JAMCam: VIP: Very Important Purrrrson
Week one of Post Excavation has wrapped up and we’ve made a huge amount of progress. We were joined this week by our colleagues from ARS as part of a two-weeks intensive training block (for which volunteer spaces for next week can be found by following the link here, or so I’m told), who have […]
JAMCam: Jarroweeeeeen!
Happy Jarroween everyone! I hope every Goblin and Ghoul reading is having an absolutely spooktacular time, from the bottom of my cold, dead, zombie heart. As we move into the Post Excavation phase of JAM (for which there are still plenty of spaces to sign up to by following this link), we will start […]
JAM Lovers Assemble!
It is finally time to start cataloging the finds recovered this September by the Jarrow Archaeological Mission. This means washing, sorting, weighing, marking, accessioning and maybe even doing a sneaky little bit of research. Post-Excavation work is the part of archaeology you typically don’t see, and is suited to people you enjoy a calm, indoors, […]
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 […]