The aim of this project is analyze the Bateman archive of manuscripts, correspondence, and drawings and to look at the archaeological objects from his collection largely located at Sheffield’s Weston Park Museum.
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Fin Cop 2010 excavation report.
Details of the 2009 excavations at Fin Cop.
Carsington Pasture Cave, Brassington, Derbyshire: A Prehistoric Burial Site.
By A.T. Chamberlain.
Early Neolithic Dates on Human Bone from Fox Hole Cave, Derbyshire
Pastscapes information on the caves’ excavations.
Pastscapes information on the shelter and its burials.
Thomas Bateman’s
“Ten Years’ Digging in the Celtic and Saxon Grave Hills, in the counties of Derby, Stafford and York. From 1848 to1858...”
Archaeological trail through Ecclesall Woods. The stone and several other possible prehistoric features are mentioned.
An audio trail to download covering Stanton Moor; includes 9 Ladies, the cairn T2 and the natural outcrops
An audio trail to download to your mp3 player taking in some of the archaeology of Gardom’s Edge.
A map and directions for the walk are available too.
Catalogue of the Bateman collection of antiquities in the Sheffield public museum.
Prepared by E. Howarth.
Published by order of the Committee.
1899
Lots of pics of this quoit and others.
Samuel Hieronymous Grimm’s painting, 1785, of the gorge before the dam.
Lucas de Heere’s picture of 1574.
George Owen’s drawing of 1603 depicting the stone burial chamber at Pentrelfan; the earliest known illustrative record of the site.
Top photo by JJ Evendon. (two more pix on the website)
Some great pics of Le Mont de la Ville, Henley-on-Thames.
The study of the history, the archaeology, the natural history, the language and many other subjects of interest in the Island of Jersey
(Searching ‘archaeology’ in the photo archive throws up some interesting stuff).
Photograph showing the excavation of the barrow in 1977.
(Worth a quick look for the size of the exposed kerbstones).
“It does exactly what it says on the tin”
A 5 page article on the website forum entitled:
Evidence that the Avebury stone circle and its associated monuments show knowledge of past Polar positions.
by S. F. Wells
“The presentation discusses, firstly, theory and suitability of the use of 3D scanners to record rock art, secondly, some results of Archaeoptics’ use of this technology in recording rock art at Creswell Crags.”
(1.5mb pdf file).
Good article from the International Newsletter on Rock Art
No. 40 2004 by the Bradshaw Foundation. Some good photos and sketches of the engravings in the Church Hole Cave.
Chesterton’s The Ballad of The White Horse is a lengthy read.
Here’s a snippet from Book VII The Scouring of the Horse:
And all the while on White Horse Hill
The horse lay long and wan,
The turf crawled and the fungus crept,
And the little sorrel, while all men slept,
Unwrought the work of man.
With velvet finger, velvet foot,
The fierce soft mosses thenCrept on the large white commonweal
All folk had striven to strip and peel,
And the grass, like a great green witch’s wheel,
Unwound the toils of men.
Excavation reports on the earliest monuments at Bryn Celli Ddu including the causewayed enclosure of Bryn Celli Wen.
Trent & Peak Archaeological Unit’s page on the log boat.
New Discoveries of Cave Art in Church Hole (Creswell Crags, England)
An updated report on the Church Hole Cave’s engravings.
Time Team’s report on the discovery and excavation of the Carsington Pasture Cave.
More on the double sunset viewed from Leek.
Although the place to view it from today is Glutton Bridge.
Information on excavations and sites in Derbyshire and South Yorkshire.
Lots photo’s, watercolours and info on Peak District sites. Good sections on Arbor Low and Gib Hill, Stanton Moor and various barrows.
Info on Arbor Low.
Photo’s of finds......and some great watercolours by Thomas Bateman, his aerial view of the henge is great.
Use the map on the site to find the Arbor Low section.
Info on Liffs Low. Pictures and watercolours of finds.
Home of the Ice Age hunter.
Neolithic enclosure, Rock Art and much more