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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 surveys can be downloaded from the Downloads section.
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We had the third meeting of our new North Cambridge group on Tuesday, and had a good turnout of eleven people. We voted to change the name of the group from 'North Cambridge Archaeology Group' (which isn't very catchy) to 'Cambridge Diggers' or 'CamDig' for short. This gives us more scope to branch out into other areas of Cambridge should we so wish.
Attendees heard a short presentation by Al Hunter of St Ives Archaeology Group (STAG) about how he and others set up STAG this time last year, what paperwork was required, and what archaeological activities they have conducted since then. It's impressive to see how much can be achieved in such a short space of time. CamDig have now set up a Steering Group who will create the group set-up paperwork before our meeting on 13th May, with a view to taking out an insurance policy to conduct a geophysical survey in late May.
We will also be manning a stall at the Arbury Carnival on Sat 14th June, so do come and meet us then!
For more information about the group, contact Jemima.
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May - July are the busiest months in the Jigsaw calendar! Highlights so far:
STAG (St Ives) digging their first testpits.
WAP (Warboys) uncovering an unknown post-medieval building in a front garden.
GamArch (Gamlingay) digging a testpit and identifying finds at the Gamlingay Heritage Open Day.
CamDig (Cambridge) putting together their set-up paperwork and planning their first geophysical survey.
ECAG (East Cambs) visiting the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
Amongst all this activity we continue to run our Jigsaw training courses. The Roman Pottery Identification courses at the end of April were very well received and attended. Last Saturday we ran our first resisitivy geophysics course at Anglesey Abbey (see picture right). We are surveying some features in the grounds of Anglesey Abbey - the land between the sequence of fishponds and lodes which once lay at the front of the Abbey. The second course is on Saturday 31st May where we will continue this survey whilst training a second group of people.
So all go here!
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In the next two weeks, two of our affiliated groups begin excavation projects. We're hoping for good weather for them! It therefore seems timely to publish our new Jigsaw Step by Step Guide to Testpitting, free to download. We hope this will be an easy-to-use guide both for those planning a testpitting event, but also for those digging in the field.
This guide, and many others can be found in our Downloads section.