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As you’ll know, Stonehenge didn’t exist in splendid isolation but was part of an extraordinary complex of monuments ranging in size from...
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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 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 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
Jun 5, 2015
Catching up with Castleton: this year’s excavation.
Colin Merrony (with his back to us!) of the Archaeology Dept, University of Sheffield talking to Dave Barratt, Derbyshire County...
Nancy Detchon
Apr 22, 2015
Were our ancestors cannibals?
The subject of cannibalism in prehistory is one that has rumbled on in archaeological circles for quite some time and it has recently...
Nancy Detchon
Feb 13, 2012
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...
Nancy Detchon
Feb 13, 2012
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...
Nancy Detchon
Feb 13, 2012
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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