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Dr Hayley Roberts
A polissoir
We’ve found one! We’ve hit the jackpot in terms of Neolithic artefacts. A polissoir in South Dorset! Photos © Historic England Those of...
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Dr Hayley Roberts
- Jul 8
- 4 min
A story about stones
In 2022 we were awarded some money from the Farming in Protected Landscapes Fund, issued by Dorset AONB, to investigate the sarsen stones...
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Dr Hayley Roberts
- May 24
- 3 min
Long barrows
I wrote about our probable long barrow discovery on Tenants Hill here but what is a long barrow and why does our discovery matter? An...
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Dr Hayley Roberts
- May 23
- 3 min
Excavating a long barrow
In 2022 we moved excavation location in order to investigate the elongated mound identified in the 2019 topographic survey. We wanted to...
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Dr Hayley Roberts
- May 16
- 3 min
Excavation at Tenants Hill
Following our background research and ground surveys it was time to do some excavation. Although excavation is usually the primary...
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Dr Hayley Roberts
- Apr 2
- 2 min
Test Pitting
Test Pitting is a really useful method of archaeological excavation. It can be used as ‘key hole’ archaeology, to take a small quick look...
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anneteather
- Mar 21
- 2 min
Topographic Survey
Survey methods help archaeologists look in detail at the ground surface and below the soil. It is with these techniques that we can...
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anneteather
- Feb 25
- 8 min
Archaeological Background Research
Before any archaeological fieldwork it is important to do your background research first and this blog will introduce you to that...
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anneteather
- Dec 6, 2022
- 6 min
Archaeological Research Questions
At Past Participate we believe in combining community engagement, volunteer training and high-quality archaeological research. This is...
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Dr Hayley Roberts
A polissoir
We’ve found one! We’ve hit the jackpot in terms of Neolithic artefacts. A polissoir in South Dorset! Photos © Historic England Those of...
Dr Hayley Roberts
A story about stones
In 2022 we were awarded some money from the Farming in Protected Landscapes Fund, issued by Dorset AONB, to investigate the sarsen stones...
Dr Hayley Roberts
Long barrows
I wrote about our probable long barrow discovery on Tenants Hill here but what is a long barrow and why does our discovery matter? An...
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