Festival of Archaeology Event on 18th July 2026

Come and find out more about Thornborough’s remarkable Neolithic and Bronze Age landscape on Saturday 18th July 2026. Join either a morning (10am-2pm) or an afternoon (1pm-5pm) session at West Tanfield Memorial Hall, West Tanfield, North Yorkshire, HG4 5JU. Each session consists of a talk by Dr Jan Harding, offering an overview of Thornborough’s development … More Festival of Archaeology Event on 18th July 2026

Olivia Sharrard becomes an Advisor

Olivia Sharrard will be joining the TAG team as an Advisor. She has already played an important role in the writing of our constitution and application for charitable status, and will have special responsibility for coordinating our planned ‘Research Seminar Series’. Here’s a little more about Olivia: “Olivia is a UK-based Volunteering and Community Engagement … More Olivia Sharrard becomes an Advisor

James Lawton joins TAG

We are delighted to announce that James Lawton has joined TAG as an Advisor. As you’ll see below, James is a highly experienced specialist in geophysical prospection, and given the importance of the latter to TAG’s programme of fieldwork, this makes him a very important addition to the team: “James is a professional Archaeological Geophysicist … More James Lawton joins TAG

Volunteer Opportunity – Merchandise Support

The Thornborough Archaeology Group (TAG) is seeking a volunteer to assist with managing our merchandise in early May. This role would involve: The workload is modest, but additional support would be greatly appreciated and would make a meaningful contribution to the smooth running and continued growth of TAG. As a wholly voluntary group, TAG relies on … More Volunteer Opportunity – Merchandise Support

Thank you!

We had a splendid day fieldwalking at Windmill House on Sunday. The team worked exceptionally hard, and as a result, we not only completed widespaced walking across the entire field, but also managed to get some total collection done across an area 60m by 30m. The former produced around 140 finds, with the latter adding … More Thank you!

Easter Fieldwork

TAG had an eventful Easter! As you know, our intended focus for fieldwork was Sinderby, with a geophysics survey of the henge, and fieldwalking immediately to the east of the monument. It started well on Good Friday, with some of the volunteers helping Dr. Ben Edwards and Prof. Seren Griffiths, of Manchester Metropolitan University, with … More Easter Fieldwork