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- 21. Upcoming Events - July 2017
- (News)
- ... t led by Dr Sarah Inskip (University of Cambridge). The project is funded by the Wellcome Trust and seeks to examine the health and life of these residents. This is an open meeting for everyone and is plann ...
- Created on 27 June 2017
- 22. An Introduction to Neolithic to Mid Bronze Age Prehistoric Pottery by Sarah Percival of Cambridgeshire
- (Content)
- ... bag-shaped or ‘S’ profile bowls with heavier rims than are found on the Carinated Bowls. These bowls are sometime called Plain Bowls or Developed Bowl as they may represent a development from Carinated ...
- Created on 06 March 2017
- 23. Jigsaw input in #fenspitfire dig
- (News)
- ... and Jemima Woolverton, Jigsaw's Community Archaeologists, have also been on site to work with these volunteers and assist in the excavation. Volunteers have been metal detecting around the crash site (identifie ...
- Created on 06 October 2015
- 24. The Roman Kiln, and other digs
- (News)
- ... ino coloured! Still a good firing otherwise. We're going to sell some of these at our open day - those not made by participants at the Medieval and Roman Pottery Making training courses. As fo ...
- Created on 16 July 2015
- 25. Medieval pottery - new and old
- (News)
- ... into new areas as population grew, and then contraction and abandonment of these new areas after the Black Death decimated the population. Caoption has to be: 'ooooh, pretty pot!' And more pretty p ...
- Created on 08 July 2015
- 26. Spaces on March training courses
- (News)
- ... h identifying animal bone for yourself. Participants should have ideally completed the Level 1 course before, or, if not, to have read the Level 1 guide. There are still spaces left on both the ...
- Created on 04 March 2015
- 27. QGIS Level 1 Guide now available
- (News)
- ... of which teach you new mapping skills. We hope you will be able to transfer these skills into creating your own maps and plans, and that they will form a useful and professional-style element to your fieldwork ...
- Created on 24 February 2015
- 28. Great turnout for fully-booked QGIS Courses
- (News)
- ... 15! Our trainer, Stuart Ladd, has done a great job of making some complicated information accessible in our Best Practice Guides. These will soon be available to download from our Downloads section ...
- Created on 16 February 2015
- 29. Recording and Reporting
- (Content)
- ... to completing OASIS forms. These can be used by Jigsaw groups when registering their findings on the OASIS online database. Context Recording Jigsaw groups are encouraged to use our context recording ...
- Created on 19 December 2014
- 30. Artefact Identification Guides
- (Content)
- ... styles through the ages, and the art of flintknapping Useful Websites Leicestershire County Council has some very useful pottery guides for community archaeology groups. These are specific to pottery ...
- Created on 19 December 2014
- 31. Upcoming autumn courses
- (News)
- ... we have a very popular Writing Project Reports course, and another on QGIS Mapping (mapping is already fully-booked). For more details on these courses, and a booking form, do check out our training ...
- Created on 05 September 2014
- 32. New downloads
- (News)
- In time for summer projects, we have uploaded two new downloads: recording sheets for digging testpits. These, and other guides on how to dig a testpit, conduct geophysical surveys and landscape ...
- Created on 22 May 2014
- 33. Great start to 2014 training
- (News)
- ... them through ways of identifying their flint assemblage. 22 people attended the courses, and many of these people were new to Jigsaw and Jigsaw groups, which is great news! The next courses are on Saturda ...
- Created on 13 February 2014
- 34. NEW Best Practice Guide
- (News)
- ... Policy and Practical These guides are the product of a collaboration between the Jigsaw Community Archaeologists and our Trainers. A big thanks also goes to members of the Jigsaw Community who revie ...
- Created on 14 November 2013
- 35. The Missing Piece Forum now live!
- (News)
- ... e fully. We hope this will be a really useful and well-used resource; the idea was well-received by the Advisory Group. There will inevitably be teething problems, please do let Jemima know when these occu ...
- Created on 12 September 2013
- 36. Advisory Group
- (News)
- ... same person at every meeting, although this would be helpful for continuity. We hope these meetings will allow the Steering Committee to explain the aims and objectives of Jigsaw to the Jigsaw Community, ...
- Created on 15 July 2013
- 37. Upcoming theory courses
- (News)
- ... of Geophysical Survey - Mon 20th May 7-9pm at Hinchingbrooke Country Park, Huntingdon We still have a few spaces on both these courses, so please book now if you'd like to come. We recommend all peop ...
- Created on 25 April 2013
- 38. HER Report Form live
- (News)
- ... is not designed for the reporting of individual finds including those from metal detecting (these should be reported directly to Helen Fowler of the Portable Antiquities Scheme: Helen.Fowler@cambridgeshire.gov.uk) ...
- Created on 14 March 2013
- 39. New Archaeology Action Groups
- (News)
- ... conversation with local people about setting up groups in Ramsey, St Ives and Godmanchester. If you live in any of these areas and would like to get involved in archaeology in your area, please get in ...
- Created on 02 November 2012
- 40. Fen Edge Archaeology Group (FEAG)
- (Jigsaw Groups)
- ... Cottenham, Landbeach and Waterbeach in South Cambridgeshire. The group takes its name from its origins in the Fen Edge Community Association. FEAG is an active archaeological society. Talks - These ...
- Created on 03 May 2012