An archaeologist’s CPD – part 2
Back to the amazing Palaeolithic Summer School run by the British Museum. One of the things that most archaeologists come up against in...
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Nancy Detchon
- Oct 6, 2015
The Celts – who were they and why are they in the spotlight?
This month could well be called ‘Celt month’ as a new exhibition, documentary series and book all aim to re-paint a picture of what we...
Nancy Detchon
- Sep 21, 2015
Archaeology news in Staffordshire!
It’s about time we had more news from Staffordshire. So, first things first – over 50 skeletons have been found on the site of a medieval...
Nancy Detchon
- Sep 15, 2015
KS2 teachers: Comings and goings on TV, museums and more!
Well, while schools are getting settled in and universities are gearing up to the new academic year, here are a few items from the world...
Nancy Detchon
- Sep 7, 2015
More startling Neolithic discoveries!
As if this summer hadn’t given us enough to think about with the excavations we reported on at Marden, Avebury and Dorstone Hill in our...
Nancy Detchon
- Aug 24, 2015
Horizon’s First Britons
Last week the BBC aired the latest documentary in the Horizon franchise – First Britons. Since then there has been a lot of to-ing and...
Nancy Detchon
- Aug 21, 2015
An archaeologist’s CPD – part 1.
There are a range of ways you can undertake CPD – attend a conference, read a book or even watch a Tv programme. Last week as part of...
Nancy Detchon
- Aug 19, 2015
Things to do in the summer holidays!
Of course, it’s that time of year when parents, who may be teachers and vice versa, are looking for things to do with bored, restless and...
Nancy Detchon
- Aug 18, 2015
Musings on the Discipline of Archaeology
Think of a subject and I’ll show you where it fits with archaeology. When planning our new ‘Archaeology from the Stone Age to Iron Age’...
Nancy Detchon
- Aug 4, 2015
KS2 British prehistory – summer of action pt 4
The busy summer of activity continues, and while some projects such as those at Dorstone, Marden and the Ardnamurchan Transitions Project...
Nancy Detchon
- Jul 28, 2015
KS2 British prehistory – summer of action pt3
This weekend saw me visit to 3 excavations of some importance in the story of our past. In terms of British prehistory the Neolithic is...
Nancy Detchon
- Jul 27, 2015
KS2 British Prehistory – Dorstone Hill weeks 3 and 4
As promised Ian visited a number of excavations last week including Dorstone Hill – here’s his report. Hi everyone! Nice to be back after...
Nancy Detchon
- Jul 20, 2015
KS2 British Prehistory – a summer of action pt2!
The summer of fantastic excavations on some of the most interesting sites from British Prehistory continues and now you can see some of...
Nancy Detchon
- Jul 7, 2015
Archaeology in Action at Abbeydale!
This Sunday, 12th July, Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet will be hosting an Archaeology in Action Day as part of the Festival of Archaeology...
Nancy Detchon
- Jul 3, 2015
Gadzooks! ‘Tis the Great Tudor Farming Day!
Children can dress in Tudor outfits, before having a go at spinning and weaving, farming and cooking, reed light making, or watching a...
Nancy Detchon
- Jun 29, 2015
Archaeology in Anglesey – There’s just so much! (Pt2)
Ok, as promised, here is some more of the archaeology we got to see in Anglesey on our weekend away! As last week we focused on the...
Nancy Detchon
- Jun 17, 2015
Places we visit – A weekend at Bryn Celli Ddu and more!
As we hit summertime, well in theory anyway, archaeologists up and down the country can be found out doing what most people think they do...
Nancy Detchon
- Jun 15, 2015
Tools and evolution – worth revisiting.
Back in January BBC Radio 4’s History of Ideas broadcast a piece by Dr Matt Pope of University College London in which he explored the...
Nancy Detchon
- May 27, 2015
What do archaeologists actually do? Refitting or piecing together the past .
Here’s the second in our occasional series of what archaeologists actually do, beyond excavating. You might want to look at What do...
Nancy Detchon
- May 21, 2015
Another busy week with KS2 workshops in Halifax and Buxton!
Well its been another busy week here at Enrichment with KS2 workshops in Halifax and more locally – at the school where three of my...
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