River Tweed Project recommences July 2010. Project led by Kristian Pedesen. To date BAS have walked and metal detected some of the shoreline, photographed an extent wall of an old Tweedmouth foundry and visited the archive office. The next stage will be to continue shoreline walking and recording of an old fishing shiel.
Embleton's Bog. Project led by Kristian Pedesen. Aims to identify a post Ice Age lake. Lectures - 7.30pm Parish Centre, Berwick Upon Tweed (opposite Berwick Barracks and adjacent to parish church main door). Members of BAS free, visitors £2
September 6th. Astronomy and stone circles by Gordon Moir
October 4th. Clues to the past: The Eddleston Parish Project by Trevor Cowie
November 1st. Recent findings at Lanton Quarry by Ben Johnson
December 6th. Prehistoric Farming in the North by Prof. Peter Rowley-Conwy
Feb 7Th. Prehistoric ceramics by Graham Taylor
March 7th. Title to be confirmed by Jeremy Paterson
Please telephone 01289 306760 or email basconnect@aol.com for further information.
Current Archaeological Projects and Research in Northern and Eastern Britain AD 400—1500. A seminar series running from May to December 2010 showcasing new and ongoing medieval research.
Monday 7th June Early Medieval Ceramics by Duncan Brown (English Heritage)
Monday 21st June New Evidence for Post-Roman and Early Anglo-Saxon Settlement in North Northumberland by Clive Waddington (Archaeological Research Services Ltd)
Monday 18th October 2010 A Bio-cultural Assessment of the Early Anglo-Saxon Cremation Cemetery at Elsham and Cleatham, Lincolnshire by Kirsty Squires (PhD Candidate, Sheffield University)
Monday 25th October 2010 Bamburgh Research Project by Graeme Young (Bamburgh Research Project) and The Reuse of Prehistoric Monuments in Early to Middle Anglo-Saxon Settlements by Vicky Crewe (PhD Candidate, Sheffield University)
All the seminars will be held in the Birley Room, Durham University Archaeology Dept. at 5pm. For further details please contact archaeology.dma@durham.ac.uk or see www.dur.ac.uk/cmrs/mrpdg/introduction/dma.seminarseries/
The Mineral Industry Research Organisation (MIRO) are co-ordinating a series of one-day training workshops around England to explain and promote a best practice guide for dealing with archaeological remains as part of mineral development within the planning process. The workshops are provided free of charge with lunch provided. They have been sponsored by English Heritage through DEFRA and the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund. The days run from 10am to 4pm.
Yorkshire Museum, York 16.9.10
Thistle Hotel, Birmingham 23.9.10
Radisson Blu, Bristol 30.9.10
Museum of London, Docklands 7.10.10
Contact Pam Badham, Office Manager, Concorde House, Trinity Park, Solihull, Birmingham, B37 7UQ. Phone 0121 635 5225 or email pam.badham@miro.co.uk
Chris Burgess, Northumberland County Archaeologist, has kindly agreed to show CBA North members around the archaeological excavations at Flodden Hill. The Battle of Flodden or Branxton Moor took placed on 9 September 1513. Flodden Hill was the defensive position of James IV's Scottish Army as the Earl of Surrey's English army approached from the south. This is the second season of archaeological excavation on the hill. Chris will bring the story of the battle alive and will explain how the excavations have shown that Flodden Hill was occupied well before the medieval battle. Flodden 500 is a 5 year archaeological project which commemorates 500 years since the battle.
Why not make a day of it and visit the Flodden Battlefield Trail Footpath or Drive and the Flodden Monument from Branxton village beforehand www.flodden.net
To book a place please email Chris.Burgess@northumberland.gov.uk by 15 September 2010.
Chris Burgess, Northumberland County Archaeologist, has kindly agreed to show CBA North members around the fascinating World War Two Blyth Battery, which has been restored and is run by volunteers.
To book a place please email cbanorth@britarch.ac.uk or phone 0191 2816117 (Mon-Fri) before 7 October.
An opportunity for CBA North members to see archaeological objects and finds from excavations in County Durham which are not usually on display. The Bowes Museum houses objects up to 6000 years old, from prehistoric cup and ring marked stones, a Bronze Age hoard to graffiti from Binchester Roman Fort. Archaeology and the Arts in County Durham is a new project funded by the MLA through the North East Regional Museums Hub to engage the community with the Museum's collection. Samantha Belcher, Community Curator will show us around.
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