tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81858644243512445532024-02-19T18:09:39.367-08:00GWAG BulletinsGreat War Archaeology Group Bulletins. Updates and news regarding all of the work and projects of the group.Roger Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03194599375075414563noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185864424351244553.post-72974389464000647882012-06-06T08:25:00.004-07:002012-06-06T08:28:49.284-07:00Churchills Undegerground War<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Coleshill Dates - Summer 2012</span></h3>
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<span style="background-color: #0c343d; color: #eeeeee;">We have approval from the National Trust to do a few days of fieldwork at Coleshill during July this year. Depending on the number of people we have (and as ever the weather) the work will be a combination of invasive trenches, ground clearance and some walking surveys.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #0c343d; color: #eeeeee;"><span style="line-height: 1.7em;">More info </span><a href="http://www.churchillsundergroundwar.org.uk/news.html" style="line-height: 1.7em;">here</a></span></div>
</div>Roger Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03194599375075414563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185864424351244553.post-36140173105919024772011-05-31T13:24:00.000-07:002011-06-07T12:10:05.451-07:00Discovering Churchill's underground armyJoin archaeologists and other volunteers as they search for evidence of the headquarters<br />
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and training grounds of Churchill's secret Auxiliary Units at Coleshill House in Wiltshire.<br />
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An earlier evaluation weekend has already located the remains of previously unknown<br />
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structures in the woodlands where the men would have trained, along with various finds<br />
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including a very well preserved bayonet. Come and be part of our first season and reveal<br />
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even more of the lives of the men who trained here.<br />
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For further information visit <a href="http://www.coleshillhouse.com/coleshilluncovered/get-involved.php">www.coleshillhouse.com/coleshilluncovered/get-involved.php</a><br />
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To book a place contact Richard Alexander at <a href="mailto:http://docs.google.com/churchills_underground_war@yahoo.co.uk">churchills_underground_war@yahoo.co.uk</a><br />
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Minimum attendance for this first season of the Coleshill Uncovered project is 3 days, with<br />
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the induction day of Sunday 3rd July a must for all volunteers.<br />
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Dates: 3-7 July 2011<br />
Cost: £75 flat fee. Day rate = £20 per day<br />
Coleshill House, WiltshireRoger Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03194599375075414563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185864424351244553.post-8455584474316971132010-11-13T01:07:00.001-08:002010-11-13T01:07:38.600-08:00Aside - an essential tool.....and some stop line/standing building references.<br />
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Anyone want to buy a hat?<br />
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RogRoger Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03194599375075414563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185864424351244553.post-74700249254519982022010-06-27T11:33:00.001-07:002010-06-27T11:33:07.636-07:00Places still available at Sedgeford<div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Places are still available for this years field season at the Sedgeford Aerodrome in Norfolk.</span></b></span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">We currently plan to investigate and record the visible remains of several areas of buildings identified as being related to the First World War use of the aerodrome. In addition we will be investigating an area that seems to have been used as a dump. This will involve the excavation and collection of a range of material culture. The plan is to set up a finds processing station within the building that housed the Officers Quarters during the First World War.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">MCA course - Sun 18 July - Fri 23 July (more details can be found at <a href="http://ccgi.sedgeford.plus.com/blog/?page_id=575%20%29">here.</a></span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><br />
<div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Volunteer week 2 - Sun 25 July - Fri 30 July:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">An application form can be downloaded from the SHARP website <a href="http://ccgi.sedgeford.plus.com/blog/?page_id=555">by clicking here</a></span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">See the GWAG bulletins for a quick round-up of what happened at the Aerodrome in 2009.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><a href="http://gwagbulletins.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2009-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&updated-max=2010-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&max-results=9"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Link here</span></a></span></div><div></div><div><br />
</div></div></div>Roger Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03194599375075414563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185864424351244553.post-41263001116965997242010-05-09T08:22:00.001-07:002010-05-09T08:22:37.759-07:00GARP places still available for 2010 seasonPlaces still available on GARP 2010 dig - see main web site for info.<br />
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<a href="http://www.jordan1914-18archaeology.org/">http://www.jordan1914-18archaeology.org/</a><br />
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or click below for the prospectus<br />
<a href="http://www.jordan1914-18archaeology.org/prospectus/Prospectus%202010.pdf">http://www.jordan1914-18archaeology.org/prospectus</a><br />
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Thanks<br />
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RogerRoger Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03194599375075414563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185864424351244553.post-24398363520951392142010-01-13T12:10:00.000-08:002010-01-13T12:10:49.197-08:00Bulletin 34 - New GWAG project - Investigating Auxiliary Units<div>We are hoping to launch a new project at a meeting in Bristol on 23 February. It will take an archaeological and anthropological approach to investigating the Auxiliary Units, which were set up in 1940 with the intention of creating guerrilla resistance/sabotage cells that would become active behind German lines in the event of an invasion. The British Government created a network of small, secret, elite Home Guard units and a network of underground bunkers, signal-stations, and store-bases. <br />
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</div><div>These remains represent a 'virtual' guerrilla war - a planned guerrilla war that never happened. They offer an opportunity to study an entire guerrilla-war landscape at macro-level, while using individual sites and artefact assemblages to explore how the war would have been waged and experienced by individual participants at micro-level. <br />
