01 October 2011

LIFE AND DEATH IN ASSYNT´S PAST

Excavations this summer:

CLACHTOLL BROCH 8 – 26 August

LOCH BORRALAN CHAMBERED CAIRN 28 August – 16 September

GLENLERAIG PRE-CLEARANCE LONGHOUSE 26 September – 8 October

Booking essential! Contact
Gordon Sleight 01571 855207
gordon@gsleight.freeserve.co.uk

01 October 2011

See the booklet for a range of walks, talks and events, available from the Highland Council website or paper copies from libraries or the Archaeology Unit.

01 October 2011

ARCH Bring & Buy Heritage Book Sale

Buy and sell archaeology, history or heritage books, pamphlets and CDs. Sellers: Book a table for £10 (or share with friends). Buyers: 50p entry. A chance to pick up some bargains and hard to find items.

Contact the ARCH office on 01349 868230 or info@archhighland.org.uk if you would like to book a table.

Part of Highland Archaeology Festival
 

01 October 2011

Celtic Clay Creations - Tiles

Workshop led by Allison WEightman, making Celtic design inspired clay tiles. Wear old clothing and bring a packed lunch. Suitable for ages 12 - Adult (under 16s must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Rosemarkie Memorial Hall. Booking essential. SUggested donation: £10

Part of Groam House Museum's Festival of Celtic Arts taking place October 1st -8th 2011. See www.groamhouse.org.uk

01 October 2011

AOC Archaeology Group is pleased to be working with Caithness Archaeological Trust and Archie Sinclair Fossil Trust on their new community experimental archaeology project, STONEworks Early Architecture Project.

For four weeks from Monday September 19th 2011, we will be learning about building methods in the past; work will involve the construction of a section of broch, potentially reaching 10-12m in height. The wall will feature intra-mural galleries, as these were common in Iron Age brochs. Building the broch with large slabs of Caithness flagstone will be hard work, but we trust that participants will relish the challenge and enjoy the communal endeavour!

One of the main research interests of the project is to force the collapse of the structure, and in doing so, to find out more about the way in which brochs collapse. We will learn about this poorly understood process by depositing various items at specified locations in the broch walls; when we force the collapse of the broch, we can identify where those items ended up. This will hopefully reveal much about the processes that some archaeological artefacts go through before archaeologists find them many years later.

Volunteers of all ages are invited to take part; no experience is required, tools and training will be provided, and it’s free to participate. Artists, photographers, film-makers and art students will also be welcomed should they choose to come and take inspiration from the creation of an imposing and beautiful structure.

To take part or for more information, please contact Derek of Caithness Archaeological Trust email@caithnessarchaeology.org.uk Tel: 01593 731 269.

01 October 2011

A guided walk around a selection of local brochs and cairns.

Meet at Spittal Quarry, Catihness.

Learn about the complexity and architecture of brochs and cairns, and the tools and technologies employed to build them.

Part of STONEworks Early Architecture Project. For further details see www.aocarchaeology.com/stoneworks