Events

Events

Evaluation Excavation

Venue. Safefield Farm, Alconbury Weston.

Dates. 31 Jul - 3 Aug 25.

Participation. All members of the Sawtry, Alconburys and JigSaw Cambridgeshire communities.

Fenland Young Archaeologists' Club (YAC). Children from Fenland YAC have been invited to participate on 2 Aug 25 during the period 1000-1200. The children will be supervised by Fenland YAC adult leaders.

Visitors. The site will be open to visitors on an ad hoc basis.

Survey Aims and Strategy. This is the second session of the third season of archaeological investigation on Safefield Farm, which is a continuation of the desktop survey (Season 1) and an earlier evaluation excavation undertaken in Oct 22 (Season 2). The purpose of this session is to determine the nature of the mortar feature revealed in the previous session, its stratigraphy relative to the remainder of the trench, and whether the yellow clay associated immediately north of the mortar feature is natural geology. It will also continue to locate the accumulated Roman/Romano-British pottery assemblage discovered by Landowners Historical Research Group (LHRG) detectorists.

Opportunities. This excavation will give volunteers with excavation experience the opportunity to develop their excavation skills and techniques, and will give volunteers with no excavation experience the opportunity to learn the principles of archaeological excavation, and basic skills and techniques.

SHS - Evaluation Excavation, Season 3-2

SHS - Evaluation Excavation, Season 3-2 - Attachment 1

SHS - Evaluation Excavation, Season 3-2 - Attachment 2

SHS - Evaluation Excavation, Season 3-2 - Application Form

Geophysical Earth Resistance Survey

Venue. Sawtry Abbey, Sawtry.

Dates. 28 - 31 Mar 25.

Visit project 16-1 on the Archaeology Projects page for further information regarding the Sawtry Abbey project.

Res161-4 Preliminary Results and Analysis

Future Planning

Although no specific events have been planned, planning opportunities exist for the following projects during the periods annotated:

SHS 17-1 Hill Top, Alconbury Weston Dates TBN