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WYAS Archaeology Day School - 14 November 2009
A feature packed day of reports, studies and recent archaeological work in the West Yorkshire area, with some practical demonstrations of pottery. |
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Nostell Priory Excavations - 10-11 October 2009 [Info.]
A continuation of 'On Site Archaeology's' contracting work at the site of a new car park at Nostell Priory in Wakefield. |
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Meanwood Guided Walk - 5 September 2009 [Info.]
An historic guided walk from Dave Wheldrake. |
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British Archaeology Award Ceremony
at the British Museum, London - Monday 10 November 2008
The Middleton Park Project was nominated for the 'Best In dependant project',
and although we did not win, the project was highly recommended.
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Martin & Rebecca with the Plaque and Awards |
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Grand Opening of the Leeds City
Museum - Saturday 1
3 September 2008
A excellently transformed Civic Theatre now makes the City museum. With
a great deal to see. |
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Visit to the Royal Armouries
- Thursday 11 Septemebr 2008
An excellent visit to the Royal Armouries. We looked at past documents,
Guns, swords and a golden sword. A great talk from the Armouries about a
family around the time of the Napoleonic Wars and what became of them. A
good insight of how some family organizations worked. |
Middleton woods Mining
Book Launch - Thursday 24 July 2009
Middleton Library - The book launch event included a short presentation
by Martin Roe, the project Archaeologist, followed by refreshments and a
book signing.
Launched to coincide with National Archaeology Week 2008 (July 12th-20th)
the Friends of Middleton Park (FoMP) announced the publication of a new
book, which highlights the park as an area of major historic significance.
Coal Mining in Middleton Park: An Archaeological Investigation
by the Middleton Park Community Archaeological Project details
the finding of the lottery-funded, community project, and demonstrates that
Middleton Park is one of the best preserved and most important historic
coal-mining landscapes in West Yorkshire. |
Simon Riches from the
Royal Armouries, Leeds - 15 July 2009
Simon Riches from the Royal Armouries treated the group to an interesting
talk on wednesday 16th July. He talked about the Indian mutiny of 1857-8
and the First World War, with regards to items in the Royal Armouries' collections.
He brought some items of dress uniform to show us, including a cap and its
feather and gloves. |
Oakwell Hall Excavation with Dave
Wheldrake from WYAS (Schools Project) - 19 May 2008
Two trenches underway with hope to find postholes to show a structure found
of map references. See
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Middleton Park Completion of Survey
- April 2008
Completion of the survey complete and awaiting the publication of the book.
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Visit to National Mining Museum'
in Wakefield - Saturday 17 November 2007
A talk about the Middleton Railway history by Ian Smith gave some insight
into the history associated with the work we are doing in Middleton Park.
And a trip down 400ft below the surface to see the history of how coal was
worked, courtesy of the Nation Coal Mining Museum. Visit
to museum web site>>> |
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Middleton
Woods Survey - Saturday 10 November 2007
The 'total Station' survey is well underway with 2 groups working on separate
aspects of the survey. The first group is taking actuate measurements of
the shaft mounds using 'total station' surveying and the second are progressing
with a 'tape survey', which accurately records the shaft mounds with sizes
for drawing up. |
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Middleton Park project - Season
2 - Day 1 - Saturday 27 October 2007
A
continuation of the Middleton park surveys from last year. Initial
train to use a 'Total Station', which is a device to accurately measure
size and height of the features. This is the same device used to build roads
in straight lines. |
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Martin Roe talk about Middleton
Woods Survey - Thursday 11th October 2007
Martin talked about the last seasons surveys of Middleton Woods historic
mining and the purposed season two's objectives. |
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Aberford Historical/Archaeological
Walk with Dave Wheldrake - Saturday 6 October 2007
2 prehistoric linear earthworks;The ‘ghost’ of a third;1 medieval
chapel;1 deserted medieval village;1 Jacobean stately home pretending to
be a cottage;1 church with a unique dedication. |
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West Yorkshire Archaeology
Advisory Service Day School - Saturday 29 September 2007
Another
full day of talks and demos this year at the Royal Armouries in Leeds.
The morning started off with a short introduction from Ian Sanderson from
WYAAS and a welcome for Councilor Malcom Slater, (Chair WYJS).
Recent
Archaeology in West Yorkshire - Elizabeth Chamberlin, Helen
Gomersall & Andrea Burgess detailed some of the recent work done in
West Yorkshire. Elizabeth talked about historic buildings, Helen talked
about Industrial Archaeology and Andrea explained the importance of recording
site when redevelopment of urban areas is taking
place.
Is hedgerow dating dated? - Barry
Wright from Boston Spar Community Archaeology Group talked about the Hooper
rule in regards to hedgerow dating and the
flaws it has. Barry is studying Archae-Botany as part of his PhD research.
Monkbridge Forge - Neil Dransfield from ARCUS
detailed the recording of the forge which is being dismantled at South
Leeds, and talked about the series of developments over its history.
Roundway Down - A member of the Royal Armouries
team gave a magnificent account of a gentleman's diary from 1643.
Ian Sanderson - Battlefield Archaeology around
the Battle of Adwalton Moor.
Ian Roberts - Pontefract castle sieges between
1644 and 1649 and the archaeology discovered via the excavations and documentary
evidence.
John Hudson - A wonderful short talk and an
excellent display of medieval pottery making.
Graeme Rimer - Another Royal Armouries team
member talked about the muskets, pikes and armour used by both the Royalists
and the Parliamentarians.
Gillian Waters - Traitors & Delinquents
- A hands on lecture, and public humiliation for some, on the clothing
and armourments used during the civil war.
An excellent day school with a lot of things to get your mind thinking.
A good choice for the venue and hope that these continue to be a source
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Middleton Park Update
talk by Martin Roe - Tuesday 25th September 2007
Martin talked about the past year surveys and detailed
the discoveries made. A good turn out by local residents, Friends of Middleton
park and South Leeds Archaeology.
We
have now had two days of excavation at Oakwell Hall. Saturday
the weather was fine but for Sunday we had to work through showers all
day.
Despite
the weather we now have some idea of what is going on in the trench with
a clearly defined plough furrow which lines up with a depression running
down the field – medieval ridge and furrow ploughing is
the most likely explanation. In the northern end of the trench a scatter of stones has turned from a possible land drain (first
impression) into a path or trackway.
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