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The South Somerset Archaeological Research Group (SSARG), in conjunction with the National Trust and Mick Aston’s Young Archaeologists, will be continuing their geophysical survey of the gardens at Montacute House as part of the Council for British Archaeology’s annual Festival of Archaeology. Timed to coincide with the Farmers Market, members of the public will be able to freely access the grounds and have a go at carrying out a resistivity survey.

Time: 11am – 4pm

A Victorian Magic Lantern Show and Christmas party in the Learning Room in the Museum of Somerset 10.30am – 12.30pm

Andrew Butcher is an expert on Medieval manuscripts and in his studies has come across some surprises! Find out about the Medieval sense of humour and the hidden jokes and cartoons in ancient manuscripts.

Julian Richards from TV’s Meet the Ancestors returns! Julian is one of the county’s leading experts on Stonehenge and wrote English Heritage’s Stonehenge Guide Book. Learn all about England’s most famous prehistoric monument and have a go at building a Stonehenge of our own!

Details to follow.

The anniversary of our first MAYA session!  We’ll be looking back at the past year and updating the Time Line we did with Laura in July 2016.

Our next session will be on Saturday 1^st April and will be all about geophysical surveying!

We will be meeting at Stapleton Mead Farm, near Martock. Please email contact@yacsomerset.co.uk for exact directions.

PLEASE NOTE:  We have a limited amount of survey equipment and so in order to accommodate as many members as possible we will be holding two sessions.  Please email for more information and to book a place and say if you would prefer the morning or the afternoon session or if you have no preference.

Morning session:  9.30am – 12.30pm

Afternoon session:  1.30 – 3.30pm

What can we learn from tiny artefacts which are too small and fragile to dig up? How do we get them out of the soil and what sorts of things can we find?

This session will take place in the Learning Rooms of the Museum of Somerset.

Please note this is the Second Saturday in June.

A visit to the Somerset Heritage Centre, Norton Fitzwarren, Taunton. Please note: This is the second Saturday in the month as the Somerset Records Office in the Heritage Centre will be open.