Review: The World of Stonehenge at the British Museum
Of course everybody has heard of Stonehenge; is there anyone you know who hasn't? Nearly as many people have visited it, but not nearly...
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Ian Parker-Heath
- Sep 29, 2017
What’s In Your Parish? Hartington
Welcome to the second of our blogs on the archaeology in your parish. In this one I’ll be looking at some of the archaeology and heritage...
Ian Parker-Heath
- May 10, 2017
Staffordshire History Day 2017
Staffordshire History Day 2017 It seems that most weeks there’s a conference, meeting or seminar I’d like to go to. Why? Well they are...
Ian Parker-Heath
- Nov 1, 2016
What are archaeologists up to in the autumn?
Now that the summer is just a distant memory many people think that archaeologists move indoors and do other things. Well, in part they...
Nancy Detchon
- Mar 2, 2016
More Must Farm findings!
Back in December I visited the excavations at a site called Must Farm near Peterborough. It is a fantastically preserved Bronze Age house...
Nancy Detchon
- Dec 16, 2015
Another Viking hoard – what can they tell us?
Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS), which is a Department of Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) funded project that encourages the voluntary...
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 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 16, 2015
KS2 British prehistory – Dorstone Hill week 2
Things are going nicely on top of Dorstone Hill. The second week of the excavation has revealed more of the structure and is looking...
Nancy Detchon
- Jul 6, 2015
KS2 British prehistory – a summer of action!
If you are a Key Stage 2 history teacher/co-ordinator, this summer sees some really important excavations on famous and less famous...
Nancy Detchon
- Jun 22, 2015
Archaeology in Anglesey – there’s so much! (Pt 1)
Well, it was good to get home after a weekend away in Anglesey and North Wales. We were so busy and saw so much I’m going to have to do...
Nancy Detchon
- Jun 19, 2015
Iron Age Orkney – follow The Cairns Project now!
Thank goodness for the internet. Can you imagine the trouble we’d have catching up with excavations from all corners of the country...
Nancy Detchon
- Jun 5, 2015
Catching up with Castleton: this year’s excavation.
Colin Merrony (with his back to us!) of the Archaeology Dept, University of Sheffield talking to Dave Barratt, Derbyshire County...
Nancy Detchon
- May 13, 2015
Mesolithic Britain: First things first!
Welcome to part one of our look at the Mesolithic period in the Prehistory of Britain! In this, we try to include the basics – what you...
Nancy Detchon
- May 11, 2015
Stones of Power? Megaliths and Politics.
War Memorial at Saltburn, N Yorks Hot off the press is the latest blog from one our favourite archaeologists – The Urban Prehistorian...
Nancy Detchon
- May 5, 2015
KS2 Teachers – Roman Britain on BBC 4 tonight!
This Roman fort at Hardknott Pass in Cumbria dates to the 2nd century CE. As part of our efforts to keep you abreast of things...
Nancy Detchon
- Apr 28, 2015
Roman London – a new perspective.
One of the things we try to do here at Enrichment is bring you news of lectures, seminars and other presentations where you can get to...
Nancy Detchon
- Apr 24, 2015
The edge of the Roman Empire is rescued!
If someone asked you if you knew of Alauna, chances are you’d say no. If someone asked you if you’d heard of Maryport, a few of you might...
Nancy Detchon
- Mar 4, 2015
Amazing Anglo-Saxon pendant found by student!
A muddy field in Norfolk, in December, in the cold and wet might not sound promising but this did not deter Tom Lucking. A first year...
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