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Nancy Detchon
Oct 6, 2015
The Celts – who were they and why are they in the spotlight?
This month could well be called ‘Celt month’ as a new exhibition, documentary series and book all aim to re-paint a picture of what we...
Nancy Detchon
Sep 21, 2015
Archaeology news in Staffordshire!
It’s about time we had more news from Staffordshire. So, first things first – over 50 skeletons have been found on the site of a medieval...
Nancy Detchon
Sep 15, 2015
KS2 teachers: Comings and goings on TV, museums and more!
Well, while schools are getting settled in and universities are gearing up to the new academic year, here are a few items from the world...
Nancy Detchon
Sep 7, 2015
More startling Neolithic discoveries!
As if this summer hadn’t given us enough to think about with the excavations we reported on at Marden, Avebury and Dorstone Hill in our...
Nancy Detchon
Aug 24, 2015
Horizon’s First Britons
Last week the BBC aired the latest documentary in the Horizon franchise – First Britons. Since then there has been a lot of to-ing and...
Nancy Detchon
Aug 21, 2015
An archaeologist’s CPD – part 1.
There are a range of ways you can undertake CPD – attend a conference, read a book or even watch a Tv programme. Last week as part of...
Nancy Detchon
Aug 19, 2015
Things to do in the summer holidays!
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...
Nancy Detchon
Aug 18, 2015
Musings on the Discipline of Archaeology
Think of a subject and I’ll show you where it fits with archaeology. When planning our new ‘Archaeology from the Stone Age to Iron Age’...
Nancy Detchon
Aug 4, 2015
KS2 British prehistory – summer of action pt 4
The busy summer of activity continues, and while some projects such as those at Dorstone, Marden and the Ardnamurchan Transitions Project...
Nancy Detchon
Jul 28, 2015
KS2 British prehistory – summer of action pt3
This weekend saw me visit to 3 excavations of some importance in the story of our past. In terms of British prehistory the Neolithic is...
Nancy Detchon
Jul 27, 2015
KS2 British Prehistory – Dorstone Hill weeks 3 and 4
As promised Ian visited a number of excavations last week including Dorstone Hill – here’s his report. Hi everyone! Nice to be back after...
Nancy Detchon
Jul 20, 2015
KS2 British Prehistory – a summer of action pt2!
The summer of fantastic excavations on some of the most interesting sites from British Prehistory continues and now you can see some of...
Nancy Detchon
Jul 16, 2015
KS2 British prehistory – Dorstone Hill week 2
Things are going nicely on top of Dorstone Hill. The second week of the excavation has revealed more of the structure and is looking...
Nancy Detchon
Jul 8, 2015
KS2 British Prehistory – Dorstone Hill excavations
Hello again! Now, as I blogged briefly the other day, a team from the University of Manchester led by our friend Prof Julian Thomas, has...
Nancy Detchon
Jul 7, 2015
Archaeology in Action at Abbeydale!
This Sunday, 12th July, Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet will be hosting an Archaeology in Action Day as part of the Festival of Archaeology...
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