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Halloween event

Posted on 25th October 2025 by Ruiha Smalley

Another successful SWAG public engagement day. Almost three hundred children and adults joined us for a Halloween themed excavation at Shorne Woods Country Park. The children enthusiastically excavated the notorious ‘bone pit’ and made up over a hundred Witch Bottles … Continue reading →

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New excavation at the Park

Posted on 7th October 2025 by Ruiha Smalley

Early in October we began to excavate the tile dump at the north eastern corner of Shorne Park. The mound was noted as an anomaly on the parks LiDAR chart and we ground-truthed it earlier in the year. We found … Continue reading →

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Family Fun Day – Success

Posted on 8th August 2025 by Ruiha Smalley
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Farewell to the ‘Plateau’

Posted on 8th August 2025 by Ruiha Smalley

We are now in the process of backfilling the second building and simultaneously we will be cleaning the excavation of building three followed by recording, photographing andthen backfilling. This will bring an end to over three and a half years … Continue reading →

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Family Fun Day

Posted on 18th July 2025 by Ruiha Smalley

On Friday, 8th August, as part of Shorne Woods Family Fun Day, SWAG will be holding workshops for you to try your hand (literally) at Prehistoric cave art, sand pit excavation (tools provided) and dousing for beginners. Have you found … Continue reading →

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