The Poulton Research Project – Cheshire

 

The summer programme of work will concentrate on a second ring-ditch located 5 metres to the south of the reconstructed Bronze Age timber circle, and the excavation of the large enclosure ditch.

In the meantime, the winter programme will concentrate on the reconstruction of a late Iron Age/Roman Roundhouse, donated by Liverpool’s ‘Museum of Life’.
Further work will be carried out on the Chapel site, to investigate the hypothesis that the chapel is sitting on a much earlier ritual/burial site, dating back to the middle-late Bronze Age (1500-800BC).

The graveyard has begun to produce increasing quantities of Bronze Age pottery (1100-900 BC) as well as human cremated bone. Geophysics of the surrounding area has revealed several circular and sub-circular features that may prove to be satellite features of the known ring-ditches to the north.

Excavation of burials will also continue within the graveyard and chapel itself.

Dates:  25 March – 11 April and 30 June – 5 September 2008

following fees are payable for students:

£100 per week if booking one week only
£90 per week if booking for two weeks
£80 per week if booking for three weeks
£70 per week if booking for four weeks

Volunteers:

Minimum attendance 2 days per week

Please note that due to the necessity of providing facilities on the site and the provision of tuition by our Archaeologists a fee of £100.00 per week or £20.00 per day pro rata will be charged.

The project has come a long way from its humble beginnings. Like the many periods of history that came before, Poulton  continues to change and evolve through the hard work and dedication of the professionals and volunteers who care enough to shape it.

Website:  http://www.poultonproject.org/index.shtml 

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