A massive thank you to all of you who attended the ‘Return to Windmill House’ excavation last weekend (and Bank Holiday Monday). You are superstars! We are so pleased with how things went, and hope everyone there enjoyed themselves. Expanding TP9 successfully confirmed the existence of a feature, though if it’s a pit, or something … More Return to Windmill House
As many of you know, TAG’s next fieldwork event is the ‘Return to Windmill House’ on 23rd and 24th August. We will expand two of the test-pits dug during our earlier ‘taster event’, and hopefully, excavate some prehistoric features. We are committed to providing community-centred fieldwork free-of-charge, but these events cost money to run. Especially … More Return to Windmill House
It gives me the very greatest pleasure to announce that Dr. Jennifer Wexler has joined the TAG team as an Advisor. She is a highly experienced archaeologist, with a tremendous interest in Thornborough and the area’s other prehistory. Indeed, its archaeology is directly integral to her professional role within English Heritage. Jennifer is the Curator … More Dr. Jennifer Wexler joins the TAG team
It gives me the very greatest pleasure to announce that Spencer Carter, or Spence, has joined the TAG team as an Advisor. Spence is a hugely experienced archaeologist, who prior to joining has helped us greatly by offering free-of-charge and incredibly helpful feedback on the lithics we have been finding. We are all delighted to … More Spencer Carter joins TAG as an Advisor
I’m very pleased to say that TAG’s next event will be on Saturday 19th July. We are offering a ‘Talk and tour’ for those who want to find out more about Thornborough’s remarkable Neolithic and Bronze Age landscape. Join us for either the morning (10am-2pm) or afternoon (1pm-5pm) at West Tanfield Memorial Hall to listen … More Festival of Archaeology at Thornborough
We would like to warmly thank all of you who joined us on Sunday 30 March to fieldwalk at Hutton Moor. Whilst the day started very windy, everyone battled through until conditions improved. We ended up collecting from a large area and are certainly very pleased with the results. A total of 27 worked flints … More Fieldwalk at Hutton Moor
After 13 years as a languages teacher, Dr Emma Watson decided to study Archaeology at Durham University. Her BA focused on the circular ceremonial monuments of Cumbria, North Yorkshire, Durham and Northumberland, whilst her MA and PhD looked at the neglect of the prehistory of northern England. From 2011, Emma was taking tour groups around … More Dr Emma Watson
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