The Archaeology of Peakirk
2018-05-04 19:30 UTC | Oundle Methodist Church, Drumming Well Lane, Oundle, PE8 4AA
A MidNAG event

A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon - Latest Archaeology News
2018-05-14 19:00 - 20:30 | Parkway Sports Club, Maskew Avenue, Peterborough, PE1 2AS
The UK’s biggest road construction project involves excavation on a massive scale – 10 million m³.
Road widening, new junctions and a 17-mile bypass south of Huntingdon carve through an archaeological landscape covering all periods from the earliest hunter-gatherers to WWII. The investigation and mitigation work by MOLA is on a corresponding scale and is due to complete March 2018.

537 trial trenches
800 ha of potential archaeology
80 archaeological sites
130 staff

More than 25 settlements have been uncovered, including: Iron Age, Roman, Saxon and Medieval sites.
Helen O’Hara will provide an overview of the archaeology arising from the project. There will be specific focus on a Saxon and a Roman site.
Speaker: Helen O’Hara, Senior Community Archaeologist, MOLA Headland Infrastructure
FREE ADMISSION
Both FRAG and non FRAG Members
MOLA Headland Infrastructure is supporting this event as part of their community outreach programme

The Napoleonic Prison Camp of Norman Cross
2018-05-19 19:30
This is a Vivacity event

Villainous Vikings
2018-06-02 - 2018-06-03
This is a Vivacity event at Flag Fen

Ramsey Abbey - the elusive remains of an extensive site
2018-06-04 19:00 - 20:30 | Parkway Sports Club, Maskew Avenue, Peterborough, PE1 2AS
In April 2017 Ramsey Abbey Community Project was born. What have we discovered and what has the project added to our knowledge of the site?
The Great Benedictine Abbey of Ramsey was the first of the great religious houses in Eastern Fenland to be founded and in its time one of the most important, influential and wealthiest Abbey in the Fens. In its heyday it was home to at least 80 Monks, and behind its walls a renowned school was founded in about 985.
For over 500 years the Abbey flourished, but in 1539 the Abbey was dissolved by Henry VIII. Today there is very little to see of the once great Abbey, only a wonderful 15th Century Abbey Gate House.
Speaker: Roger Mould, Ramsey Abbey Community Project
FREE for FRAG Members
Roger started his archaeology life at Fane Road and launched the Warboys Archaeology Project in 2012. The Ramsey Abbey project is the latest of the team’s work.

VISIT: Guided Walk around Castor
2018-06-23 10:00 - 11:30
Learn about one of the largest buildings in Roman Britain from local authority, Dr Stephen Upex.
The massive Praetorium stood proudly where Castor church now stands.
Free for FRAG Members
£5 for Non Members
REGISTRATION
THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL – ANY FURTHER NAMES WILL BE ADDED TO A “WAIT-LIST”

Speaker:
Dr Stephen Upex written on a wide variety of topics related to British landscape history and archaeology and his interests range from prehistoric settlement, Roman and Saxon farming to medieval open fields systems. He has excavated widely and wrote a book on the Romans in the East of England which was published in 2008. A new book on the Romans in the Peterborough area is due to be published soon. Stephen lectures at the University of Cambridge, is a member of the Chartered Institute for Field Archaeologists and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.

From Stamford to Deeping by Canal
2018-07-05 19:30 | Village Centre, Church Street, Werrington, Peterborough, PE4 6QE
This is a Werrington Local History Group event

EXCAVATION - Ramsey Abbey
2018-08-13 - 2018-08-24
Those who attended the talk by Roger Mould on 4th June will know that the Ramsey Abbey Community Project has been successful in securing Heritage Lottery funding following extensive research as they continue to search for the elusive remains of Ramsey Abbey.
They are now ready to excavate in August – 13th to 24th. As the project has been awarded lottery funding a professional company will head up the excavation. They will have three big trenches open aimed at features shown on the resisitivity survey.
They would welcome volunteers.
If you are interested please contact enquiries@peterborougharchaeology.org
The Great Benedictine Abbey of Ramsey was the first of the great religious houses in Eastern Fenland to be founded and in its time one of the most important, influential and wealthiest Abbey in the Fens. In its heyday it was home to at least 80 Monks, and behind its walls a renowned school was founded in about 985. For over 500 years the Abbey flourished, but in 1539 the Abbey was dissolved by Henry VIII.
Please Note this is a Ramsey Abbey Community Project

