Field School
It’s a Double Update this week as last week was just too crammed full of things to do for a proper JAMCam to be written. This week marks the end of our two week Field School with Master’s Students from Newcastle University, and they’ve done so much for the mission. We’ve taken our initial site photos and made the site opening plan. At the […]
JAMCAM: IT’S ALIVE!
Hello everyone! It’s been an exciting week for JAM as we’ve finally peeled back the Terram Membrane to see our beautiful Trench 1 again. Caption: What a beauty. Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers who helped make this happen. We were also joined by some very special guests this week. On Friday, young people with Escape Intervention joined us for MindfulJAM, a quiet morning […]
JAMCam: Breaking our Backfills
Another beautiful week for JAM, as the team battled the weather and the soil to open site. It’s hard to believe it’s only May, but as the heat continues to soar this summer, we all have to remain safe, especially us out in the field. So remember to drink plenty of water, wear sun cream, and stay cool in the shade when you […]
JAMCam: Big Updates Incoming
Hello Everyone! It really has been a long time since we all caught up, hasn’t it. My apologies, but we’ve been very busy this past wee while getting ready for the re-opening of our littlke site in Drewett’s park for the 2026 excavation season. You might have noticed the fences back up in the park with some lovely new posters in JAM’s signature colour; ‘Autumn’. You might also have noticed a big muddy hole as we […]
Re-Opening the JAM Jar
**Important Updates** We are finally opening our volunteer sign-up for JAM! Follow the link to South Tyneside’s Community Page on Plinth ->Here<- for all of our volunteering options. We have places for excavation and finds processing in July and August, and we need your help to de-turf over the next few weeks. It’s all completely […]
JAMCam: Detailed Analysis
It’s been a busy week at Jarrow Hall as we prepare for Ostara. If you visited over the weekend, you might even have taken part in our golden egg hunt. The JAM Fam has been just as busy with our own kind of whimsical merry making: detailed pottery analysis. But before we get into all that, we would like to give a very big thank […]