An opportunity for budding Archaeologists!
We at Jarrow Hall are organising a very special opportunity for anyone interested in pursuing a future in archaeology. We will soon be offering an SQA Level 3 in Archaeological Practice. This is a vocational qualification designed by the Scottish Qualifications Association, working with the Council for British Archaeology, meant to provide another pathway into […]
JAMCam: Backfilling and Backache
This week on site we focused on backfilling Trench 1 and our test pits all by hand, and only a few muscles were pulled in the process, which by archaeological standards is pretty good for backfilling. Image: Backfilling Trench 1. We managed to get all of the re-turfing done just in the nick of time as Storm Amy rolled in. Even though we might be finished […]
JAMCam: The Jarrow Wyrm
A sad day has set for JAM, as we mark the last official day of excavations for the season (we’re considering the Young Archaeologists Club visit tomorrow more a post-credit scene). As we prepare to back fill, it’s time to look at all the progress we’ve made in the last week. But first, that backfilling […]
JAMCam: Deep Excavations and FAQs
With just one week left to go, we’re seeing real progress down at the dig site. We’ve finally broken past the modern deposits at both the North and South ends of our main trench. Image: Excavating intact 18th/17th century deposits Northern end of Trench 1. We can be reasonably confident in dating these deposits as […]
JAMCam: The Week the Weather Gods Almost Smiled on Us
Before we get to the updates, we want to let you know that as part of Heritage Open days we will be offering a site tour and object handling tomorrow at 10:30, 11:30 and 12:30. We will also be joined by the Tyneside Metal Detecting Association, so come on down if you can. As the […]
JAMCam: Rations and Rationality
And so, the first official week of JAM has reached its conclusion, and by gosh was it beyond expectations. Image: The skull of the Venerable Bede himself! You may have seen our early update in the week, and we at Jarrow Hall commend and honestly admire the people of Jarrow’s commitment to the bit. […]