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</div><div>We have excellent preliminary contacts with people heavily involved in recording these remains for the Defence of Britain Project surveys in the 1990s, and our planned initial study area will be Somerset and perhaps Monmouthshire. However, there is great potential for establishing local projects elsewhere. All those interested in becoming involved are welcome to attend the preliminary meeting: <br />
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</div><div>5.00pm, Tuesday 23 February <br />
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Angie HibbittRoger Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03194599375075414563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185864424351244553.post-33732452859374428282010-01-07T04:16:00.001-08:002010-01-07T04:26:57.562-08:00Bulletin 33 - Lawrence Conference<div align="center" class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt;">Lawrence, the Arabs, and the genesis of modern guerrilla warfare<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">On the 75<sup>th</sup> anniversary of T E Lawrence’s death, three leading academic specialists assess his role in the desert war of 1916-1918 and his relevance in understanding the conflicts of the last 90 years. Neil Faulkner and Nick Saunders are joint directors of a pioneering new field project that is investigating the archaeological remains of the conflict along the line of the former Hijaz Railway. Jeremy Wilson, author of <st1:city w:st="on"><i>Lawrence</i></st1:city><i> of Arabia: the authorised biography of T <st1:place w:st="on">E Lawrence</st1:place></i>, is widely recognised as the world’s leading authority on his subject. Together, on the basis of radically new evidence and interpretation, they offer a day of illustrated talks and discussion that will reassess <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Lawrence</st1:city></st1:place>, his role, and his legacy. And they will draw some stark lessons: about the parallels between the failure of the <st1:place w:st="on">Ottoman Empire</st1:place> in 1918 and unfolding disaster of the ‘war on terror’ today.</span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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9.30-10.00: registration (tea and coffee available)<o:p></o:p><br />
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10.00-10.15: introduction to the day<o:p></o:p><br />
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10.15-11.30: Jeremy Wilson: A legend on record?<br />
Researching the archive of <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lawrence</st1:place></st1:city>’s war<o:p></o:p><br />
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11.45-1.00: Nick Saunders: Fire on the desert:<br />
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1.00-2.15: lunch (not included)<o:p></o:p><br />
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2.15-3.30: Neil Faulkner: <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lawrence</st1:place></st1:city>: seminal theorist of modern guerrilla warfare<o:p></o:p><br />
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4.00-4.30: Images from Lawrence of Arabia’s war<o:p></o:p><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The price of the conference for early bookings is £29 (before 31 March). Standard booking price (after 31 March) is £39. Payment can be by cheque in the post (payable to Current Publishing) or credit/debit card over the phone: Current Publishing, Lamb House, <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:street w:st="on">Church Street</st1:street>, <st1:city w:st="on">London</st1:city>, <st1:postalcode w:st="on">W4 2PD</st1:postalcode>, <st1:postalcode w:st="on">08456</st1:postalcode></st1:address> 447707 or 0208 819 5580.<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><o:p>(Note - previous GARP team members, i.e. those who have been part of any of the fieldwork seasons in Jordan, are entitled to a discount. Please contact Angie Hibbitt (angie@gwag.org) for information and to register)<br />
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</div>Roger Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03194599375075414563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185864424351244553.post-52227560807546191372009-09-25T08:33:00.000-07:002009-09-25T08:50:37.640-07:00Bulletin 32 (September 2009) Sedgefield Aerodrome Course Report<div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well, the first season investigating Sedgeford aerodrome was a resounding success. We had nine very enthusiastic students who, together with three supervisors, spent time doing desktop research and three days practical work up at the Aerodrome. Once suitable work locations had been agreed with the landowner we split the students into three teams, each with their own project to work on.</span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Team A investigated a building that, according to local hearsay, was used as a mortuary during WWI, one is recorded in the post-war sale of site buildings. They spent some time studying the construction methods, materials, and design of the building, before moving on to create a drawn record of all four external elevations and a plan. The structure, which is located in an area that was woodland during WWI, has elements of architectural design that gives it a chapel-like quality. These, along with some of the more utilitarian aspects of its design, such as high windows and air vents, led the team to conclude that it was the mortuary.<br />
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Team C studied an air raid shelter believed to date from the First World War. Constructed of house bricks, it has an internal corrugated iron ceiling overlaid with a thick slap of concrete. A wooden door at the bottom of the steps leads into the one-room shelter, which has brick piers for wooden benches along both walls. A window, crudely hacked out of the south wall, was cut through at a later date, possibly when the shelter was used as a store. Just above ground level a brick capping layer, around the stairwell, suggests that the brick courses above this were a later addition to the structure. A wooden door post at the entrance to the stairwell tells us an outer door was added at the same time. When and for what purpose these later alterations were made is still a mystery. Were they made during its time as a military installation or are they associated with the site’s later life?<br />
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The week was finished off with Dave and Angie Hibbitt running a workshop on geophysics, whilst two local detectorists provided the students with an opportunity to try out the technique for themselves. An afternoon presentation on their findings to a group of SHARP volunteers and interested locals rounded off the course for the students. Anna Gow <br />
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</div>Roger Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03194599375075414563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185864424351244553.post-32971845791205672902009-09-20T12:02:00.000-07:002009-09-20T12:02:24.511-07:00Bulletin 31 (September 2009)The First Tank Project Update<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A Geophysical Survey was carried out in Lincoln recently as part of the First Tank Project, in conjunction with the Friends of the Lincoln Tank.</span></span><br />
