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Mendip Hills team gets conservation cash boost The team that looks after the landscape of the Mendip Hills has been given more than £200,000 to help with its conservation. The Heritage Lottery Fund money will be spent on teaching people about the history and archaeology of the Black Down and Burrington Commons... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by moss 18th January 2013ce Edited 3rd April 2016ce

Oldest open-air cemetery in the UK found Somerset was the site of the UK's oldest open-air cemetery, the county council says. Recent radiocarbon dating of two skulls found at a sand quarry in Greylake nature reserve near Middlezoy in 1928 revealed them to be 10,000 years old... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by goffik 26th July 2011ce

New visitor centre for Avalon Marshes Bit of a belated post, from This Is Somerset website: The Iron Age inhabitants of Somerset's Avalon Marshes might have thought prehistoric architects were at work if they could see designs for the striking thatched visitor centre proposed for their old homeland. continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by thesweetcheat 6th March 2011ce Edited 6th March 2011ce

Heritage Police to guard ancient sites Posted on Facebook by http://www.digitaldigging.co.uk/index.html Heritage police to guard historic icons in Somerset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire - will also guard against illegal metal detecting. http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/news/Heritage-police-guard-icons/article-3212734-detail/article.html Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by tjj 12th February 2011ce

Combing the Mendips for historic treasures From The Weston & Somerset Mercury: A TEAM of archaeologists will begin a four year hunt for hidden treasures on the Mendip Hills soon. A dozen English Heritage specialists will use the latest aerial scanning technology as well as field surveys and other traditional archaeological techniques to look for new finds... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by baza 21st July 2006ce

Bronze Age hoard from Silk Mills Bridge Archaeologists are currently studying the hoard found at Silk Mills Bridge near Taunton in the summer, before the items go on public display. "Steven Membery, archaeologist for Somerset County Council, said of the site: "It appears to be an island in a large river. It was used seasonally probably for hunting ducks and fish... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Rhiannon 3rd January 2006ce Edited 3rd January 2006ce

Wetland sites being lost through drainage A study has highlighted how rural development and drainage for agriculture in the Somerset levels has badly damaged nationally important archaeological sites. When ground water levels drop in the summer, the waterlogged remains dry out: current farming methods don't leave enough water inthe peat to protect them... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Rhiannon 10th October 2005ce Edited 10th October 2005ce

6.500yr old causeway and fish weir found nr Bridgewater, Somerset. Workers digging a new rubbish tip at Walpole nr Bridgewater have found the remains of an ancient causeway and fish weir. Archaeologist Richard Brunning has provisionally dated them to 4.500 BCE. More here... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by jimit 13th July 2005ce Edited 15th February 2006ce

Iron Age shoe unearthed at quarry A shoe believed to be 2,000 years old has been dug up at a Somerset quarry. The Iron Age relic was found in a hollowed tree trunk set into the ground at Whiteball Quarry, near Wellington... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by goffik 10th May 2005ce

Cave Network Found Under Car Park From - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/3550105.stm A group of potholers stopped from exploring because of the foot-and-mouth epidemic, found a network of caves under the car park of their local pub... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by pure joy 20th March 2004ce Edited 25th March 2004ce

Prehistoric Axe Found in a Garden in Somerset A 5,000-year-old flint axe head has been found in a garden in Somerset (England). Andrew Witts made the rare prehistoric discovery while landscaping his garden at Creech St Michael near Taunton. Mr Witts said: "I knew I had found something unusual when I noticed the object had a polished surface, but I never thought it would be that... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Kozmik_Ken 15th March 2004ce Edited 15th March 2004ce

Homes Refused on Prehistoric Site The site of archaeological remains which are thought to date back thousands of years has been saved from development. An area occupied by a Scheduled Ancient Monument was at risk of being turned into a small housing estate on the edge of Highbridge and West Huntspill in Somerset... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Kozmik_Ken 17th December 2003ce Edited 17th December 2003ce

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The Lost Stone Circles of North Somerset Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by moss 17th December 2014ce

UBSS - The Long Barrows and Long Mounds of West Mendip Lewis,J., 2009. The long barrows and long mounds of West Mendip. UBSS Proceedings, 24(3) , pp 187-206 Abstract: This article considers the evidence for Early Neolithic long barrow construction on the West Mendip plateau, Somerset. It highlights the difficulties in assigning long mounds a classification on surface evidence alone and discusses a range of earthworks which have been confused with long barrows. Eight possible long barrows are identified and their individual and group characteristics are explored and compared with national trends. Gaps in the local distribution of these monuments are assessed and it is suggested that areas of absence might have been occupied by woodland during the Neolithic. The relationship between long barrows and later round barrows is also considered. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by juamei 21st January 2014ce

Charterhouse Environs Research Team Introduction to the 'Chert' index to the drawings and sketches of the Rev. John Skinner A great antiquarian! Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by moss 18th December 2012ce Edited 19th December 2012ce

YouTube Short video from the Museum of Somerset showing some of the gold objects found in the county. Steve Minnitt presents a torc found near Yeovil, an amazingly intricate and fine ring-shaped Thing, and the 17 gold objects untangled from the hoard buried at Priddy. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Rhiannon 12th March 2011ce

The Bath and Camerton Archaeological Society (BACAS). Website includes history of the society, along with excursions, lectures, open days and events Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Chance 10th July 2010ce Edited 10th July 2010ce

Wells & Mendip Museum website Site includes finds, details and future events of the Wells Natural History and Archaeological Society. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Chance 10th July 2010ce Edited 3rd April 2016ce

Somerset Historic Environment Record An excellent resourse for finding details of sites in Somerset. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by jimit 14th November 2003ce

Brent Knoll (Hillfort) — Images (click to view fullsize)

Posted by thelonious 25th March 2019ce

Brent Knoll (Hillfort) — Fieldnotes

17/03/2019 – Staying in Bristol for a few days we decided to take the Stagecoach Falcon bus south past Bristol airport to visit Brent Knoll. The bus stops on the A38 at White Cross just south of the hill. It’s a shortish walk to Brent Knoll from here. We took the marked footpath up from behind the church, there’s parking for cars here too. The sun was shinning and the sky was blue (very windy though). Visibility was very good. Brent Knoll might be a small hill but wow what a position it has. Full 360 views for miles. We could easily make out Dunkery Hill in Exmoor and the wonderful Glastonbury Tor to the east. The large univallate fort itself is very good. Nice big ramparts and the interior is a good size. We tucked down just east of the topograph that occupies the position now of the long gone trigpoint to shelter from the wind to have our sandwiches. Just lovely to sit and gaze out across the landscape. Really good hillfort and well worth a visit. We made the slow walk back down to catch the bus north to Wavering Down (nice hill here too for walking, anyone know if the trig sits on an old cairn?) Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by thelonious 25th March 2019ce

Brean Down (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) — Images

Posted by thesweetcheat 24th March 2019ce