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Village Test-Pitting at Nether Stowey

This autumn, residents of Nether Stowey are invited to take part in a programme of archaeological research aimed at better understanding the development of villages in and around the Quantock Hills. Over four days, from October 19th to 22nd 2023, archaeologists from Past Participate, supported by the Quantock Landscape Partnership Read more…

By Dan Broadbent, 2 years12 September 2023 ago
Past Events

Village Test Pitting- Crowcombe 8th-9th October

Following this summer’s excavations in search of the lost medieval manor, this autumn we will be back in Crowcombe to continue our programme of Village Test Pitting. On the weekend of 8th and 9th of October, along with archaeologists from Past Participate, we will be helping local residents dig small Read more…

By William Jenman, 3 years8 August 2022 ago
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Community Archaeology at Crowcombe Court, Summer 2022 – How to Get Involved!

Would you like to take part in our next archaeological excavation? This summer, together with archaeologists from Context One Heritage & Archaeology, we will be undertaking a major archaeological excavation in the grounds of Crowcombe Court. Crowcombe’s original manor house is believed to have originated in the 13th century but Read more…

By Dan Broadbent, 3 years29 April 2022 ago
News

Village Test-Pitting at Nether Stowey

This autumn, residents of Nether Stowey are invited to take part in a programme of archaeological research aimed at better understanding the development of villages in and around the Quantock Hills. Over four days, from October 19th to 22nd 2023, archaeologists from Past Participate, supported by the Quantock Landscape Partnership Read more…

By Dan Broadbent, 4 years18 February 2022 ago
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Late Bronze Age enclosure identified on Cothelstone Hill

We have now received carbon-14 dates from charcoal samples recovered from our excavations on Cothelstone Hill in the summer of 2021. Coupled with interpretation of the results of a LiDAR survey commissioned of the entire QLPS area, the carbon dates indicate the presence of a previously unknown Late Bronze Age Read more…

By Dan Broadbent, 4 years23 December 2021 ago
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