A session for members to bring anything old that they’ve found and also see examples of pottery, flint, and metalwork, found during excavation.
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A session looking at how to date archaeological artefacts held at the Museum of Somerset.
Our next session will be on Saturday 2nd July in the grounds of Crowcombe Court on the Quantock Hills, where we have been invited to take part in an archaeological excavation to try and find a lost medieval manor house!
We will be meeting at Crowcombe Village Hall car park (postcode TA4 4AQ) at 10am and will finish at 2.30pm.
We will be digging, washing finds, looking at old maps and plans, plus other activities.
The excavation is being carried out by Context One Archaeological Services and there is some info about the dig on their website:
https://www.contextone.co.uk/
Please bring:
Drinks, snacks and a packed lunch
Sturdy footwear
Sun hat and sun cream and/or waterproof clothing depending on the weather
It will still be hay fever season so don’t forget your antihistamines if you are a sufferer.
Please email to book your place on this great opportunity!
Please note this is the SECOND Saturday in the month and not the first as usual.
We will be going by coach to meet Stonehenge expert Julian Richards at the Stonehenge Visitors Centre. From there Julian will take us on a guided walk around the Stonehenge landscape, looking at all the amazing archaeology associated with this famous prehistoric monument.
The coach will leave from Castle Green outside Taunton Museum at 9am on 11th June. We anticipate being back for around 5.30pm.
There will be a cost of £3 per person for the coach. Julian has kindly arranged Free Entry for all MAYA members into the Stonehenge Visitors
Centre.
There should be room for some parents to come along if interested, but they will have to pay for entry into the visitors centre.
More details will be sent out nearer the time but we wanted to give you plenty of notice for this very exciting trip! Email to book your place!
Discover prehistoric earthworks using LiDAR and then ground-truthing them in the field with Dan Broadbent. Times and locations to be confirmed.
The Dunster visit will run from 10.30am to around 1pm. Meet at the car park in Dunster to explore this historic Medieval town.
Meet at the Avalon Marshes Centre at 10.30. Finishing time TBC sometime in the afternoon. Activities include mosaic making and daubing. Bring lunch and warn clothing you don’t mind getting messy!
Our next MAYA session will be on Saturday 5th February from 10.30am – 12.30pm. We will meet in the car park at Castle Neroche, an Iron Age Hillfort and Norman Motte and Bailey. The nearest postcode for the site is TA20 3JZ and the site is signposted as you approach.
We will be exploring the earthworks and woodlands around this fascinating site and uncover some surprising secrets!
You will need to bring:
- Warm and waterproof clothing
- Sturdy and waterproof footwear (this is very important, the site is hilly and can be very muddy!)
- Drink and snack
Please email to book your place on this exciting visit!
More information nearer the time.
10.30am – 12.30pm. The Learning Room, Museum of Somerset.
The job of an archaeologist is to learn about the past by discovering and investigating artefacts that were left behind. We will look at what we are leaving behind today, and how we will be seen in the future, looking at borders and spaces we live in.
10.30am – 12.30pm. The Learning Room, Museum of Somerset.
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