Category Archives: News & Events

Festival of Archaeology event for All

Posted on 2nd July 2024 by Ruiha Smalley

As part of the 2024 Festival of Archaeology we will be re-visiting the site of a Medieval building within the park. The excavation will be over three days, just like Time Team. Friday to Sunday 19th – 21st July 10.00am … Continue reading →

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Trosley Country Park Open Day

Posted on 18th June 2024 by Ruiha Smalley

After a successful dig in 2023 we are back to do it again during the Trosley Country Park Open Day on Friday 26th July. We will be excavating another of the WW2 huts in the woodland. What was it used … Continue reading →

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Recent activity

Posted on 18th May 2024 by Ruiha Smalley

SWAG members have been getting involved in the current dig happening at Greenwich Park. This is a three week dig near the Roman Temple involving general volunteers and students from UCL. Over the course of the dig a series of … Continue reading →

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Event: 31st May

Posted on 3rd May 2024 by Ruiha Smalley

On Friday May 31st, from 10am to 3pm we’re holding and Archaeological Open Day at Shorne Woods Country Park. Some of SWAG’s archaeological finds from within the Park will be on display. These include: Do you think you’ve found something … Continue reading →

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LiDAR event this week at Shorne

Posted on 10th April 2024 by Ruiha Smalley

A LiDAR event is happening in the park grounds on Friday 12th April. We will be ground truthing to investigate the lumps and bumps found in the park from a previous LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) survey. Results from a … Continue reading →

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