CAAHP is running a week of experimental archaeology in summer 2013. BSc/MSc Archaeology students are invited to spend a week at Caer Alyn doing experimental archaeology. Students will get the chance to build a kiln and fire it. Three kilns to choose from Roman Updraft, Iron Age Clamp Kiln and Egyptian Faience kiln (All materials provided and pots and faience to fire) Lab visit Daresbury Students will spend one day at The STFC Daresbury Laboratory to give them an introduction to the various analytical techniques available to them as future archaeological scientists.

Profile I am an Education and Public Events officer for the STFC Daresbury Laboratory in Cheshire.

On the 20th of September 2010, Lydia (one of the students that attended this year’s Caer Alyn summer school) attended a scientific equipment familiarisation day At Daresbury Labs I-Tac department. The training was carried out by Alan Brown.

The Report covers Grids 3 and 4 (see attached) Thanks to all students involved, well done Click here to download fileCaer Alyn Archaeological and Heritage Project3.

During the summer school 4 grids were surveyed by our visiting students. The first two grids have now been processed and the report has been completed (see attached file below) The report has been compiled by one of our visiting students Lydia Jones and I must comment, that for a first attempt at a geophysics report it is excellent.

The survey report for lodge field is now complete (see Attachments). For ease of reading, download and print the attachment “Fold out comp plot fort2” Click here to download filefold out comp plot fort2.

We had some distinguished guests at Caer Alyn on Saturday 29th August Right to Left Dr Ian Munro, Dr Andy Smith, Dr Manolis Pantos, Alan Brown and Colin Morrel

For more information or to arrange an educational visit to the Caer Alyn site please contact: Alan Brown Education liaison officer caeralynedu@hotmail.co.uk

Offically the last day of the dig. The team assembled in the morning in the site office and had a good cup of tea and had a good laugh before we started work. The usual team were there: Neil Adams, attended every day, enthusiastic, hard working, great photographer and all round bril bloke.

On behalf of the Caer Alyn Iron Age Settlement Project I would like to thank all at R.V.Miller LTD (thatching contractors) for their help and advice. In particular I would like the thank John and Bert or Martin, (see “A very long day “for explanation)

It was 9.15am when Peter rang Phil to tell him the hire wagon was late returning from the previous customer, but he was on his way.

The Caer Alyn Kiln (Open Day 2006) Alan Brown

THE CAER ALYN FORT (NORTH SECTION) GEOPHYSICAL REPORT (RESISTANCE) Alan Brown, Annabelle Rogers, Alan Bunney and Phil Cox This survey was undertaken by the Archaeo-geophysics group of the Caer Alyn Archaeological and Heritage Project under license to CADW Ref CAAHP/ft/Serv1

Is Archaeology a Science? Wrexham Science Festival 2007 The 2007 festival will run from Tuesday 27th March through to Tuesday 3rd April 2007 and a whole host of activities and events can be found at the link below.

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