Discussions start on some of the results of excavations by local societies. Last Saturday saw me in Salford, in the Grade II listed Peel Building of the University to be exact, for this year’s Greater Manchester Archaeology Day. The day’s programme looked to have something of interest for everyone, and so it proved. First up was Barney Devine of Battles Bricks and Bridges an award winning project from Co Fermanagh in Ulster. Not very Manchester I hear you say! Perhaps not, bu

I recently posted a review of the Manchester Archaeology Day conference which was held at the University of Salford. One of the things I liked was the series of booklets published under the series title of “Manchester’s Past Revealed”. These are easy to read reports written in a jargon-free style on a number of sites in and around the Greater Manchester area. There are 14 volumes now available from a number of sources.  More than half have been published by Oxford Archaeology

The Peel Building, University of Salford Saturday saw the 9th Manchester Archaeology Day – and this was an excellent chance to catch up with some of the work that has been happening in and around the city over the last  year. The venue was generously provided by the University of Salford and it was no surprise to see the theatre full again. The day began with a welcome by our host Prof. Judith Smith of the School of Environment & Life Sciences, who was warm and generous in he

Of course, it’s that time of year when parents, who may be teachers and vice versa, are looking for things to do with bored, restless and indifferent children, who need prising away from their tablet or games machine. Then there’s the weather to consider, and its pretty gloomy outside right now and going to get gloomier and wetter if the forecast is to be believed. Step forward that old stalwart ‘the museum visit’! Sometimes, there are really good galleries and displays that