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</div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><br style="font-family: inherit;" /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Lincoln, along with over 250 other towns and cities around the country had received a Presentation Tank after the Great War, in recognition of monies raised for National Savings. After due ceremony, that tank was sited in Wickham Gardens, next to the Water Tower, and there it remained until it was removed for scrap several years later. Incredible as it may seem, it has not been possible to locate any photographs of the tank in situ, and only recently has it been confirmed that the tank was displayed on the south side of the tower, in a small garden area.</span></span><br />
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</div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><br style="font-family: inherit;" /><span style="font-family: inherit;">It was decided, therefore to carry out an earth resistance survey to try and ascertain if would be possible to find any evidence of a plinth or railings under the garden.</span><br style="font-family: inherit;" /><span style="font-family: inherit;">The survey was duly carried out on 12 September by Dave and Angie Hibbitt, (Grid Nine Geophysics) closely watched by members of the Friends of the Lincoln Tank.</span><br style="font-family: inherit;" /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Following interpretation of the results, a full report will be available. </span></span>Roger Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03194599375075414563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185864424351244553.post-73247422054017096222009-09-15T13:15:00.000-07:002009-09-15T13:16:36.618-07:00Bulletin 30 (September 2009) Conflict Archaeology NewsMany of you may already be in possession of the latest edition of Current Archaeology - for those that haven't been able to cast their eyes over it - our very own Dr Nick Saunders is featured - launching the new discipline of modern conflict archaeology. Don't forget that details of his new MA in 20th Century Conflict can be found at www. <a href="http://bristol.ac.uk/archanth" target="_blank">bristol.ac.uk/archanth</a> or <a href="http://www.conflictarchaeology.com/" target="_blank">www.conflictarchaeology.com</a><br /> <br />Also, another of our number, Jim Lewis has 2 more books in the Lea Valley series released at the end of September , making a total of five.<br /> <br />And finally.........for any of you that are, or could be in the vicinity of Lincoln tomorrow evening, there are still just a few tickets left for Andrew Robertshaw's talk on 'Digging the Trenches'<br /> <br /> Kind regards to you all<br /> <br /> Angie Hibbitt<br /> Great War Archaeology GroupRoger Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03194599375075414563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185864424351244553.post-74426141875946009152009-08-23T00:35:00.001-07:002009-08-23T00:55:45.203-07:00Bulletin 29 (August 2009) Forthcoming GWAG EventsThought you might like to know about a couple of forthcoming events....<br /><br />First - Bristol University are hosting a conference on 24 October 2009 - Conflict Archaeology of the Modern Era - please find further details via the link below. The day will be introduced by our own John Winterburn and the list of speakers and subjects certainly whets the appetite! Contact details are also in the pdf file via the link.<br /><br /><a href="http://gwag.org/gwagdocs/Poster1.pdf">Conflict Archaeology Conference at Bristol link</a><br /><br />Secondly - The Friends of the Lincoln Tank are welcoming Andrew Robertshaw to speak in Lincoln on 16 September - his subject being 'Digging the Trenches' - The Archaeology of the Western Front. Click on the poster for a larger view.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjJ0HxUZPaOXDw5vO75wo_LcjkK8cV1bDEUXoFqaBlbTC_uVFP2k0eUell_gZ9KnOeZQgUOoXU-0q9kNR0cfap1RX9Y68JNKAgjTdrG_Q8AdFyAEcqaIm-JzJ43QFrCrx8JYUlFBKyPkoz/s1600-h/Robertshaw+A5%282%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjJ0HxUZPaOXDw5vO75wo_LcjkK8cV1bDEUXoFqaBlbTC_uVFP2k0eUell_gZ9KnOeZQgUOoXU-0q9kNR0cfap1RX9Y68JNKAgjTdrG_Q8AdFyAEcqaIm-JzJ43QFrCrx8JYUlFBKyPkoz/s400/Robertshaw+A5%282%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373064595101346306" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The short course at Sedgeford Airfield in July went extremely well, with some excellent archaeology and, I understand, an enormous number of artifacts for examination and investigation! Dave and I spent a morning there, giving a short geophysics workshop and all involved seemed to be having a marvellous time. We would certainly have loved to have spent more time there.... Watch the website - there will be a short resume on the course posted soon.<br /><br />Also, don't forget it will soon be the 4th Jordan season - the 2009 prospectus is on the GARP website.<br /><br />Kind regards<br /><br />Angie Hibbitt<br />Great War ARchaeology Group.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.gwag.org/" target="_blank">www.gwag.org</a><br /><a href="http://www.jordan1914-18archaeology.org/" target="_blank">www.jordan1914-18archaeology.<wbr>org</a>Roger Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03194599375075414563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185864424351244553.post-54608199671942100382009-05-04T14:09:00.000-07:002009-05-04T14:14:54.351-07:00Bulletin 28 (May 2009)Great War Archaeology Group Site ReportOne Tree Hill (likely Anti-Aircraft Gun Site)<br />Honor Oak Park, Southwark, South London. SE23. NGR: TQ 354 742<br /><br />Survey and Excavation<br />25-26 August 2007 and 13-14 September 2008<br /><br />Site Code: OTH07 and OTH08<br /><br />Synopsis<br /><br />This is a non technical brief summary of the recent investigations of the One Tree Hill site by The Great War Archaeology Group (GWAG). A full report will be prepared and made available in due course.<br /><br />Introduction<br /><br />During the First World War, London was the target of the first strategic bombing campaign in history. <br /><br />Raids by German airships and aeroplanes were met by the development of a comprehensive home-defence system based on wireless direction-finding stations, observation posts, searchlights, anti-aircraft guns, and dedicated fighter squadrons. The conflict has been relatively little studied. Many archive sources have not been researched. Little oral history work has been done. Most material remains are unrecorded. Of the 20,469 sites recorded in the Defence of Britain Project, for example, only 322 are of First World War date, only 44 relate to the air war, and of these, half are airfields, with only one searchlight and six anti-aircraft gun emplacements recorded for the whole country. <br /><br />The Great War Archaeology Group’s pilot ‘First Blitz Project’ in June 2006, carried out in association with BBC Timewatch, demonstrated the potential for further study. Our outer study area, centred on the Lea Valley, extended 40km east-west across West Essex and East Hertfordshire, and 40km northwards from the Thames. In this area alone, our desktop research identified 33 former anti-aircraft gun emplacements and 19 searchlight emplacements. Detailed survey, clearance and excavation at the Monkhams Hall gun emplacement north of Waltham Abbey revealed an observation post and an ammunition store as well as the gun platform itself. The project also demonstrated how archaeological fieldwork can act as a focus for oral history. The BBC recorded interviews with several people who remembered the air-raids as children, including one who had been present at the bombing of Upper North Street School in Poplar on 13 June 1917, when 18 five-year-olds were killed in the infant classroom.