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Affiliation
If you would like to affiliate your historical or archaeological society with Jigsaw Cambridgeshire please read our Affiliation Conditions before completing the Affiliation Application Form. Please post your Application Form and supporting documents to the Jigsaw Office.
Volunteering
Oxford Archaeology East contines to welcome expressions of interest in volunteering. For more information, please see our webpage on Volunteering and contact community@oxfordarch.co.uk wth a completed volunteer application form.
Reference Library
Jigsaw groups and volunteers can access Jigsaw's Reference Library of maps and books at our Bar Hill office. Oxford Archaeology East has a bigger reference library, also accessible to Jigsaw registered parties. A list of Jigsaw books can be found here.
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The Jigsaw Training Programme for 2013 has now finished. If you are curious as to which courses we ran, please click here for the full programme.
We will release the Jigsaw Training Programme 2014 in January.
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PIECE TOGETHER CAMBRIDGESHIRE'S PAST
Local communities are a vital tool in helping archaeologists identify, understand and protect Cambridgeshire's rich archaeological heritage. Jigsaw started as a five-year Heritage Lottery Funded project (2011-2016) by Oxford Archaeology East and Cambridgeshire County Council to assist local history and archaeological societies in historical research, excavation, artefact identification, recording, and much more. For more information, please see our leaflet.
Jigsaw has proved to be a great success and a template for community archaeology across the country. In Cambridgeshire, we continue to provide professional advice and support to all of the societies affiliated to Jigsaw and maintain the resources bought and developed during the project.
If you are based in Cambridgeshire or a neighbouring county, you can still affiliate your group with Jigsaw to make the most of our free resources, create or join a new Archaeology Action Group, or volunteer. For more information, please contact us.
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Jigsaw has all the necessary equipment to enable local groups to investigate their own archaeology. Excavation, survey and recording tools are available for loan (free of charge) to those participating in the project (affiliated societies, Archaeology Action Groups and registered volunteers).
A current list of the Equipment Resource that Jigsaw groups and volunteers may borrow can be found here.
Those wishing to borrow equipment should read our Guide to Borrowing the Jigsaw Equipment Resource and complete the online booking form, or paper agreement and send it in to us at the usual address..
Some items in the equipment resource may only be borrowed after completion of relevant Jigsaw training courses. Please contact the Jigsaw Office for more information.
Jigsaw also has a small reference library, which can be accessed at our Bar Hill office. Oxford Archaeology East has a much more considerable library which can also be referenced at our Bar Hill office, although none of the books may be taken off the premises.
Consumables
Consumables are available for Jigsaw groups and volunteers to purchase. Items were purchased by Jigsaw in bulk and are available for sale at cost-value in small or large amounts as groups require. Please complete the Consumables Order Form to make your request, providing dates you are available to collect the equipment from Bar Hill.
| Item | Cost each |
| Finds | |
| Finds bags 4 x 5.5” | 2.4p |
| Finds bags 5 x 7” | 3p |
| Finds bags 8 x 11” | 5p |
| Tyvek labels | 7p |
| Wire-Sitched box (longbone) | £5.80 |
| Wire-Sitched box (skull) | £3.19 |
| Finds Conservation | |
| Plastazote Foam (5mm) 78 x 52cm quarters | £2.59 |
| Plastazote Foam (3mm) 78 x 52cm quarters | £1.84 |
| Crystal box small rectangular 79x47x21 | 58p |
| Crystal box small square 73x73x52 | £1.15 |
| Crystal box medium rectangular 139x79x60 | £2.38 |
| Stewart box small 0.75l | £2.34 |
| Stewart box medium 2.25ml | £3 |
| Stewart box large 3.75l | £5 |
| Acid-free tissue paper – 50 x75cm | 4p |
| Paraloid B72 fixative | £11.92 |
| Conservation adhesive | £32.40 |
| Vinyl gloves – medium | 6p pair |
| Vinyl hypo-allergenic gloves – large | 6p pair |
| Vinyl hypo-allergenic gloves – extra large | 6p pair |
| Nitrile gloves – medium | 11p pair |
| Nitrile gloves – large | 11p pair |
| Humidity Indicator Cards | £2.34 |
| Silica Gel 100g stitched | £1.26 |
| Site Stationery | |
| Permatrace – gridded A3 | 70p |
| Roll permatrace ungridded – 90 x 55cm (plane table size) | £2.50 |
| 6H pencils | 85p |
| Artline 70 waterproof pens (fat) | £1.59 |
| Artline 700 waterproof pens (thin) | £1.56 |