Cleveland Archaeology | News Update October 2018: Posters, Funding and Geofizz

Spencer Carter, Projects Co-Director, will present and talk about the ICE AND FIRE rescue archaeology project on Teesside’s Eston Hills, at the Palaeolithic & Mesolithic Conference being held at the British Museum, 25-6 October 2018.

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In the meantime, we have applied to Teesside Philanthropic Foundation for funding so that we can print more of the ICE AND FIRE 2018 Report booklet for distribution across schools and community outlets. Wish us luck!

Results!

We’re also delighted to have received the REAPING TIME geophysical survey report by Archaeological Services Durham University for the summer survey of more than 30ha as part of the initial Explore and Evaluate phase.

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The results are tremendously exciting and add much detail, as well as questions, to our observations of crop and soil marks from satellite and LiDAR (aerial laser) imagery. The report, in addition to the field-walking finds and surface observations, will influence our proposals for community engagement in 2019-20, subject to review and funding. Discussions will take place through November in the hope that we can kick-off more field-walking and finds processing in Spring 2019, followed by summer test pit excavations of selected features.


Thank you for reading — more news soon!

– Spencer
Cleveland Archaeology Project Team

Cleveland Archaeology | New parent website for community projects

◊ Dear Microburin Friends,

We’re delighted to launch our parent website, Cleveland Archaeology as a portal for active community archaeological projects being undertaken by TimeVista Archaeology and colleagues in the Teesside and Cleveland areas south of the River Tees, ceremonially north-east Yorkshire.

Our Cleveland projects are non-commercial and not-for-profit, funded with grants from the Big Lottery Fund and Heritage Lottery Fund as well as other charitable and philanthropic organisations. This site does not include projects being conducted by other voluntary or commercial groups.

The ICE AND FIRE website remains active and is linked from the parent site. We have a second community archaeology project in East Cleveland, REAPING TIME, which is in the first Explore and Evaluate phase of what we hope will be a multi-year adventure, alongside our work on the Eston Hills and elsewhere. While we await the results of a geophysical survey undertaken in August, there are already some great finds from field-walking. Community engagements are planned for Spring 2019, subject to more grant funding. It’s an extremely busy time!

KEEP IN TOUCH!
We have created a consolidated contact form on the parent site where you can ask questions and register your interest in both outdoor fieldwork and indoor activities across our active projects.

OUR MISSION | Connecting People With Place by promoting well-being, belonging and cultural value through sustainable Heritage and Archaeology.

Spence

Kiplin Hall 2014 | Lithics Chapter and Bibliography

◊ Dear Microburins

There are noises that suggest the delayed Charting Chipeling monograph about the archaeology of the Kiplin Estate in North Yorkshire may be heading towards print presses soon. In the meantime, and with Jim Brightman’s kind permission, here is the chapter on Lithics analysis and interpretation together with the full bibliography. I’m also pleased to have contributed to three other chapters, with Jim, on the excavations.

Download as PDF (Dropbox.com) »

On a personal note, things have been a bit on the quiet side much of this year due to some significant health issues. I’m glad to say the slow road to recovery is being travelled.

Spence

Lithic Studies Society Conference 19-Nov-2017 | New Research from Old Assemblages

◊ Dear Microburins

The Lithic Studies Society is holding a day conference in Oxford on Sunday 19 November. The theme is a hot topic with a great line-up of speakers who will present their experiences of gleaning valuable new insights from legacy lithics collections.

Conference info and booking »

I’m booked, so hopefully see you there!

Spence

Yorkshire Archaeological Journal | Digital copy now free to download

YAJ volumes◊ Dear Microburins

The Yorkshire Archaeological & Historical Society has completed a major investment in digitizing their journal from volume 1 (1870) to volume 82 (2010). The journals are also searchable and can be downloaded in a range of formats. There are many important Mesolithic and prehistoric articles.

Volumes from 2011 until present are commercially published by Maney, followed by Taylor and Francis, and so digital and print copies are available for a charge to non-members.

View the journals online »
Read more about what is available and planned next »

Spence

Mesolithic Infamy? | Interview with These Bones of Mine

Guest Interview: Turbulence Ahead? Introducing Archaeologist and Agitator Spencer Carter

◊ Dear Microburins,

It’s been a huge pleasure to be interviewed by David Mennear – over the last few months due to some medical challenges we have both faced, and survived.

Read the interview »

Spence