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Nancy Detchon
Dec 21, 2015
Must Farm – A Bronze Age house and more!
Last week I have the opportunity of visiting Must Farm, Â a Bronze Age settlement site, with members of the Prehistoric Society. Right...
Nancy Detchon
May 27, 2015
What do archaeologists actually do? Refitting or piecing together the past .
Here’s the second in our occasional series of what archaeologists actually do, beyond excavating. You might want to look at What do...
Nancy Detchon
May 12, 2015
What’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 Detchon
Feb 16, 2015
Classics Day in Loughborough
I was privileged enough to be invited to take part in the Year 9 Classics Day at Loughborough High School. Designed to encourage the...
Nancy Detchon
Jan 19, 2015
Stone Age to Iron Age in Cheshire
What a wonderful day we had in Cheshire! Armed with our trenches, tools and artefacts, Dr Ian Parker Heath (trusty archaeologist husband...
Nancy Detchon
Jan 17, 2015
Prehistoric 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 Detchon
Nov 30, 2014
Back 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 Detchon
Nov 19, 2014
Archaeology Day at Garstang
I love delivering Archaeology Days, because Archaeology Days allow time for me to really develop children’s interest and enable them to...
Nancy Detchon
Oct 4, 2014
Third Year of the Trojan War!
After being invited back for the third year in a row, we are top news story on the Derby High School Website! Read all about it!...
Nancy Detchon
Jul 14, 2014
Anglo-Saxons at The Croft
Last Thursday, I returned to the Croft Primary School in Rugeley, Staffordshire, to deliver a workshop to Y5 to support the teaching of...
Nancy Detchon
Feb 22, 2014
Exciting Egyptians in Doncaster for KS1
What a great day we had at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School in Doncaster! Recently back from excavating in Egypt ;-), Dr...
Nancy Detchon
Sep 24, 2013
Anglo-Saxon Workshop at Atherton
I returned to St Richard’s Primary School in Atherton last week to deliver an Anglo-Saxon archaeology workshop. After training the...
Nancy Detchon
Oct 8, 2012
Being creative – Being resourceful
One of the enjoyable aspects of my work is the preparation I do for workshops and projects in terms of finding and making resources....
Nancy Detchon
Jul 22, 2012
Rainy walks, barrow building and the Peak District Award
The last week saw my continued work with the Park Rangers, Rose and Steve, at FitzHerbert Primary School in Fenny Bentley, culminating on...
Nancy Detchon
Mar 27, 2012
Schools visit the Arbor Low Environs Project
The first two days of the Arbor Low Environs Project dig this year have been a resounding success. I’m not so much talking about the...
Nancy Detchon
Feb 16, 2012
Buxton Area Home Education Group
On Friday 10th February, I visited parents and children from the Buxton Area Home Education Group with my archaeological tools and...
Nancy Detchon
Feb 13, 2012
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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