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Nancy Detchon

Discovering Prehistoric Buxton!

The brief from Burbage Primary School was quite specific – a day that would take the children away from the school grounds, discover the...

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Romans in the Peak District

The activities carried out at St Anne’s RC Primary School were designed to complement the Y3/4 Romans topic. After discussing the Romans...

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Hollinsclough Primary School

Hollinsclough is a very small village school which has opened its doors to home educators and their families every other Friday. The...

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Sheffield Elective Home Education Group

A flexible approach was needed with a group so disparate in age and previous knowledge, but everyone was able to get their hands dirty as...

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Dearne Valley Archaeology Day 2012

I will be talking about ‘Children, Archaeology and Unexpected Interpretations’ at this year’s Dearne Valley Archaeology Day on 25th...

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Arbor Low Environs Project: Test-pitting

We have now finalised the dates for the test-pitting in a field near Arbor Low. This phase of the project will run from 26th March – 7th...

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ARTEAMUS

I am now a member of ARTEAMUS and very pleased about it too! What is ARTEAMUS? I hear you say. Well, as is explained on the website:...

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Tomb of Ancient Egyptian Singer found!

The tomb of a female Egyptian singer believed to be nearly 3000 years old has been found in the Valley of the Kings. This remarkable...

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Make and Break with CADW

Interesting ideas for engaging children in archaeology are coming from Cadw and Archaeology Wales. On the back of their excavations in...

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The first photos…

Here are the first of the photos of the finds from our field-walking expedition in November with Dr Hannah Cobb, Dr Ian Parker Heath and...

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