<br /><br />In relation to these events, we are close to the centenary and on the cusp of living memory. There is a strong and urgent case for investigating, recording, preserving and presenting the material remains of the First World War in Britain. A community project centred on the surviving anti-aircraft gun platform at One Tree Hill would make a valuable contribution to this.<br /><br />The archaeological investigation at One Tree Hill:<br /><br />Over the weekends of 25-26 August 2007 and 13-14 September 2008, The Great War Archaeology Group investigated the site of a likely anti-aircraft gun emplacement at One Tree Hill. The team used field reconnaissance, archaeological geophysics, metal-detecting, limited surface clearance and excavation to identify, record and report on the condition and state of preservation of the obvious (and not so obvious) features. <br />The first task was to clean up, record and photograph the main feature which was believed to be the gun platform. Some of the invaluable local oral history collected over the weekend suggested that it was actually a band stand, and the ornate floor of the platform, consisting of concentric rings of well laid bricks, certainly suggested an origin other than military, as do the very ‘municipal park’ looking steps at each corner of the platform. However, once this brick surface had been properly cleared of many years of detritus, evidence was located of its potential military use. At the centre of the concentric rings of bricks we found evidence of where a guide ring could have been anchored to the structure which would have supported a gun (probably the usual 3” or 6-pounder). This type of metal ring, and evidence of, has been seen on other WW1 anti-aircraft gun emplacements around London, notably the one at Monkhams Hall. A narrow slot in the platform surface running from the centre out to one edge and through a small hole in the raised side was suggestive of a channel for a cable or an electrical earthing strip.<br />An archaeological trench was positioned directly to the north of the platform to investigate the condition of the foundations, and also to search for evidence of a metalled surface which may have encircled the platform. The platform appears to be in a fair condition, but with some evidence of subsidence, clearly demonstrated by the separation of several of the steps (apparently constructed as separate modules) from the platform and also a visually noticeable slant to the platform. At least one of the step modules appear to be contemporary with a laid path leading up to it. This laid path, in turn , appears to be contemporary with the metalled surfaces found elsewhere on the site.<br /><br />A Geophysical survey was carried out across the site to look for remains of any associated structures. Several areas of potential archaeological interest were found and a series of test pits were used to investigate these areas. Some of the test pits came down on rough metalled surfaces, one with a clear edge to it. However, it is difficult to say at this stage if these surfaces are contemporary with the gun emplacement or with park landscaping. One surprise in a test pit was the uncovering of old service pipes, possibly gas, their source and destination unknown. One hypothesis is that the park may have been lit by gas at some point in its history. Several test pits opened with the assistance of supervised (and very keen) local children revealed iron loops secured into concrete bases, possibly associated with military occupation of the site or metal restraints from former park benches. <br /><br />Metal detecting revealed very little in the way of military material, which is some cause for concern, as this type of site usually has a light scattering at least of militaria. Several early coins were recovered, along with the ‘usual’ metal detritus you would expect to find in a public space. What became clear from the metal detecting was that the rough surfaces found by the geophysics had ‘sealed in’ the earlier surfaces, and this is clearly demonstrated by the relatively recent metal finds located above the surfaces. As the metal detector survey moved off the surfaces then earlier material was recovered.<br /><br />The investigations have shown that it is highly likely that the structure is an anti-aircraft gun emplacement. There is no reason why the structure should not have been used for other purposes since the First World War, although no evidence has yet come to light for military re-use during the Second World War. The idea that this structure, which was originally designed for killing, may have had a new lease of life as a band stand – a place to entertain and make people feel relaxed and happy, is rather fitting.<br />A full report on the work carried out at One Tree Hill will be available in due course, and this report will also address how this site sits within the much larger picture of the defence of London during the First World War.<br /><br />The Great War Archaeology Group are very grateful to all the people and organisations, especially The Friends of One Tree Hill and Southwark Borough Council, who so willingly co-operated to help make this community based project the success it was, and we hope to possibly return to investigate the site further in the future.<br />The Great War Archaeology Group is very keen to hear from anyone who may have any information regarding the One Tree Hill site or other sites in the London area and other First World War sites throughout the country.<br /><br />Contact details are: <br /><br />Dr Neil Faulkner, 01727 834844 (h), 07974 679805 (m), <br />Email: <a href="mailto:neilfaulkner2000@yahoo.co.uk">neilfaulkner2000@yahoo.co.uk</a><br /><br />Dave Hibbitt, 01476 410622 (h), 07976 981027 (m) <br />Email: <a href="mailto:dch@gwag.org">dch@gwag.org</a>Roger Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03194599375075414563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185864424351244553.post-66276010846798585682009-05-04T14:07:00.000-07:002009-05-04T14:13:44.199-07:00Bulletin 27 (May 2009) Upcoming DigsEastern<br /><br />Sedgeford<br /><br />Location: Norfolk. Run by: SHARP – the Sedgeford Historical and Archaeological Research Project. Dates: 5 July – 14 August. Cost: £125 pw inc food and campsite, £20 for day course, £100 for week course, concessions.<br /><br />Contact: Brenda Stibbons, 4 Alfred Road, Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 9AN. Tel: 01263 510969, 07786 644980. Email: <a href="mailto:bookings@sharp.org.uk">bookings@sharp.org.uk</a> Web: <a href="http://www.sharp.org.uk">www.sharp.org.uk</a><br /><br />One of the largest, best-appointed, and longest-running projects for volunteers and trainees, SHARP is investigating the entire history of a Norfolk village and rural parish. Major open-area excavations on the Boneyard site of an 8th-10th century Anglo-Saxon cemetery concluded in 2007, and the main excavation site is now that of the associated settlement in the neighbouring Chalkpit Field. Two years of evaluative excavations have revealed good survival of ditches, pits, post-holes, and beam-slots, with abundant deposits of domestic debris, making it likely that this will evolve into a major Middle Saxon settlement excavation offering rich insights into the character and everyday life of the original village. Other work planned this year includes continuing post-excavation analysis of the Boneyard excavations, with work on human remains, animal bones, pottery, and small finds, and preliminary investigation of Sedgeford’s First World War airfield.<br /> Full campsite and catering facilities are available. Participants can enrol as ordinary volunteers or take one or more training courses, including basic excavation, human remains, bones in archaeology, and modern conflict archaeology.