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Sizewell C, the story so far: Who did what, where, when – and why?
Oxford Cotswold Archaeology’s ongoing excavations on the site of the planned Sizewell C power station in Suffolk have uncovered a vast array of features and finds spanning 6,000 years of history. Project Manager Richard Mortimer guides us through some of the most significant discoveries to-date.
Four years into our excavations at Sizewell C, near Leiston on the Suffolk Coast, Oxford Cotswold Archaeology (OCA) has so far examined some 140ha (350 acres) across 75 separate areas. This fieldwork builds on seven years of initial evaluations, and while several substantial investigations remain to be tackled, all of the sites explored so far are now undergoing post-excavation assessment, a phase that is due to be completed in the next three years. The scale of this long-running project is mirrored by the extent and diversity of the archaeology that has been uncovered to-date, some of which I will outline here.
Our principal excavations lie within a 12 square kilometre block located betw
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