes for a substantial building and, if so, the first building to be excavated at the settlement.

Bridge Farm 2015 Excavation: Aiming to clarify settlement changes, by David Millum, published April 2015 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 135, article, p.8, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/507923] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Following on from the outstanding success of the 2013 and 2014 seasons, the Culver Archaeological Project (CAP) have been negotiating over the winter with farmer Mark Stroude at Bridge Farm for access to part of the main settlement site, despite this being in the middle of his sweetcorn crop. The proposed area will target the junction of the London/Wealden 'Iron Way' with the bivallate enclosure and an east west internal road. It is hoped that this will answer some of the outstanding questions about the changes that occurred to the settlement during the late 2nd to early 3rd centuries.

Bridge Farm 2015: The London road and the enclosure ditches, by David Millum, published December 2015 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 137, article, pp.6-7, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/507923] & S.A.S. library

It has been another exciting year for the Culver Archaeological Project (CAP) at the Romano-British settlement at Bridge Fam, near Barcombe Mills, Lewes. For the 2015 excavation they targeted the intersection of the double enclosure ditches with the north running roadside ditches in the NE corner of the enclosed settlement. A 40m square trench was opened at the end of June for a six week dig. The excavation was to answer questions on phasing and reaffirm the date of the enclosure.

Bridge Farm Update: Yet another legacy of the remarkable Ivan Margary, by David Millum, ACIfA, published December 2016 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 140, article, p.6, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/507923] & S.A.S. library

The 2013 excavations of the Romano-British settlement at Bridge Farm, Wellingham: an interim summary, by David Millum and Robert Wallace, published 2017 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 155, article, pp.81-96)