<br /><br /><br />London<br /><br />Digging Dad’s Army<br /><br />Location: Shooters Hill, Greenwich. Run by: Digging Dad’s Army: the East and South-East London People’s War Project, 1914-1945. Dates: 13-21 June. Cost: £60 for weekend course, £150 for week course, concessions.<br /><br />Contact: Andy Brockman, 72 Nithdale Road, London, SE18 3PD. Tel: 0208 316 6358, 07958 543518. Email: <a href="mailto:andy.archaeology@virgin.net">andy.archaeology@virgin.net</a> Web: <a href="http://www.gwag.org">www.gwag.org</a><br /><br />Digging Dad’s Army is a new multi-disciplinary, community-based research project centred on a study area in the East and South-East London boroughs of Waltham Forest, Newham, Barking and Dagenham, and Greenwich. Building on existing work on First World War air-war sites, mainly in North-East London, and on Second World War sites on Shooters Hill (Greenwich), DDA will use archives, oral/family history, field reconnaissance, survey, standing-building recording, and excavation to explore the militarised landscapes and popular experience of modern conflict in a densely populated urban area. Work this year will focus on both First and Second World War sites on Shooters Hill. There will be courses covering modern conflict archaeology, basic field skills, and standing-building recording.Roger Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03194599375075414563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185864424351244553.post-90707547461532246802009-05-04T14:03:00.000-07:002009-05-04T14:07:14.092-07:00Bulletin 26 (May 2009) Zeppelins, Fighters, and Ack-Ack: an introduction to modern conflict archaeologyDr Neil Faulkner and Dr Keith Robinson<br /><br />Sunday 26 July – Friday 31 July<br /><br />This course will provide a comprehensive introduction to the theory and techniques of modern conflict archaeology through the investigation of Sedgeford Aerodrome – a home defence and training airfield in the First World War, and a decoy airfield in the Second. Combining taught sessions, desktop research, and guided fieldwork, students will experience the full range of methods involved in the study of modern industrialised warfare. These will include: the use of archives, maps, old photos, and the internet; survey work using GPS-recording, geophysics, and metal-detecting; standing-building recording; and carefully targeted excavation. We will also cover the relationship between material remains in the landscape and memories, commemorations, family and local histories, and political and moral issues.Roger Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03194599375075414563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185864424351244553.post-827814705588926292009-03-02T14:15:00.000-08:002009-03-02T14:28:47.261-08:00Bulletin 25 (March 2009) Investigating the Wireless Listening Station at HunstantonDocumentary and photographic evidence exists of the Wireless Listening Station at Hunstanton, which was used to overhear the radio transmissions between the German Zeppelins and their home bases. The Station was one of a number along the east coast, providing vital information on the movement of these bombers.<br /><br />Although we have the above evidence, the exact location of the listening hut and associated aerials is not known for certain.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2m99_ifq0WvqD6aTuHTPAXB_IyZb5QH2masA22g8RD7Txg9_kc9I_0vGiZBPsvFRgv_0r6UhH4n1ugS4pHQs8evUpuGwb_gMK4dl1K-69JL7uZr9ltLaw_giL0xiybBcIMQFH0mvWz5yW/s1600-h/hunstanton2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2m99_ifq0WvqD6aTuHTPAXB_IyZb5QH2masA22g8RD7Txg9_kc9I_0vGiZBPsvFRgv_0r6UhH4n1ugS4pHQs8evUpuGwb_gMK4dl1K-69JL7uZr9ltLaw_giL0xiybBcIMQFH0mvWz5yW/s320/hunstanton2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308718658629437186" border="0" /></a></span><br />Photographs and postcards show that the aerials should have been placed high on the cliffs at Hunstanton, between the lighthouse and the coastguard look out station. Sadly this area is subject to erosion, and some of the remaining evidence may have already fallen into the sea, so time is of the essence to try and records that which remains.<br /><br />Angie Hibbitt liaised closely with the local authority, who were exceptionally positive and helpful, and a date was set to carry out a geophysical resistance survey in the area where we believe the aerials to have been sited. Chris Mackie contacted the local media who interviewed both him and Dave Hibbitt and kindly publicised the survey and the story of the listening post. Almost immediately, members of the public started to contact Chris, with many pieces of very useful information.<br /><br /><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2m99_ifq0WvqD6aTuHTPAXB_IyZb5QH2masA22g8RD7Txg9_kc9I_0vGiZBPsvFRgv_0r6UhH4n1ugS4pHQs8evUpuGwb_gMK4dl1K-69JL7uZr9ltLaw_giL0xiybBcIMQFH0mvWz5yW/s1600-h/hunstanton2.jpg"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZEFojepaQVxYnBW8LlRBVV_QI8YSI9SgYDDykKq0wyT4j32uY1nJtSp5XO8Asv-M0DPSrD8K43YcHQ7MnyOWd11PJVO8fAApzmrU5k-_A2q5_JwdKXrrHdoqVTKZehWl8cJx9G5qPEkuA/s1600-h/hunstanton1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 241px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZEFojepaQVxYnBW8LlRBVV_QI8YSI9SgYDDykKq0wyT4j32uY1nJtSp5XO8Asv-M0DPSrD8K43YcHQ7MnyOWd11PJVO8fAApzmrU5k-_A2q5_JwdKXrrHdoqVTKZehWl8cJx9G5qPEkuA/s320/hunstanton1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308718358483534578" border="0" /></a></span></p> On the day of the survey, Hunstanton was wreathed in a wet cold sea mist obscuring most of the survey site. However, geophysicists are a hardy bunch and the survey was carried out, with the assistance of GWAG members, Charlie Middleton, and Chris Mackie, clip board in hand, who chatted to the numerous visitors, both casual and in response to the media pieces.<br /><br />The day was a success – with the surveyors, Grid Nine, reporting anomalies that could be associated with the masts, and thus be of potential archaeological significance for the project. Huge amounts of information were received from members of the public, and as a result, we will be returning in the near future to survey a second area, in an attempt to locate the site of the listening huts themselves.<br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span>Roger Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03194599375075414563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185864424351244553.post-63685377554471130342009-02-15T11:24:00.001-08:002009-02-15T11:56:44.831-08:00Bulletin 24 (Feb 2009)GARP IN PUBLICATIONSJulian Evan-Hart has recently had an illustrated GARP related article published in the current issue of Treasure Hunting magazine.<br /><br />This is an enthralling account of some of the finds and other activities of the Great Arab Revolt Project 2008 Season, which took place in Jordan in November last year.<br /><br />In his usual entertaining and enthusiastic style Jules has managed to capture the excitement and variety of the trip, and he eloquently describes how it melds the technologies of metal detecting and internet research together with the academic aims of the project. It is a thoroughly good read and highly recommended. Also as can be seen below three rogues appear on the cover of the magazine, which is the March issue and is in the shops now. (Available in larger branches of W.H. Smiths)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgyAqx4EfxSfKdax8vi4Ea_sAa_mIBHJI1Aqh0D7BhNZphaRFxkCYZPOY15BTSMhxz5v50Z3pPiYyEXjUxmj67kl_Vq9ZG9LFNTBl_2K5yh0y8R8x6VoukLtjNDWSQIItUMM8fBQ7U6owa/s1600-h/treasurehunting.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgyAqx4EfxSfKdax8vi4Ea_sAa_mIBHJI1Aqh0D7BhNZphaRFxkCYZPOY15BTSMhxz5v50Z3pPiYyEXjUxmj67kl_Vq9ZG9LFNTBl_2K5yh0y8R8x6VoukLtjNDWSQIItUMM8fBQ7U6owa/s320/treasurehunting.