As you’ll know, Stonehenge didn’t exist in splendid isolation but was part of an extraordinary complex of monuments ranging in size from...

Catherine and Hetty Pegler’s Tump This week we travelled to Gloucestershire to do a workshop in Yate. We took this opportunity to visit...

Large upright stones (orthostats) forming part of a linear feature at Gardom’s edge near Baslow. Yes, it’s that time of year again...

Now that the summer is just a distant memory many people think that archaeologists move indoors and do other things. Well, in part they...

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....

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...

Catherine talking to Eileen Parker, one of the archaeologists on the project. Catherine and I had a little road trip this week when we...

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...

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...

Back in December I visited the excavations at a site called Must Farm near Peterborough. It is a fantastically preserved Bronze Age house...

Like many towns and cities, Derby has a long history and a surprisingly rich heritage. The story of Derby, or Derventio as it was once...

Last week I have the opportunity of visiting Must Farm,  a Bronze Age settlement site, with members of the Prehistoric Society. Right...

As ever, there’s always something happening with Britain’s number one archaeological site, so we thought we’d take the opportunity to...

The Peel Building, University of Salford Saturday saw the 9th Manchester Archaeology Day – and this was an excellent chance to catch up...

It has been really busy of late, but we thought we’d share with you the fantastic time we had with the children of Class 5 at Taxal &...

For most people, archaeology is excavation. It’s what comes to mind when you ask them what they think archaeologists do. Well, as with...

Back in June we visited Anglesey with our children to see some of the archaeology of the island. Our weekend was packed full of...

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...

The busy summer of activity continues, and while some projects such as those at Dorstone, Marden and the Ardnamurchan Transitions Project...

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...