Ian Parker-HeathMay 20, 2020Life During Lockdown and After.Hi, Well we’re in to week 9 of lockdown life here. Of course as soon as the word came, we couldn’t work in schools, or with vulnerable...
Ian Parker-HeathSep 11, 2017Want to know more on the Vikings? The Vikings were in the East Midlands right? But you’d like to know more? Well over the summer we heard that a project was launched which...
Ian Parker-HeathJul 29, 2016We’ve Peeled Back the Layers and been to Arbor Low.Well, what a busy time it’s been over here as we’ve had two projects running – Peeling Back the Layers and Arbor Low Environs Project....
Nancy DetchonMay 27, 2016While we’re talking Roman . . .Catherine talking to Eileen Parker, one of the archaeologists on the project. Catherine and I had a little road trip this week when we...
Nancy DetchonMar 22, 2016We’ve started to peel back the layers!Those of you you who regularly follow us will know that we are involved in a community archaeology project called Peeling Back The...
Nancy DetchonNov 27, 2015Ancient Mesopotamia in Whaley Bridge!It has been really busy of late, but we thought we’d share with you the fantastic time we had with the children of Class 5 at Taxal &...
Nancy DetchonMay 12, 2015What’s in your school grounds?Hey, we couldn’t resist this one – a school in Reading has come up trumps – a hoard of Roman coins has been discovered in its grounds!...
Nancy DetchonMay 11, 2015Stones 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 DetchonMay 6, 2015KS2 Roman archaeology workshop in New Brighton!As it is all about the Romans, we’re going have to talk about pottery. But, not only that, the children are also going to be making their...
Nancy DetchonMay 1, 2015KS3 @TMAKirton uncover the past!KS3 at Thomas Middlecott Academy in Kirton, Lincs get to grips with archaeology! Yesterday Enrichment, in the form of Ian and I, were at...
Nancy DetchonMar 27, 2015Children of WW2 at Kelham Island Museum, SheffieldJust a little video to highlight some of the work I do with Kelham Island Museum in Sheffield. I appear about 8 seconds in, wearing ...
Nancy DetchonMar 26, 2015KS2 teachers, what can you find out about . . . the Palaeolithic?You might think that finding information on the archaeology of the Palaeolithic of the area you live and work in might be difficult....
Nancy DetchonFeb 25, 2015Art, 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...
Nancy DetchonFeb 16, 2015Classics Day in LoughboroughI was privileged enough to be invited to take part in the Year 9 Classics Day at Loughborough High School. Designed to encourage the...
Nancy DetchonJan 19, 2015Stone Age to Iron Age in CheshireWhat a wonderful day we had in Cheshire! Armed with our trenches, tools and artefacts, Dr Ian Parker Heath (trusty archaeologist husband...
Nancy DetchonJan 18, 2015Teaching ‘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...
Nancy DetchonJan 17, 2015Prehistoric Levenshulme!After delivering a workshop covering the Stone Age to Iron Age to Y4s at St Andrews CE Primary School in Levenshulme in October, the...
Nancy DetchonNov 30, 2014Back to the Stone Age for Ormskirk!Y3s at Aughton St Michaels CE Primary School in Ormskirk became archaeologists for the morning when they excavated artefacts from the...
Nancy DetchonNov 19, 2014Archaeology Day at GarstangI love delivering Archaeology Days, because Archaeology Days allow time for me to really develop children’s interest and enable them to...
Nancy DetchonOct 24, 2014So 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...