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303109801502796690" border="0" /></a><br />Also about to be published is the latest issue of Current World Archaeology which will include a GARP article and extracts from this years blog.<br /><div> </div> CWA - "the UK's no 1 world archaeology magazine" - (ok the UK's only world archaeology magazine) - is available in Foyles/Borders/by subscription - next issue is out late March.Roger Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03194599375075414563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185864424351244553.post-63373170470276723032008-09-26T06:27:00.000-07:002008-09-26T07:25:42.395-07:00Bulletin 23 (September 2008) ONE TREE HILL. HONOR OAK PARK, LEWISHAM, LONDONGWAG first visited Honor Oak Park in August 2007, following liaison with Friends of One Tree Hill, to investigate site of a WW1 gun emplacement and its environs. The activities that weekend consisted of cleaning up and recording the gun emplacement, carrying out geophysical and metal detector surveys and excavating a small number of test pits. Although there were tantalising glimpses of possible evidence of Great War occupation, it was felt that further investigation was necessary to try to locate structures and activity associated with the emplacement.<br /><br />GWAG therefore returned for a further weekend of work in September 2008.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0rNJCKDFQugdKbwAYORRn_mbMDlnVITog6qiITp-KrxhTHuheEDnPr3ow2HQ4Qr_hWeOqcufegfU43E4bqDAN1xkvi4PTeQbDPeyPvcuhS38EY3Pz8EUqo8pVRtYXAf-OdKlqbtqqITUV/s1600-h/03+Trench+1+showing+metalled+surface+and+plinth-003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0rNJCKDFQugdKbwAYORRn_mbMDlnVITog6qiITp-KrxhTHuheEDnPr3ow2HQ4Qr_hWeOqcufegfU43E4bqDAN1xkvi4PTeQbDPeyPvcuhS38EY3Pz8EUqo8pVRtYXAf-OdKlqbtqqITUV/s320/03+Trench+1+showing+metalled+surface+and+plinth-003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250333789752404578" /></a><br /><p align=center>Trench 1 showing metalled surface and plinth</p><br /><br />The Friends of One Tree Hill and GWAG both recognised the vital importance of oral history as well as archaeological investigation into this popular recreational area and the weekends investigation was publicised widely in the local area, to attract visitors, in particular those with memories or stories to tell.<br /><br />A further metal detector survey was conducted, as well as a visual check of the morphology of the site, and a number of areas for excavation were identified. <br /> <br />Trench 1 was sited to the south of the emplacement in a grassy area devoid of shrubbery. A roughly laid metalled surface was located, which continued under the modern path. A plinth of rough stone was set onto this surface, next to an area of clay. When the trench was extended to ascertain the southerly extent of the surface an area of intense burning was located, along with a large number of finds including complete half pint milk bottles, pottery, glass, and metal objects including three cast iron objects, one of which appears to a grate and other two the sides of a stove. Nearby a cast iron tray was located.<br /><br />Trench 2 was located to the east of the site. Evidence for the edge of the metalled surface was located, but nothing in the way of finds.<br /><br />Trench 3 was sited adjacent to the gun emplacement to identify the relationship of the steps to the emplacement with ‘crazy paving’ leading south east. The metalled surface was located here as well, and appeared to be contemporary with the emplacement and its steps.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifSoVmiKm4Z9LSQ3pOEivkaGsprZAd9XAXXh2_62jO0HtEH6mR361uiVpN_IlJW4l6cZ5qIpPjRXu5Sklx9dM4pEf1CpQvtqcyEEFk5mgMOGsgDoqzKHd_JfMu8IBGd-C4vqs3sb33ziMm/s1600-h/7+Trench+3+-+Ian+H+clears+the+thistles+to+find+more+of+the+m-018.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifSoVmiKm4Z9LSQ3pOEivkaGsprZAd9XAXXh2_62jO0HtEH6mR361uiVpN_IlJW4l6cZ5qIpPjRXu5Sklx9dM4pEf1CpQvtqcyEEFk5mgMOGsgDoqzKHd_JfMu8IBGd-C4vqs3sb33ziMm/s320/7+Trench+3+-+Ian+H+clears+the+thistles+to+find+more+of+the+m-018.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250335400142191154" /></a><br /><p align=center>Trench 3 Ian H clears thistles to find more metalling</p><br /><br />Trench 4 was placed in the area of the only thistles on the site, in an attempt to locate a possible latrine. This was not fully excavated due to time constraints, and only a continuation of the metalled surface was identified, with a possible edge to the south.<br /><br />It is clear that the area generally to the south of the gun emplacement was metalled in what appears to be hasty manner. Although there were few datable finds from period being investigated, the archaeological evidence together with the known history of the site suggests that this surface was placed over an extensive area to facilitate the building and manning of the gun emplacement.<br /><br />The full report for this site will follow.<br /><br />GWAG would like to thank the friends of One Tree Hill for their support and assistance with this project.<p><br />A Gallery of pictures associated with this year's work is available <a href="http://www.gwag.org/images/OTH%202008/">here</a>Roger Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03194599375075414563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185864424351244553.post-2127438455673022252008-09-14T02:07:00.000-07:002008-09-14T02:17:43.311-07:00Bulletin 22(September 2008)One Tree Hill revisited<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZAcRbSAeLsffyxNrJJcQM7thqB8Ttyd8z7FHB3y2mDlnBSyfRQyONc5CtXZmXahPrabm-SJzMNXsDnU2tCZ1-KFNlYgnSCe0IjMiwsYPPMeCL2qIrctmeiW1m50Z73vY-K14OK50j2Kf/s1600-h/edgesm.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZAcRbSAeLsffyxNrJJcQM7thqB8Ttyd8z7FHB3y2mDlnBSyfRQyONc5CtXZmXahPrabm-SJzMNXsDnU2tCZ1-KFNlYgnSCe0IjMiwsYPPMeCL2qIrctmeiW1m50Z73vY-K14OK50j2Kf/s320/edgesm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245803697458834946" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42N3c79aMwYo03hWHBbZxNDH5G-kyMa6U8kd2zCy4jh5oupLSShVAktRNfZOWak30uh73kIiT0fDeyrnOqk9lt_gpf4kv9F3hdWxJbWp6_zsNAWwE7kJUTBoGRqaVgod3mjnC9MwD5EhD/s1600-h/trenxh1sm.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42N3c79aMwYo03hWHBbZxNDH5G-kyMa6U8kd2zCy4jh5oupLSShVAktRNfZOWak30uh73kIiT0fDeyrnOqk9lt_gpf4kv9F3hdWxJbWp6_zsNAWwE7kJUTBoGRqaVgod3mjnC9MwD5EhD/s320/trenxh1sm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245803696813473810" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKDgGXbRbnADd4DeDUkdOT8OrzibhgAO-hAdFrmpNRCydZVdzwUvR8OsxykDsh-Yci_xYK0PdfHtj54-Jc1lxOQGhJZoN6ey0x96azDFbQ683Vy1MU2h35l4tzslank8JbtPSDoiZoRr9X/s1600-h/trench2sm.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKDgGXbRbnADd4DeDUkdOT8OrzibhgAO-hAdFrmpNRCydZVdzwUvR8OsxykDsh-Yci_xYK0PdfHtj54-Jc1lxOQGhJZoN6ey0x96azDFbQ683Vy1MU2h35l4tzslank8JbtPSDoiZoRr9X/s320/trench2sm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245803700065734306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7JtseBCvoSMAim_SVotVZjrza74I85eBf0IYwsJvvfNVjAbx98NP8R-25oQC5nawKHKsiOveK0mIXILt8fvj7vO9s5LaZ2yTZSTVHtWUqsnD6ov_67NQsqEeYzYlKAIILXKqrKWKiCbwW/s1600-h/mount+side.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7JtseBCvoSMAim_SVotVZjrza74I85eBf0IYwsJvvfNVjAbx98NP8R-25oQC5nawKHKsiOveK0mIXILt8fvj7vO9s5LaZ2yTZSTVHtWUqsnD6ov_67NQsqEeYzYlKAIILXKqrKWKiCbwW/s320/mount+side.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245803472525455490" /></a><br />GWAG members together with the Friends of One Tree Hill resumed exploratory work at the Honor Oak site yesterday. The main visible feature of the World War One gun emplacement was further investigated as was the nearby land, with a view to locating ancillary structures which may have been associated with the emplacement.