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Nancy Detchon

A tale of two exhibitions. Part 1- The Celts: art & identity

Catherine and I recently had the chance to visit the British Museum to catch two of their featured exhibitions – The Celts: Art &...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Stone Age to Medieval – now that’s a multi-use site!

Down in South Devon a team of local enthusiasts and volunteers have just completed a two week excavation of a site which looks as if it...

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Art, Cave Art and Prehistory: A Study day.

The day has something for everyone who wants to know more about art in prehistory. There are short talks from 6 leading experts in the...

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Stone Age to Iron Age in Cheshire

What a wonderful day we had in Cheshire! Armed with our trenches, tools and artefacts, Dr Ian Parker Heath (trusty archaeologist husband...

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Teaching ‘changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age’

At the end of my prehistoric archaeology workshops, teachers often say to me that they have learned as much as the children have. Of...

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Archaeology Day at Garstang

I love delivering Archaeology Days, because Archaeology Days allow time for me to really develop children’s interest and enable them to...

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So busy here!

Hi, Ian Parker Heath here with a fresh instalment of news from Enrichment Though Archaeology. Its been a while since the last news update...

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Wonders of Archaeology in Blackburn!

Last Friday saw me travelling to Blackburn to introduce parents and children of St Albans primary school to the wonders of archaeology....

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