Do you enjoy spending time in the countryside?
Do you live within 10 miles of either Wooler or Rothbury?
If you answered ‘YES’ to either question we would love to hear from you!
The Rock Art Mobile Project (RAMP) will enhance public engagement with cup and ring markings in Northumberland by making information and images available in the field via cutting edge mobile digital technology. The project is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and managed by Newcastle University. We are now seeking assistance from local people who feel ‘at home’ in the countryside, to help us to explore possible content and design for the digital downloads. This would involve two, day-long workshops, the first to take place sometime between 5th and 11th September (exact date to be confirmed), and the second a few months after that. Workshop One would include a visit to a local rock art site followed by structured discussions (lunch provided) at either Rothbury or Wooler. Participation does not require any technical knowledge or skill: we are interested in the experiences, interests, and preferences of countryside users and rock art visitors. We do ask, however, that volunteers are able to travel to either Rothbury or Wooler (transport to the rock art sites will be provided), and that they are able to bring a mobile phone and a digital camera (these may be combined!). We hope the day will be an enjoyable experience and a chance to meet people and learn more about ancient carvings, whilst contributing to a cutting edge heritage project. If you would like to take part, or you have any questions about the project please contact us, either by email at kate.sharpe@ncl.ac.uk or call 0191 222 5566 and ask for Kate or Debbie.
Finds from the Frontier focuses on the broader frontier from the Humber-Mersey to the Forth-Clyde and aims to elucidate the life of the 4th-century limitanei of Britain through their material culture. The papers consider whether the excavated artefacts justify the traditional implication that the period is one of declining standards and largely come to the conclusion that, on the contrary, the period was rich in artefacts that have much to tell us about the late frontier. The most important aspect of the fort sites considered is that a clear understanding of the stratigraphy has provided good dating evidence for the phases of structural activity. This has allowed the identification of the later material, some of which might otherwise have been attributed to the 2nd or 3rd centuries. This book will be indispensable to archaeologists, students and museum curators seeking to identify and understand the artefacts and communities of the Military Zone in the latest period of Roman Britain.
To purchase this book at the discounted CBA North member price of 30 including postage and packaging (normally 35 plus postage and packaging) contact marketing@britarch.ac.uk or call 01904 521238 and quote CBA North. Alternatively, please send a cheque payable to the Council for British Archaeology for the attention of Sophie Cringle, Council for British Archaeology, St Marys House, Bootham, York, YO30 7BZ.
County Durham has a rich and diverse archaeological heritage. The Bowes Museum houses objects up to 6,000 years old which have been found in digs in County Durham ranging 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 initially funded until March 2011 (by the MLA through the North East Regional Museums Hub) to engage communities with the archaeology collections at The Bowes Museum. The overall outcome of the project is to create improved access to the collection and opportunities to use the objects in engaging and meaningful ways, whilst considering how this could develop in the future. This project is a partnership between The Bowes Museum and Durham County Council. Keep up-to-date on the project and its developments at The Bowes Museum website and look out for Community Curator, Samantha Belcher, in your area.
Samantha Belcher, Community Curator (Archaeology and the Arts in County Durham), The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 8NP. Telephone: 01833 690606 Email Samantha Belcher or visit the Bowes Museum.
Have you always fancied joining an archaeological excavation, but never had the opportunity?
Durham County Council Archaeology Section in partnership with Durham University, Stanford University and The Architectural and Archaeological Society of Durham and Northumberland will be running their second season of public excavation at Binchester Roman Fort in June and July 2010. They are now starting to recruit volunteers for the excavation. No previous experience is necessary, apart from a willingness to learn to excavate and record some fantastic Roman archaeology.
Please contact David Mason, Durham County Archaeologist, with your name, address, email and telephone number on 0191 3708712 or email archaeology@durham.gov.uk.
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