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.

Images of new roundhouse under construction at Caer Alyn. The work on the new roundhouse will be completed by the end of March 2013. If you would like to help in the construction and have a few hours to spare why not contact the project and we will give you details on how to be involved.

Images of new roundhouse under construction at Caer Alyn. The work on the new roundhouse will be completed by the end of March 2013. If you would like to help in the construction and have a few hours to spare why not contact the project and we will give you details on how to be involved.

This week saw the start of the building of our new roundhouse at Caer Alyn. Supported and funded by Northern Marches Cymru, the roundhouse will complete the reconstruction of an Iron Age settlement on site. It is hoped that the roundhouse will be completed by the end of March, (weather dependent!!!!) Visitors are welcome to visit the site on Saturdays, between 10,00am and 2,00pm, to have a look at the work being done.

Harvesting the Past had been funded through Heritage Lottery Fund’s Young Roots programme, whose aim was to encourage young people to learn about different aspects of their local heritage which are important to them and creatively interpret them for the wider community.

For more details of this project visit the project blog: http://uklithuania.blogspot.com/

A bit of a last minute rush, but I have just set up a blog which I hope to feed as we explore the Orkneys over the next few days..... ... Click here to view..... http://caorkneytrip.blogspot.co.uk/

Caer Alyn is holding its annual open day on Saturday September 8th 2012 .Come and see the archaeologists at work and visit our Iron Age settlement. See www.alynlodge.co.uk for directions to site -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pont Y Capel Lane.

The new Caer Alyn and Holt Lidar maps are ready for download here.

For the past few weeks I have been looking at the mass of free software and data available on the internet and using the gps on my phone for surveying. One of the many things I wanted to achieve, was to plot features onto Google Earth and then view them form the air.