<br /><br />Two surface trenches were begun revealing some evidence of what might have been a path or track up to the gun. The work continues today and there will be a further report shortly.Roger Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03194599375075414563noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185864424351244553.post-38003643594414848572008-08-11T13:46:00.000-07:002008-08-11T13:48:17.378-07:00Bulletin 21 (August 2008)The Archaeology of the First of the 20th-Century's Great ConflictsA day school to be held at Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford.<br /><br />'Our knowledge and understanding of the First World War is considerable and yet much remains hidden. As we rapidly approach a time when there will be no surviving veterans of the conflict, the Great War through its archaeology offers a relatively new phenomenon that utilises familiar methodologies as well as innovative approaches to gain a better understanding of the war. This day school draws together a number of leading experts on Great War archaeology to examine a broad range of themes - from the sands of the desert war to the mud of Flanders and the material traces of those who fought'<br /><br />Saturday 28 February 2009<br /><br />Speakers include -<br /><br />Dr Nicholas Saunders - 'Trench Art: Material Culture and the Antrhopological Dimensions of Great War Archaeology'<br /><br />Richard Osgood & Martin Brown - 'We shall Certainly Change The Geography: Soldiers, civilians and the battle of Messines'<br /><br />Peter Chassead - 'Imaging Golgotha - Aerial Photpgrahs and Trench Maps of the Western Front'<br /><br />Dr Neil Faulkener - 'Trains Trenches and Tents: the Archaeology of Lawrence of Arabia's War'<br /><br />Jon Price - 'Rise and Deride This Sepulchre of Crime: The Role of Archaeology and the Missing Dead of the Great War'<br /><br />Fee options<br />With full lunch - £50<br />With baguette lunch - £42.50<br />Without lunch - £40<br /><br />For further information - <a href="http://www.conted.co.ax.uk/" target="_blank">www.conted.co.ax.uk</a>Roger Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03194599375075414563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185864424351244553.post-69716886144092641082008-07-02T00:13:00.000-07:002008-07-02T00:36:51.340-07:00Bulletin 20 (July 2008)New GWAG Web Site launchedThe GWAG Web Site has undergone a complete revamp making it far quicker to load and easier to navigate. Also more images on every page give a better overview of the range of work of the group.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-d9gqE54pElDQcBN1adhhfwpHE7To4_Af-Wd9lwhjkG-5Ha6EE_IvAxEL4b1DWvrBKD8Gq-08zGEiu4FYPC_YHjBPzXbIxg3JbCBISfV9Xw5nabGWmvRQHsZYJEuvWdfoHYRFakc5Ma71/s1600-h/gwagscreenshot2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-d9gqE54pElDQcBN1adhhfwpHE7To4_Af-Wd9lwhjkG-5Ha6EE_IvAxEL4b1DWvrBKD8Gq-08zGEiu4FYPC_YHjBPzXbIxg3JbCBISfV9Xw5nabGWmvRQHsZYJEuvWdfoHYRFakc5Ma71/s400/gwagscreenshot2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218312129733070338" border="0" /></a><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /><br />Take a look <a href="http://www,gwag.org/">here</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Also for information David Thorpe, one of our Directors, is having spinal surgery/reconstruction at Kings College Hospital in south London on 30th June and expects to spend only a few days incarcerated before embarking on 3 weeks of boredom in Tunbridge Wells.<span style="font-style: italic;"> "Only Billy Piper in Belle De Jour will have spent so much time on her back! Several months more are then to be enjoyed. All, and all is INCLUSIVE, visitors are welcome. Books and chat very much encouraged. David is damned determined to be fit and as obstreperous as normal by GARP Season 3 in November. Sadly, the scars will be small (as are many other things...) Dx"</span><br /></p><p>Finally, Have you seen the other European Great War Archaeology web sites in our links list on the right? Have a look at the Plugstreet Project and No Mans Land Info for information about related archaeological work going on in Belgium and Northern France.<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.no-mans-land.info/"><br /></a></p>Roger Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03194599375075414563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185864424351244553.post-35721236574940275152008-06-03T14:24:00.000-07:002008-07-02T23:30:39.253-07:00Bulletin 18 (June 2008)Back to Jordan with the MilitaryLast November, as reported on the GARP Website, we archaeologists bumped into a group of British soldiers on exercise in southern Jordan. They had been following our progress via Roger’s daily blog and tracked us down to find out what exactly we were up to in such a wilderness (They thought they were the only Brits mad enough to be only 40kms from the Saudi border!). Neil and I spoke briefly with them at both Wadi Rtm and Ma’an, and exchanged details.<br /><br />As a result of these chance encounters I was asked by British Forces Cyprus (BFC) to accompany their annual educational Battlefield Tour. In May of 2008 it was to be to southern Jordan: In the Footsteps of Lawrence of Arabia. David, the left-wing arch and a bunch of hard-core soldiers?? Not a match made in heaven you’d think. But, you’d be wrong.<br /><br />I spent nine days (1 and a half of them in the Officers Mess in Cyprus—which included a swimming pool and great grub) with 25 members of BFC, both male and female. And, as a particular bonus, my days were also spent with Jeremy Wilson, the pre-eminent scholar of Lawrence of Arabia, my co-“expert”. We encompassed GARP sites from Amman to Aqaba, from Wadi Rtm to Fasouah to Lissan, and by 4x4s the length and breadth of Rum. We had Jordanian advisors with us, Bedouin guides and many on site, and in hotel, discussions on the 1916-18 Ottoman/Arab campaigns and how they related to the UK military’s experiences in modern day Afghanistan. (It is worth noting that almost all of the BFC group I accompanied had served in Afghanistan or Iraq or both. Most are due back there soon.)<br /><br />From GARP’s and GWAG’s viewpoint I learnt an inestimable amount. Not just from Jeremy (I expected that), but also from the serving soldiers. They have a view of the terrain, its difficulties/obstructions, military practicalities, and varying insights that I hope to bring to our weeks in Jordan in November. I can honestly say it was a pleasure to learn from a Lance Corporal and a cavalry officer, to mention only two.<br /><br />On a personal note: I came back to the UK with an entirely different point of view of British service personnel. This is going to sound trite, but….they were insightful, highly disciplined, respectful of our Jordanian hosts, willing to learn, and extremely tolerant of this rather radical arch. And, yes, bloody intelligent. How naïve I must have been—thank you tabloid press. Damn good laugh, too! So thank you to Majors M., J., R., C., RAF K., the Colonel and the entire BFC group for one of the most enlightening and enjoyable week’s of my life.<br /><br />[And I got to do the ubiquitous tour of Petra as well!]<br /><br />I sincerely hope GARP will be in touch with BFC and Jeremy again in the near future.<br /><br />David Thorpe<br />June 2008<br /><br />PS. So you all don’t think I’ve “sold out”, the BFC plaque I was presented with now resides alongside a Che Guevara candle. The Colonel and Majors had joked about this possibility—it is reality!