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Children, Archaeology and Unexpected Interpretations
Below is the edited transcript of a presentation I gave at Dearne Valley Archaeology Day in 2012. I’ve also uploaded it as a PDF...
Nancy Detchon
Dec 6, 2013


“Archaeology Day was awesome, inspiring and amazing!”
This was the conclusion of the girls at Northampton High School! Let me tell you a little more about it… Thursday 14th November saw me...
Nancy Detchon
Nov 19, 2013
Anglo-Saxon Workshop at Atherton
I returned to St Richard’s Primary School in Atherton last week to deliver an Anglo-Saxon archaeology workshop. After training the...
Nancy Detchon
Sep 24, 2013


Calow visits Arbor Low
Yesterday, the sun was shining, and 15 happy Y5s from Calow Primary School put to use the skills they have been developing throughout the...
Nancy Detchon
Jul 17, 2013


Our star find!
Well, it might not be Tudor, but what we did find last Saturday (6th July at the Dove Valley Centre) was this clay pipe. We have dated...
Nancy Detchon
Jul 11, 2013


Tudors, Trowels and a Trench
Saturday saw Enrichment Through Archaeology at the Dove Valley Centre at Under Whitle Farm in Sheen for their Tudor Farming Day. This...
Nancy Detchon
Jul 8, 2013
Reception and KS1 become Roman potters!
What a fantastic day Ian and I had with Reception and KS1 at Downfield Primary School in Cheshunt on Tuesday! You may have seen my...
Nancy Detchon
Jun 6, 2013


Samian Ware Workshop preparations…
For the past few days, my house and garden has looked rather like a Samian Ware factory… For those of you who don’t know, Samian Ware is...
Nancy Detchon
May 30, 2013
Treasure Hunters
Recently, I was asked to work with a Y5 class at The Croft Primary School in Armitage, Rugeley, whose current topic was ‘Treasure...
Nancy Detchon
Apr 17, 2013


Trojan War in Lancashire!
We took the Trojan War to Lancashire and gave pupils at Calder Vale St John’s and Scorton C of E Primary Schools a morning to remember....
Nancy Detchon
Apr 16, 2013
Gifted and Talented
Lately, I have had quite a few requests to work with gifted and talented youngsters and high achievers, with bookings from as far away as...
Nancy Detchon
Mar 12, 2013
Twentieth Century Archaeology
I recently delivered a workshop to the whole of Brockwell Nursery and Infant School in Chesterfield. The theme was the 1920s onwards –...
Nancy Detchon
Mar 11, 2013
KS1 in Biddulph and Buxton
Working with KS1 children requires adapting a standard workshop without losing the integrity of a ‘genuine’ archaeological experience....
Nancy Detchon
Dec 3, 2012
Putting my new-found potting skills to the test!
I took my new found beaker-making skills with me when I last visited FitzHerbert Primary School in Fenny Bentley. Focussing the children...
Nancy Detchon
Dec 3, 2012
What? When? How? Where? with Calow C of E Primary School
Year 5s at Calow C of E Primary School, Chesterfield had their first taste of archaeology on Friday. During the workshop – the first of a...
Nancy Detchon
Oct 15, 2012
FitzHerbert’s and the Peak District Award Part II
The FitzHerbert C of E Primary School in Fenny Bentley have just completed the second part of the Peak District Award. The excavation is...
Nancy Detchon
Oct 12, 2012


Being creative – Being resourceful
One of the enjoyable aspects of my work is the preparation I do for workshops and projects in terms of finding and making resources....
Nancy Detchon
Oct 8, 2012
The Trojan War at Derby High School.
“Thank you so much for the Archaeology Workshop on Monday 24 September. Having hosted several workshops in school (though never for...
Nancy Detchon
Sep 29, 2012
Rainy walks, barrow building and the Peak District Award
The last week saw my continued work with the Park Rangers, Rose and Steve, at FitzHerbert Primary School in Fenny Bentley, culminating on...
Nancy Detchon
Jul 22, 2012
Digging, barrow-building and the Peak District Award
I spent a lovely afternoon with pupils and teachers from FitzHerbert CE Primary School in Fenny Bentley yesterday. I was there with two...
Nancy Detchon
Jun 29, 2012
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