http://www.caeralyn.orgOver the last two years the Caer Alyn Project has been working closely with other community groups across north Wales and Europe to help them explore the heritage and history of their communities. This year will see the culmination of our work with some of these communities resulting in a series of excavations and community involved activitie across the region, which will involve all members of the Caer Alyn Project.http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=304http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=304CAAHP 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.http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=303http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=303Images 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.http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=302http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=302Images 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.http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=301http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=301Please if you have any concerns about the weather during this session of CAYA, contact me on morrecol@aol.com or 01928718929. Many thanks, Karenhttp://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=300http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=300This 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.http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=299http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=299Harvesting 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.http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=264http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=264For more details of this project visit the project blog: http://uklithuania.blogspot.com/ http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=296http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=296A 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/http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=298http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=298Caer 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.http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=297http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=297http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=294http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=294http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=295http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=295The new Caer Alyn and Holt Lidar maps are ready for download here: Caer Alyn: http://drop.http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=263http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=263For 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.http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=292http://www.caeralyn.org/community-archaeology.php?refID=&content=story&storyID=292