20th February (7pm), Festival Hall, Denton, Kerry Beeston, is coming to help with a pottery workshop . TAS is putting together a pictoral pottery database for the public and other federation members to aid identifcation of regional pottery. If any wants to come please email kevin as space is limited. If anyone brings pottery please ensure that each has its own find number written on the pottery.
Pottery, transfer printed, 1862 – 1873
Following the success of two years of archaeological assessment of the park by TAS we were approached by Brian Grimsditch, Senior Archaeologist for the Centre for Applied Archaeology, Salford for the project to be expanded.
The dig will start on the 10th March 2014 and culminate on saturday the 29th with a public day of tours to the site.The event will include local schools and up to 20 volunteer diggers a day. TAS will also be probivding assistence during the two weeks with thier previous excavation experience on site.
An opportunity to unearth the former residence of the Cheetham family, Eastwood house. Built circa 1830. Check out our archives July 2013 for some photos from the last festival of arcaheology event.
To book on as a volunteer digger: Contact details available via http://www.salford.ac.uk/cst/research/applied-archaeology/community-engagement
TAS will be providing a small poster display opposite the Stable block for the two weeks of the dig for the public.
During the event a daily update will be available through this web site.
The mild weather has allowed TAS members to continue with excavations and geophysical assessments. During this periiod the focus is usually field survey and production of reports however the mild weather has allowed additional outdoor activites.
A visit to the moated site is being planned.
This course is intended to provide an insight into archaeology or heritage based skills as some may take up a career or just a hobby but sure if it is right for them.
This course has been planned for Saturdays 9am to 4pm (5th and 19th) and a Tuesday 5pm to 7.30pm (8th) in October to make it easier to attend, particularly if you have to make child care arrangements or are in employment during the week.
If you are interested check out the training course menu above or phone 0161 3306438 and ask for Kevin if you have any questions.
This gallery contains 6 photos.
The evaluation of the site of Highfield house started on the 20th and completed on the 21st July. Children turned up in droves to try and find the house and were rewarded with many pottery and bottle finds. The star … Continue reading
Professional Archaeologist Chris Jones explains architectural features before the gargoyles are surveyed
Huddersfield Archaeological and District society met up with our members to have a look at the roman road alignments researched and dug by them http://www.huddarch.org.uk/. It is hoped that future collaboration may enable research in Tameside and other possible routes between the two areas to be more effective and look at the wider Romano British landscape.
Potential site along side the road for signalling and or protecting the route
The society is running two digs in July this year.
Chethams park, Stalybridge 13th and 14th July, 10 am to 4pm
Stamford Park, Stalybridge 20th and 21st July, 10 am to 4pm
For more details and other archaeology events in the North West visit: www.archaeologyfestival.org.uk/?
Completion of test pit and profile recording of original cut for the barn
Following excavations of the previous buildings for the farm a test pit has been undertaken against an original gable end. The barn was cut into the shale subsurface and no features or only C18 pottery discovered. One piece of Chinese style patterned cup fragment which had decoration on both the inside and outside which is being researched to date when the flagstones may have been positioned above the context.