<br /><br /><br />Dave is also writing articles on his visit for future publication in Current World Archaeology and the British Army Review.Roger Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03194599375075414563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185864424351244553.post-15032006672524658592008-06-03T14:11:00.000-07:002008-06-03T23:29:33.557-07:00Bulletin 17 (June 2008)Great War Events<span style="font-weight:bold;">Upcoming Great War related Events</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">'The Great War 1914-1918 - A Corner Of A Foreign Field' </span><br />An exhibition at the Museum of Lincolnshire Life, Burton Road, Lincoln from 3 May to 19 July 2008.<br /><br />This is the brain child of, and is presented by, Mike Credland of the Friends of the Lincoln Tank, and includes displays of objects, costumes and memorabilia from the Great War.<br /> <br /><span style="font-style:italic;">'Tommies, Trenches and Tanks'</span><br />Also being held at the Museum of Lincolnshire Life on Saturday 21 June 2008 10am to 5pm<br /><br />This event focuses on WWI and links to the above exhibition. There will be lots happening, including displays by members of the Friends of the Lincoln Tank, a presentation of WWI images of Lincolnshire, rationing, the homefront, etc. The Museum as also launching their Please Make Poppies appeal - visitors can make poppies to be displayed in November for the 90th anniversary of the end of WW1<br /><br />Experience life during the Great War - 1914 to 1918 memorabilia, displays, demonstrations and activities, WWI archaeology, WWI war games workshop, children's craft activities, printing and propaganda, Life on the ‘Home Front’, War letters and poetry, Lincolnshire images of the period. Tickets £3.10 for adults and £2.00 Concessions.<br /> <br /><span style="font-style:italic;">'Talk by Dr John Bourne, The Collection, Lincoln'</span><br />The Friends of the Lincoln Tanks are presenting an evening of talks on Wednesday 2 July at 7pm. Dr John Bourne will be speaking on 'Joffre's War - A Sherwood Forrester In The Great War'. Local Lincoln Historian Rod Fanthorpe will also be speaking on 'Christopher Addison - Mother's Midwife'. Tickets are £8 each and available from me.<br /><br />An finally - an event that is NOT happening in Lincoln! A reminder about -<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><br />'Not Just Rust and Dust: New Perspectives in Conflict Archaeology’ - Conference 2008</span><br />To be held at The Royal Logistic Corps Museum, The Princess Royal Barracks, Deepcut, Camberley, Surrey, GU16 6RW on Sunday 13th July 2008.<br /><br />Speakers include<br />Dr.Neil Faulkner - <span style="font-style:italic;">War Without a Front: The Archaeology of Lawrence of Arabia’s War</span><br />Dr. Tal Simmons - <span style="font-style:italic;">The Taphonomy of Execution and Ambush Sites in The Balkan War. </span><br />Dr. Andrew Shortland - <span style="font-style:italic;">Ramses II and the Battle of Kadesh</span><br />Glenn Foard - Edgehill – <span style="font-style:italic;">The Archaeology of an early- Modern Battle</span><br />Andy Brockman - <span style="font-style:italic;">Between the Lines on Stop Line Central – A Militarised Civilian Landscape in South East London</span><br />Martin Brown and Richard Osgood - <span style="font-style:italic;">“..We shall certainly change the geography.” – soldiers, civilians and the archaeology of The Battle<br /></span><br />For further details - Telephone 01252 833371<br />Email information – assistant@rlcmuseum.com<br />Tickets - shop@rlcmuseum.com<br /><br />Tickets £20.00, including refreshments and buffet lunch. Reductions for students and Museum Friends.Roger Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03194599375075414563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185864424351244553.post-2454204502603591872008-05-15T13:37:00.000-07:002008-05-15T13:45:54.050-07:00Bulletin 16 (May 2008)T. E. Lawrence Society Symposium<span><span>T. E. Lawrence Society Symposium </span></span><span><span>to be held at St. John's College, Oxford, 26-28 September 2008<br /><br /></span></span><span><p>Saturday, 2.00-3.00 </p><b> <p>Dr Neil Faulkner: Trains, Trenches and Tents: The Archaeology of Lawrence of Arabia’s war.</p></b> <p>At the 2004 Symposium, Matthew Hughes argued that the Arab revolt of 1916-1918 was militarily unimportant. This view is not supported by the evidence of the modern conflict archaeology in Southern Jordan. Two seasons of fieldwork have shown that the entire landscape was militarised, implying a huge investment of manpower and materiel by the Ottoman Empire to contain the Revolt. Neil Faulkner will argue that the effectiveness of guerrilla warfare cannot be measured using criteria applicable to conventional warfare in the way that Matthew Hughes tried to do. He will also demonstrate that the Arab Revolt had a profound strategic impact on the outcome of the campaign in Palestine and Syria during the First World War, and that it helped in the launch of Arab nationalism as a major force in modern global politics. </p> <p> </p> <p>Although it is organised by the society everyone is welcome to attend. If people don't want to come for the whole symposium they can attend and pay for just the days/meals/accomodation they want. There is a flexible tariff of prices. </p> <p> </p> <p>Please see links below:<br /></p><b> <p>Full Symposium programme</p></b> </span><a href="http://telsociety.org.uk/telsociety/symposia/2008oxf.htm" target="_blank"><u><span>http://telsociety.org.uk<wbr>/telsociety/symposia/2008oxf<wbr>.htm</span></u></a><span> <b> <p>Prices and booking form </p></b> </span><a href="http://telsociety.org.uk/telsociety/symposia/booking.htm" target="_blank"><u><span>http://telsociety.org.uk<wbr>/telsociety/symposia/booking<wbr>.htm</span></u></a> <p> </p>Roger Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03194599375075414563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185864424351244553.post-5600968852477072702008-04-23T04:34:00.001-07:002008-04-23T04:38:34.327-07:00Bulletin 15 (April 2008) Friends of the Lincoln Tank Talk<div> </div> <div>The Friends of the Lincoln Tank present distinguished historians Professor Richard Holmes and Major Gordon Corrigan, speaking about The Great War on the same bill for the first time.<br /><br /></div> <div> </div> <div>They will speak separately and then will both take questions from the audience.<br /><br /></div> <div> </div> <div>This promises to be a unique and fascinating evening.</div> <div> </div> <div><br />Date: Wednesday 28 May 2008 at 7.30pm at the Drill Hall,<br />Free School Lane, Lincoln LN2 1EY.<br /><br /></div> <div> </div> <div>Tickets, costing £15 are available from the Drill Hall Box Office tel 01522 873894.</div>Roger Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03194599375075414563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185864424351244553.post-53127880600588214732008-04-07T14:51:00.000-07:002008-04-23T04:37:55.036-07:00Bulletin 14 (April 2008)National History Show OlympiaThe National History Show is being held at Olympia in London from 2 to 4 May 2008. There are actually three events - one being 'Military History Live'.<br /><br />I was delighted to see that the logo being used for this includes, in centre stage, a WW1 Tank. Its great to see this iconic machine getting the recognition it so richly deserves, and this can only enhance the work we are doing for the First Tank Project. <a href="http://www.whodoyouthinkyouarelive.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=24&Itemid=42">(Link)</a><br /><br />Angie Hibbitt<br />April 2008Roger Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03194599375075414563noreply@blogger.com0