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Festival of British Archaeology

It is less than a week until the start of the Festival of British Archaeology - and we will be holding lots of events, both on and off-campus, during 2 weeks of the Festival. Everything kicks off with an Archaeology Activity Day this Saturday 11th July. Just drop in to take part in a series of hands-on activities related to aspects of archaeology within the department. Continue reading →

Basing House Open Days – Beyond the Brick Wall

As part of our time at Basing House, we were keen to work with the Hampshire County Council team to keep visitors informed of our dig, and to tell people all about the history of Basing House in an engaging way. The dig was also a training excavation; a compulsory part of an Archaeology or Archaeology & History student’s undergraduate degree. Continue reading →

Bring Your Bones! Bones Identification Day 8th August

Osteologists Visit Basing House Do you have a mystery bone that you dug up in the garden or found whilst walking the dog? Would you like to find out more about how archaeologists identify bones? We have fantastic news for you! Some lovely skulls to whet your appetite! Can you identify all of these chaps? Bones Identification Day at Basing House 8th August 11am-4pm Ellie Williams and her team will be visiting Basing House on the 8th August to show a selection of bones from the University of... Continue reading →

Festival of British Archaeology

Basing House is taking part in the Festival of British Archaeology Basing House CAT Project is excited to be taking part in the Festival of British Archaeology. Over the course of the Festival, we will be running open days, with a variety of events for you to drop-in and take part in. There is more information on the Festival of British Archaeology website: http://www.archaeologyfestival.org. Continue reading →

Spring Survey Week One – Day Four

Today was a cold but very productive day up at Basing House. Preparing for day four of the topographic and building survey. March 2013. The student teams are getting faster at recording topography and have covered huge areas of the site. On day four, students have been surveying the earthworks at the south east of the site. Surveying in the limits of the New House has been tricky as there are partial walls to try to identify. Surveying the New House stables. Continue reading →

Spring Survey Week One – Day Two

Today was the second day on site for staff and students from the surveying module. The weather was changeable (to say the least!), but the teams still managed to get almost a full day’s work in. We were all feeling confident as we arrived on site this morning, and the teams set up quickly and smoothly. Continue reading →

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