something about the companyhttp://www.caeralyn.orgThe Caer Alyn Heritage Project Saturday 4 September : 11am – 3pm An Archaeological project with visitors being able to observe the work in progress and visit the Iron Age promontory fort. Guided tours. Archaeology - Heritage Visit the archaeological site on your own doorstep Meet the archaeologists Explore the Iron Age Caer Alyn Hillfort and Settlement Activities for the children - New 13 -25 Young Roots HLF project - Harvesting the Past Picnic Area and Refreshments available Find out more about your local heritage Directions : B5425 out of Wrexham towards Llay – right onto Pont y Capel Lane – follow signage to Alyn Lodge and free parking.http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=258http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=258The 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.http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=262http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=262During 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.http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=261http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=261This year I am going to attempt to put into practice some of the tricks that we learnt on the Grundtvig Malta trip by using Google Blogger to keep a “live” online diary of the Summer 2010 dig. You can access it at any time by clicking on this link.http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=257http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=257CAER ALYN ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROJECT - Wrexham SUMMER DIG 2011 DATES: 1ST - 5TH AUGUST 2011 8TH - 12TH AUGUST 2011 15TH-19TH AUGUST 2011 Join the Caer Alyn team in excavating a potential prehistoric enclosure at the southern entrance to the Bryn Alyn hillfort In 2008, Dr Meggen Gondek, University of Chester, completed a geophysical survey of the interior of the hillfort and an area just outside the southern entrance to the Bryn Hill fort, the results of which indicated that there are possible features in both areas.http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=236http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=236Dear CAYA Members, Karen, Kirsty, Phil and I wish you a very good summer holiday! Just to let you know that the next session will be on September 25th 2010. We are hoping that the Romans will come and see us again as well as continuing with looking at the heritage and conservation of the Caer Alyn site during the autumn.http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=260http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=260http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=259http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=259Trench 14 finds have been inspected, sorted, dated and recorded. I have decided to do an update based on my thoughts as a digger who has spent a lot of time in the trench and looking at the finds. This is what UI think so far. Feel free to comment, disagree or whatever.http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=256http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=256Last week, volunteers from Caer Alyn played the part of an iron-age family for an educational dvd for a schools information pack on the iron-age. Whilst waiting for the film crew to arrive, Phil Cox (our own "director" tcarried out his own photo shoot!http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=255http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=255The new joint project between the Caer Alyn Project and Holt Local History Society is officially launched this Saturday. The project will use advanced mapping software to open up new research, and reveal two landscapes previously lost to time. Anyone wishing to follow the project should download the ArcGIS Explorer software, to view the forthcoming maps.http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=250http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=250 download the software reader from here .http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=254http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=254I am your Guide – History in your backyard is an LLP project which has a duration of 24 months and includes partners from 6 EU states. The partners are: Het Perspectief – Belgium Caer Alyn Heritage and Archaeological Project – Wales CULTURE CIRCLE Full Legal Name KULTURBURO WIEN – Austria Utenos švietimo centras – Lithuania CEPAPUB TETUAN- Spain Acrosslimits - Malta The main goals that have been set by the partners are: to strengthen the social cohesion of and integration in the neighbourhood by digging in the community heritage and investigating connections with other cultures.http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=253http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=253In June local community volunteers from the Caer Alyn Project attended the third international meeting of the Grundtvig Partnership project 'I Am Your Guide' in Vienna. The visit enanabled our volunteers to engage with our european partners in a series of heritage, cutural and community activities visits during our stay in Vienna, hosted by Monika Brunner of Culture Circle.http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=252http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=252Phil brings home the new recruits http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=251http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=251