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...
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Nancy Detchon
Feb 13, 2012
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...
Nancy Detchon
Feb 13, 2012
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...
Nancy Detchon
Feb 13, 2012
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...
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...
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:...
Nancy Detchon
Feb 13, 2012
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...
Nancy Detchon
Feb 13, 2012
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...
Nancy Detchon
Feb 13, 2012
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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