Prehistoric Monuments in the Peak District
December 2, 2015
Taking place in November, the student ‘Prehistoric’ field trip proved to be the perfect introduction to British archaeology. Weather wise at least. Wrapped up in waterproofs and woolly hats, while huddling together for dear life, the students were able to discern through the horizontal rain two of the more impressive prehistoric field monuments in the …
Hidden history – cave archaeology (part 1)
November 10, 2015
The last two weeks have been quite busy in terms of cave archaeology. On Wednesday Oct 28th I went for a brief expedition to Fox Hole Cave in Derbyshire led by Paul Mortimer from the National Trust. The archaeology from this site (excavated in 1928 and again in the 1960s-80s), includes the earliest evidence of people in …
How do you record a tooth?
October 25, 2015
That’s the question I’ve been asking myself, since Rachael Hall at the National Trust loaned me the bones from Reynard’s Kitchen Cave in Dovedale, Derbyshire. We’re working on a project to examine how the Dovedale landscape has changed over time, and as part of this we’re going to date an exciting find from the cave. …
