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
Dr Richard Lee is an archaeologist at the University of York, Department of Archaeology, working in the Archaeology Data Service, with a particular interest in prehistoric landscapes in upland and desert zones. His first excavation was at the Upper Palaeolithic site of Boxgrove, in West Sussex (1995) and his most recent in Tigray, Ethiopia, and … More Introducing Dr Richard Lee
Susan is a lecturer in archaeology at the University of Exeter. She specialises in the study of British prehistory, particularly monuments of the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age. Her PhD (funded by the AHRC and completed at Cardiff and Southampton Universities) focused on the Neolithic monument complexes of Britain and Ireland. This work involved new … More Introducing Dr Susan Greaney BA MSc FSA
Back in July, the geophysics team from Historic England conducted a number of surveys immediately beyond the northern entrance into the northern henge. I’m very happy to announce that the report on their important work has now been completed and can be downloaded for free at the link below. I heartily recommend you have a … More Thornborough Northern Henge, West Tanfield, North Yorkshire: Report on Geophysical Surveys, July 2024
Chris is an archaeologist specialising in the prehistory of western Europe, with a particular interest in the archaeology of the Atlantic façade (Portugal, France, Britain & Ireland). He was an undergraduate and postgraduate at Cambridge, where his PhD was a study of landscape change and archaeological sites in western France. From 1990-2005 he was Assistant … More Introducing Prof. Chris Scarre
Early autumn. As the nights begin to draw in, as the equinox passes and the light wanes earlier each day, this is the time when the long shadow of the coming winter is felt in early morning chills across the land. We mourn the dying of the summer with feasts and festivals, shamelessly stolen from … More Northern Lights over Thornborough Henge
