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Well at least the morning, no wind until afternoon.

TAS have been undertaking geophysical assessments of large sections of Tamesides countryside around Luzley near Mossley and Ashton under lyne. The hope is that the location of a Roman road may be discovered. It is expected to take a couple … Continue reading →

TAS has been awaiting permission from Natural England to asssess erosion sites. Previously surveys by TAS of these SSSI sites have produced small lithic scatters. Permission has been granted and evaluation of the sites has commenced. The first part of … Continue reading →

Dear all, the free on line course is very stimluations. Below is a few tombstones to cavalry men I found on the web. The comment made was …did they have an off the shelf design when making a tombstone? https://www.futurelearn.com … Continue reading →

An opportunity to complete a survey which started in 2013 of the Gargolyes and Grotesques of the bell tower was completed today. The tower is having repairs to its stone work and access was given to TAS to complete a … Continue reading →

Oxford Archaeology North are under taking the archaeological evaluation of the former railway yards and associated buildings to the east of manchester centre. Volunteers have also been helping from Tameside Archaeological society and Manchester Region Industrial Archaeology Society Four air … Continue reading →

This was the last day for dig with events for the public. The weather was horrific with very heavy freezing showers. However some people managed to find out what had been learnt about their local park. Most people were surprised … Continue reading →

Dodging a few heavy hailstone loaded showers was the order of the day.  Site was cleaned ready for the open day tomorrow when everyone is welcome to come and  see the site, check out the finds and also have an … Continue reading →

Today saw some new starters. A cellar was gradually been cleared of its rubble fill exposing a blocked in cellar window. This may indicate that the ground level at this side of the house may have been much lower than … Continue reading →

A TAS social visit to the oldest church in Greater Manchester. Many thanks to Geoff Wellens local Historian for an excellent educational tour.