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
- Apr 20
We're ready to go with this year's CPD days for Teachers!
It's time to announce the dates for this year's CPD days for teachers. We are offering two workshops this year - Prehistory in the Peak...
Ian Parker-Heath
- May 27, 2020
What’s In Your Parish? King Sterndale.
We’ve had occasional posts here about looking at Archaeology and history where you live. We may well be many weeks into the lockdown with...
Ian Parker-Heath
- May 20, 2020
Life 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-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
- Sep 11, 2017
Want 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-Heath
- Feb 6, 2017
The Jericho Skull: Creating An Ancestor
Excavating Jericho The story is, of course, much longer than just putting an exhibition together. There are a number of strands that come...
Ian Parker-Heath
- Jul 29, 2016
We’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....
Ian Parker-Heath
- Jun 27, 2016
We’re busy Peeling Back The Layers!
Paperwork! One of the teachers getting to grips with it! What a busy week we’ve had as we started work in earnest on Peeling Back The...
Nancy Detchon
- May 27, 2016
While 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 Detchon
- May 11, 2016
Preparation is key!
As some of you might know, Catherine and I are working closely with a local group who are exploring the history and archaeology of a...
Nancy Detchon
- Apr 12, 2016
Excavating Roman Derby
You know you’re getting close when you see the sign! Last week I was despatched on a mission – to see how Trent & Peak Archaeology had...
Nancy Detchon
- Mar 30, 2016
Local study, social history and archaeology in one place – pt 2 .
Sometimes churches can hold surprises and on occasion be the surprise itself. When Catherine ran a workshop in Surrey recently, I took...
Nancy Detchon
- Mar 22, 2016
We’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 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
- Jan 14, 2016
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 &...
Nancy Detchon
- Jan 5, 2016
Archaeology on Television: Missing that je ne sais quoi?
The arrival of 2016 has brought more archaeology programmes to our television screens with two new series airing this week. The BBC...
Nancy Detchon
- Dec 21, 2015
Must Farm – A Bronze Age house and more!
Last week I have the opportunity of visiting Must Farm, a Bronze Age settlement site, with members of the Prehistoric Society. Right...
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
- Dec 7, 2015
Manchester Archaeology Day – a postcript
I recently posted a review of the Manchester Archaeology Day conference which was held at the University of Salford. One of the things I...