Edited sentence: Beginning in the early 1980s and continuing into the early part of the 21st century, Newport led excavations revealed the vast majority of evidence that allows for current insights into the understanding of Medieval Trellech.For over two decades, prior to Wilson’s series of excavations, Trellech had been the subject of excavations led by the University of Wales Newport.His bold statement overlooked the extensive previous excavations, despite developing many of his own conclusions on the evidence derived from those projects.His claims that Trellech was a city painted an inaccurate and misleading picture of the true extent of the historic town, a practice which was both damaging to the wider public understanding of the site and highly unethical within the archaeological profession.However, Wilson’s efforts to highlight the location of a ‘Lost City’ were to prove to be in vain.This includes the identification of numerous urban and industrial sites, road networks, a large tavern or hospice, in addition to extensive work on the site of the Trellech castle.Wilson’s claim to having found a city was met with general derision throughout the archaeological community