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Community archaeology projects
We can help organise, direct, supervise or lend advice to community groups setting up archaeological projects, including excavation, survey and workshops. Our community/volunteer services can lend vital professional archaeological support to any community venture, ensuring that the projects are correctly undertaken from setup to final publication. When providing support to community groups, our approach can differ depending on the group’s needs and requirements, but we aim on the whole to provide the following guidance as standard:
- Good practice in archaeological excavation techniques;
- Good practice in recording techniques;
- Good practice in building recording techniques;
- Good practice in landscape survey techniques;
- Advice on health and safety on archaeological excavations;
- Advice on media involvement;
- Good practice in archaeological publication techniques;
- An insight into upcoming methodologies/processes.
Community projects in 2023
We are currently in the process of fully taking over the community project at The Hagg Romano-British farmstead site, Swaledale, on behalf of the Swaledale and Arkengarthdale Archaeology Group. This year the plan is to put together a project plan for the next couple of years, as well as potentially dig the odd test-pit or two…
We’re also hoping to be lending professional support to an upcoming project at East Tanfield railway, County Durham.
More information on both projects will be published when details are available.
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Setting Vindomora Solutions up as a publisher is something I've been discussing for several years now... and now, its a reality! Funded by Urban Design and Conservation, Newcastle City Council, I'm pleased to announce that Volume 1 of The Ebenezer Project, written by Peter Ryder will launch on the 9th December. The boxes in the pic are full of printed copies ready for the launch event, then copies should be available for all to purchase online. More info nearer the time!
4 days ago
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I wondered if the images taken during the Level 2 recording of Whitlow III bastle at Epiacum could generate a 3D model (accompanied by Doonan Architects' drone images).
What do you think? The internal south fireplace needs a little work but not too bad as a by-product...
Whitlow III Bastle remanant - 3D model by Tony Liddell - Sketchfab
3D model of Whitlow III bastle remnant, near Epiacum Roman Fort, Alston, Northumberland. The model still needs a little work on the internal south wall fireplace etc, but the model was generated essentially as a by-product from images taken from a Level 2 building recording project, so I’m qui...
8 months ago
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📢We are really pleased to announce that bookings for our 2023 excavation season are now live!!!
We will be undertaking our final season exploring a lost medieval tower at the base of the ancient entrance to the castle fortress.
Find out more 👉https://bamburghresearchproject.wordpress.com/2023/02/08/excavation-season-2023-booking-is-open/
10 months ago
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A little innovation in archaeological survey. The clip below shows John working his way around the Moasure One, a motion-reliant measuring tool that produces 3D line drawings in real time with on-screen measurements that can be immediately exported as an image, PDF or to CAD.
We've recently also started using the unit for updating building floorplans - we often get provided with such plans for undertaking historic building recording projects, but they're often out of date. The Moasure One provides a very quick and accurate alternative to sometimes the laborious task of updating those plans on site.
#archaeology #innovation #moasure #moasureone #archaeologicalsurvey
1 years ago
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Hi Tony - can you add point locations, as a layer? to get 3D location of finds within site boundary?
Over the Summer we had some interesting projects to undertake, which included six walkover surveys in Northumberland combining to well over 1000 hectares. Some of the sites we inspected were stunning examples, one of which was the Kettley Rock Art Shelter, Scheduled Ancient Monument List entry 1417677. The rock art panel likely dates to the Late Neolithic or early Bronze Age, and was originally discovered in the late 20th century. Unlike a lot of the panels we inspected in the local area that were degrading badly, the Kettley panel was shielded by the overhang of the 'shelter', thus preserving the designs to a much greater degree. Below you can see a selection of the photos from the survey, including John undertaking part of the recording process.
#archaeology #northumberlandarchaeology #rockart #northumberlandrockart #cupandring #neolithic
1 years ago
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I visited some of these cup and ring marked stones when walking in Northumberland some 30,+ years ago. Glad to see they are being fully recorded now
Hopefully what every other archaeology team is doing today!
1 years ago
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Some interesting bottles coming up during today`s watching brief...
Might see some of you there tomorrow?
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Might see some of you there tomorrow?
#dobusinessnetwork #dobusinesslocal #smallbusinesssupport #networking #neshoeboxexpo #archaeology #archaeologicalpractice #northeastarchaeology
The Blair Mick Project...
#historicbuildingrecording #archaeology #basementrecording
Test pitting the Causey West Bank Haulage Engine yesterday and today to check for solid structures beneath the rubble.
#tanfieldrailway #causey #industrialarchaeology
Test pitting the Causey West Bank Haulage Engine yesterday and today to check for solid structures beneath the rubble.
#tanfieldrailway #causey #industrialarchaeology
Is this a line that should never be crossed in archaeology? 😉
#railway #industrialarchaeology #archaeology #countydurham
Is this a line that should never be crossed in archaeology? 😉
#railway #industrialarchaeology #archaeology #countydurham
Its amazing what can be found in modern clearance cairns (piles of stone cleared from the local area by farmers/landowners). In this one was this lovely likely Neolithic/Bronze Age cup-marked stone (unrecorded in the area), as well as the remnant of a stone marked as `standing stone` in the Historic Environment Record...
#archaeology #northumberland #prehistoric #prehistoricnorthumberland #cupmarkedstone #archaeologicalsurvey #fieldsurvey #archaeologylife #archaeologicalfieldwork
Its amazing what can be found in modern clearance cairns (piles of stone cleared from the local area by farmers/landowners). In this one was this lovely likely Neolithic/Bronze Age cup-marked stone (unrecorded in the area), as well as the remnant of a stone marked as `standing stone` in the Historic Environment Record...
#archaeology #northumberland #prehistoric #prehistoricnorthumberland #cupmarkedstone #archaeologicalsurvey #fieldsurvey #archaeologylife #archaeologicalfieldwork
The Long Stone on Longstone Hill, Northumberland. The 1866 mapping shows the stone, but it does not appear in the Northumberland County Council Historic Environment Record for the area. The stone lies north of a Bronze Age funerary cairn field (Scheduled).
#northumberland #standingstones #longstone #archaeology #bronzeage
The Long Stone on Longstone Hill, Northumberland. The 1866 mapping shows the stone, but it does not appear in the Northumberland County Council Historic Environment Record for the area. The stone lies north of a Bronze Age funerary cairn field (Scheduled).
#northumberland #standingstones #longstone #archaeology #bronzeage
The `Shepherd`s Cairn` on Lucker Moor, Northumberland. Described in the Historic Environment Record as a Post-medieval funerary monument.
#northumberland #northumberlandarchaeology #archaeology #funerarycairn #cairn #postmedieval
The `Shepherd`s Cairn` on Lucker Moor, Northumberland. Described in the Historic Environment Record as a Post-medieval funerary monument.
#northumberland #northumberlandarchaeology #archaeology #funerarycairn #cairn #postmedieval
`Archaeopup` Luna popped into the office this morning, but decided she didn`t fancy helping with the latest report writing...
#archaeopup #dogsofarchaeology #vindomorasolutionsltd #archaeologylife #archaeology #cantgetthestaff #caledonianwolfalike
`Archaeopup` Luna popped into the office this morning, but decided she didn`t fancy helping with the latest report writing...
#archaeopup #dogsofarchaeology #vindomorasolutionsltd #archaeologylife #archaeology #cantgetthestaff #caledonianwolfalike
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