Plover Hall Excavation Dates have been confirmed
This will take place from Monday 29th June to Saturday 18th July 2026. Please check our Events Page (which is under the Activities tab) for more details.
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Blanchland Excavation Details
Further Details of the Blanchland Excavation have been added to the website and can be found on the Events Page on this website.
They can also be viewed by opening the post and clicking on the link below
The excavation will run from Saturday 2nd May until Sunday 17th May 2026
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To see more details click HERE to view the poster
Brignall Geophysics Results are now on the website
The images from the Geophysics Survey in October 2025 have now been uploaded to the website.
There is a link at the bottom of the entry for Brignall Old St. Mary’s on the Photo Gallery Page
They can be also be viewed by opening this post and clicking on the link below.
The page now contains the results from both the resistivity and magnetometry surveys.
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Allendale Henge 2024 Excavation and Geophysics Reports now available
The report on the 2024 excavation at Allendale Henge has just been uploaded to the website and can be viewed or downloaded. The geophysics report is also available. To find it go to the AA Other Reports Page or go to the Posts page and click on the links below
Excavation Recording Manual
The Altogether Archaeology Excavation Recording Manual has just been uploaded to the website and can be viewed or downloaded. Acknowledgement:
This is based on The WallCAP Project Excavation Recording Manual, derived from Jane Harrison’s AAARP Project Manual. WallCAP was funded by The Heritage Lottery Fund and managed by Newcastle University.
Forms from Altogether Archaeology by courtesy of Martin Green & Tony Metcalf. Dr Jane Harison & WallCAP kindly gave Bob Abram permission to use the format and text of this document for community excavations with changes to suit Lunesdale Archaeology Society (LAS) and further adapted for Altogether Archaeology including recording forms for consistence within their excavations.To find it go to the Governance Page or click on the link below
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Gueswick 2024 Report now available
The report on the 2024 excavation at Gueswick Hills has just been uploaded to the website and can be viewed or downloaded. To find it go to the Reports Page and select Gueswick or click on the link below
Ist dig of the year finished, looking forward to the next
The Plover Hall, Gilmonby Excavation has now finished. We had 3 weeks of mostly fine and sometimes very hot weather. The site has now been back-filled and the sheep and lambs have taken over possession of the trenches.
Our next dig starts at Gueswick in August.
Go to the Posts page and click on the link below for more details
AGM 2025 was held on 26 April. Click the post to see the photos
A very accurate model of the Gueswick site. Even better we could eat it. Thank you Bob Abram, bakeoff awaits you.
Gill Hey talking about Cumbria’s 1st farmers
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Nick Henderson & Anna Giecco talking about Uncovering Roman Carlisle
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New date for AGM
The date of the AGM has had to be re-arranged to Saturday 26th April because renovation work is being carried out at the venue. Full details of the event are on our EVENTS page
Anglo-Saxon Embroidery Day
Anglo-Saxon Embroidery Workshop –
Members and visitors had a choice of 2 designs, a deer similar to the ones on the Bayeaux Tapestry(actually an embroidery not a tapestry) or an angel for the more ambitious. The colours used were all ones that would have been available from natural dyes in the Anglo-Saxon period
The photos have been uploaded to the facebook page.
To view the facebook photos click HERE . Some photos have been added to our photo-gallery
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THE NORTH PENNINES from Prehistory to Present
Good to see that the book written by Paul Frodsham(Archaeological Advisor), Martin Green (Fieldwork Director) and Greg Finch(Treasurer) was referenced in the December edition of Current Archaeology. It appears in the Just Out and Coming Soon Section. It is available now. Many of our members have ordered a copy and will be able to collect them at the Xmas Do next week.
Visit to the Devil’s Arrows and Thornborough Henges
Thornborough Henges
Dr Emma Watson kindly gave some of our members a guided walk around The Devil’s Arrows and the Thornborough Henges. Thanks for sharing your expertise Emma and thank you Michelle for the lovely photos which can be viewed on Facebook
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Altogether Archaeology on Tales from the Trowel
When we were excavating at Gueswick Jackie Macvay and Darren Carr from Tales From The Trowel visited us when the weather was wet and windy. Despite the conditions they interviewed Rob Young, Martin Green, Sue Wilson and Tony Metcalfe and have produced a podcast which you can download and watch if you follow the link below. Thanks Jackie and Darren for giving us a memorable record of our continuing work at this special site.
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