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Next meeting of the North Cambridge Archaeology Group is on Tuesday 8th April from 8 - 9.30pm at the No. 37 Lawrence Way Community Centre. We will be continuing to research the archaeology of the local area, will be planning geophysical survey and excavation projects for the summer, and will be discussing how we go about formalising the group by forming a committee, paperwork etc.
The group will be meeting monthly on the second Tuesday of the month at 8pm. Meetings will be at No.37 Lawrence Way, subject to change. On top of monthly talks/discussions, we will be conducting practical fieldwork, so it's not all talks and committee meetings!
For more information about the group, contact Jemima.
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Jigsaw has been collaborating with the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Cambridge. The museum is providing opportunities for groups to visit the collections - if your group is interested in making an appointment to view the collections from your area, do get in touch. A good write-up about the scheme by the museum can be found here.
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We had a great start to our 2014 training programme with our first courses in Flint Identification led by Barry Bishop on Saturday. In the morning session Barry talked us through the development of flint technology through time and gave us some hands-on time looking at flint technology. In the afternoon, representatives from four groups stayed to have their own group's flint identified by Barry, who talked 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 Saturday 8th March at Ely Museum, when we will be learning to identify Medieval pottery types. These courses are now fully-booked, but if you would like to be put on the reserve list or book for any other courses, please do so through our training courses page.
Praise from the courses:
"First-class tuition from an exceptionally knowledgeable and approachable tutor. A friendly but professional atmosphere from the start and a relaxed but structured approach to the subject matter delivery."
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Jigsaw has set up two new Archaeology Action Groups, which have had their first few meetings:
North Cambridge Archaeology Group
Did you know that Kings Hedges has its very own Roman villa, and that Carlton Way follows the course of a Roman road? Or that a Bronze Age hoard was found in Chesterton? Jigsaw is setting up a new Archaeology Action Group in Arbury, Kings Hedges and Chesterton. We held a launch event on 31st January, and hope to conduct geophysical surveys of the area and excavation activities such as testpitting.
The next meeting is on Wednesday 5th March 2014, 8-9.30pm in the Small Hall at Arbury Community Centre, Campkin Road. We will be looking at maps and plotting archaeological discoveries. All welcome! For more information, contact Jemima.
East Cambs Archaeology Group
Our next meeting is Saturday 22nd March from 10.30am - 12.30am at Ely Museum. We will be working through an archaeological timeline and looking at what archaeological research has been conducted locally. In the future we hope to visit the Archeology and Anthropology Museum in Cambridge, and look at local artefacts at Ely Museum. For more information, contact Jo.
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We have now finalised the Jigsaw Training Programme for 2014! Click here for course details and booking forms.