#HeritageFest16 2 days until the #free Woodland Heritage #Festival in #Sheffield

Only 2 days to go until the 2016 Woodland Heritage Festival – a free family archaeology and heritage festival organised by Archaeology in the City, from the University of Sheffield Department of Archaeology, and held at the JG Graves Woodland Discovery Centre in Ecclesall Woods. Here’s a flashback to the free talks that were onContinue reading “#HeritageFest16 2 days until the #free Woodland Heritage #Festival in #Sheffield”

3 days til #HeritageFest16 #free Woodland Heritage #Festival in #Sheffield! 3 days to go

Only 3 days to go until the 2016 Woodland Heritage Festival – a free family archaeology and heritage festival organised by Archaeology in the City, from the University of Sheffield Department of Archaeology, and held at the JG Graves Woodland Discovery Centre in Ecclesall Woods. Here’s a flashback to the free talks that were onContinue reading “3 days til #HeritageFest16 #free Woodland Heritage #Festival in #Sheffield! 3 days to go”

#HeritageFest16 5 days ’til #free #festival in #Sheffield 30May- What did we do last year?

5 days to go until the 2016 Woodland Heritage Festival – a free family archaeology and heritage festival organised by Archaeology in the City, from the University of Sheffield Department of Archaeology, and held at the JG Graves Woodland Discovery Centre in Ecclesall Woods. Here’s a flashback to the free talks that were on offerContinue reading “#HeritageFest16 5 days ’til #free #festival in #Sheffield 30May- What did we do last year?”

Philip Roberts: The History and Development of the Horseman Works, Green Lane, Kelham Island, Sheffield

A new #podcast! #Sheffield castle #archaeology!

Sorry for all the hashtaggery folks; trying to do the social media optimisation thing. ANYWAY welcome to our first podcast of 2016! In December Glyn Davies kindly shared his experiences digging Sheffield Castle. It was standing room only at the Deer and here’s hoping 2016 continues with more of the same. Click here to listen toContinue reading “A new #podcast! #Sheffield castle #archaeology!”

New Podcast! The Wardsend Cemetery Project at Archaeology & Ale

Hello everyone, Our latest podcast is now online (thanks, Archaeology Podcast Network!) Listen to the Episode 11 of Archaeology and Ale – the Wardsend Cemetery Project. ‘Springtime’. Image courtesy of Friends of Wardsend Cemetery. http://www.friendsofwardsendcemetery.btck.co.uk/Pictures

Archaeology and Ale Proudly Presents Glyn Davies

The former Sheffield Castle was located in the center of Sheffield at the confluence of the Rivers Don and Sheaf. The castle was a significant building and centre of power in Sheffield before its demolition during the English Civil War. Despite its size and importance in Sheffield, and in its role as a prison forContinue reading “Archaeology and Ale Proudly Presents Glyn Davies”