- 16th July 2013
The Hanleys’ Community Archaeology Dig was undertaken over a three week period in late September/October 2012. Up to 20 volunteers a day joined the training dig run by Worcestershire Archives and Archaeology Service for the Hanleys’ Village Society on a Site located to the east of Hanley Castle towards the River Severn. Five trenches, amounting...
- 12th July 2013
Our next walk in our popular Walkpast series takes place on Saturday 3rd August at 2pm and it will follow the Worcester city boundary as described in a 1497 document found in the Worcester City Collection. The perambulation, describing the boundary route, was used by city officials to make inspections to ensure that everything was ok and...
- 10th July 2013
Thursday 11th June is the one year anniversary of the official opening of The Hive and to mark the occasion we will be celebrating our successes so far. Come along on the day when we will be giving out balloons and stickers and gathering people’s memories of the past year. On 11th June 2012 we...
- 5th July 2013
What does an archaeologist do? Is it like the programmes you’ve seen on TV? As part of the Festival of British Archaeology we are going to be giving you the opportunity to find out more. Archaeologist Rob Hedge will be talking about the life and role of an archaeologist, from day-to-day digging to investigating some...
- 2nd July 2013
Today marks one year since The Hive opened its doors to the public and we welcomed in our first customers to the Archive and Archaeology Service. It has been a very busy year that has seen staff and our customers adapting to a completely new way of operating, but it has nevertheless been a resounding success....
- 26th June 2013
Today we are pleased to feature a guest post from Emily Parker, who has been undertaking a placement with the Historic Environment Record team. Here’s what Emily has to say about her time with us: I am currently undertaking a placement with the Historic Environment Record office part of the Archive and Archaeology service. This...
- 21st June 2013
On Thursday 27th June you’ll be able to see one of our archaeological illustrators at work in The Hive. These members of staff usually work out of public sight, and you normally only see the finished results on interpretation boards or in archaeological reports. They draw artefacts found on sites, reconstruct objects from what was...
- 19th June 2013
Worcestershire Archaeology is working with volunteers on a stream-walking survey of the Dowles, Baveney and Lem Brooks within the Wyre Forest Landscape Partnership project area (resulting in approximately 17 km of watercourse surveyed). The aim of the survey is to record archaeological evidence for structures, fords, relict stream channels or prehistoric burnt mounds. The type...
- 17th June 2013
Between the 9th and the 19th of July, Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service will be leading a Community Archaeology project in Bromsgrove. An archaeological excavation will be taking place at the Market Place, at the south end of the High Street, with an accompanying public exhibition. The excavation will be carried out by volunteers, with...
- 13th June 2013
The Malvern Hills are always a popular for walking, and the third in our Walkpast series will be here on the afternoon Saturday 6th July. Starting from The Wyche, the 4 mile walk will go along the famous Shire Ditch into parkland. Walking along ancient holloways through a wooded landscape dotted with quarries, you will...