Details to follow.
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We will meet at the Somerset Heritage Centre, Brunel Way, Norton Fitzwarren, Taunton TA2 6SF at 10am. The session will end at 4pm back at the Heritage Centre.
The weather looks good so we will be walking from the Heritage Centre to Norton Fiitzwarren hillfort (about 10 mins walk). We will be taken on a guided tour around the hillfort by the County Archaeologist Bob Croft and also digging a couple of test pits.
We will be outside all day so please bring:
Sturdy and practical footwear (Bob Croft stressed this)
Sunhat and sun cream
A warm coat/fleece as even thought it’s sunny the wind can be very cold at this time of year and there is no shelter on the hillfort
Lunch, drinks and snacks
Gardening gloves if you have them
Garden kneeler if you have one
Toilets are available at the Heritage Centre before we leave and we will do a toilet run back to the Heritage Centre at lunchtime.
If you haven’t already done so you need to email to book your place on this session as it’s important we know how many are coming.
Any questions please get in touch.
This session will be run by County Archaeologist Bob Croft around Norton Fitzwarren Church and Hillfort. Timings to be confmried.
This session will be run by Hugh Williams looking at the Stop Line of Taunton.
This session will be run by Caroline and Rob, from 10:30-12:30 at the Museum of Somerset.
This will be joint with the Weston-Super-Mare club.
Full details to follow, however this will be hosted at the Birdgwater Arts Centre,
A session for membesr to bring along items they collect and give a short talk about them.
Time: 10.30am – 3.30pm
We have been invited by Context One Archaeology to take part in their excavation of a prehistoric and Roman site at Middlezoy on the Somerset Levels. They have informed us you won’t just be cleaning back top soil but will be able to excavate some of the archaeological features!
Please email to book your place for this amazing opportunity.
Please bring:
Warm and waterproof clothing and footwear
Sunhat and sun cream
Drinks and snackes
Packed lunch
Gardening gloves and garden kneeler if you have them.
Location: Postcode and directions to the actual site will be sent once registered
Details to follow…
Time: 10am – 1pm although you can bring a picnic lunch and stay longer
Lead by Marc Cox and his team, this session will take MAYAN’s through the Mesolithic hunter-gatherers, Bronze Age metal smiths, and Anglo- Saxon woodworking times, exploring a plethora of ancient crafts along the way.
The day will consist of a mixture of demonstrations and hands-on crafts including Mesolithic flint knapping, hide tanning and weaving; Bronze-Age bronze casting, jewellery making and textiles; and Anglo-Saxon woodworking, pottery and cookery.
This will be a really great session for our members so please email to book your place! When you email please let me know if you are staying later than 1pm and if so what time you are being collected. The site closes at 4pm.
Please bring:
Warm and waterproof clothing and footwear
Sunhat and sun cream
Drinks and snacks
Packed lunch
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