EXCAVATION: Nassington Roman Barn Year 3
2018-08-18 - 2018-09-01
MidNAG is resuming excavations at Nassington for a third year.
There is a large Roman barn which we are trying to understand better. It is hoped that the 2018 dig will start to tell us more about the occupation and uses of the barn and nearby structures.
Those interested will need to contact (and be members of) the Middle Nene Archaeology Group.
Find out how it’s going

Baston Manor Pit: a middle Bronze Age and Roman landscape
2018-09-03 19:00 - 20:30 | Parkway Sports Club, Maskew Avenue, Peterborough, PE1 2AS
Fieldwork at Baston took place over a 48ha area between 2002 and 2014. The site is located on the western Fen Edge at between 3m and 5m aOD.
The main feature was a middle Bronze Age field system and settlement. A round house, pits, wells and a long routeway for moving and sorting cattle were uncovered. Remains of log ladders, buckets, and hurdles were also found.
A small Roman settlement and routeway linked to the Car Dyke was also excavated.
Speaker: Rob Atkins, Project Manager, MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology)
FREE for FRAG Members

PASt Explorers Conference - Peterborough
2018-09-13 10:30 - 16:00 | Key Theatre, Peterborough
Portable Antiquities Conference –
Organised by British Museum & Portable Antiquities Scheme

Roman Treasures: The importance of Roman Peterborough
2018-09-18 | Peterborough Museum, 51 Priestgate, Peterborough, PE1 1LF
A Vivacity Event
Speaker: Dr Stephen Upex

Rectory Farm, West Deeping - Archaeology Day
2018-09-25
West Deeping Heritage Group invites visitors to an exhibition about, and site tours of, the Rectory Farm archaeological investigations on Stamford Road.

Nassington Roman Barn - Year 3
2018-10-01 19:00 - 20:30 | Parkway Sports Club, Maskew Avenue, Peterborough, PE1 2AS
What started as the excavation of a Roman Barn at Nassington is extending into a broader project about agriculture, industry and daily life in the Nene valley 2000 years ago.
Our speaker will be Derek Roberts who is the Director of Excavations for the MidNAG dig. A number of FRAG members participated.
This will be the first opportunity to provide feedback on what we have learnt this year. As well as the Roman barn which was exposed in 2016 and 2017 we now have more information from geophys, aerial photography and the 10 exploratory trenches excavated in August. The project is starting to provide insights into the lives of those living in the Nene valley from late Iron Age through to end of the Roman period.
Speaker: Derek Roberts, Director of Excavations, MidNAG
FREE for FRAG members
Back to Nassington – 2018

TRAINING - Geophys at Itter Park
2018-10-17 - 2018-10-18
FANE ROAD ARCHAEOLOGY GROUP (FRAG) – GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY TRAINING 17-18 OCTOBER 2018
After the success of a similar training session last year we are returning to Itter Park to provide an opportunity to become more familiar with geophysical tools and techniques. Though primarily a training event the area being surveyed is close to the Roman Villa so has the potential to reveal clues about the landscape in which it was located.
Participants need to be FRAG members, or members of JigSaw affiliated groups who can confirm that they are covered by their own group’s insurance
The event is FREE for FRAG members

Application
In order to participate download the application form. Scan or photo your completed form then email as indicated. Closing date for applications is 30 Sep 18. Places are limited and applications received from FRAG members before 9 Sep 18 will be given priority.
DOWNLOAD APPLICATION FORM
Venue
Itter Park, Itter Crescent, Peterborough. The survey area will be on the southern open space.
Dates & Times
Wednesday (17 Oct 18) – Thursday (18 Oct 18) from 9.00am to 4.00pm daily.
Training Format
This is the second geophysical survey training to be undertaken on Itter Park and will follow a similar format to the previous session:

Present a basic overview of geophysical resistivity survey procedures
Acquaint participants with the survey equipment
Teach the principles of setting out a geophysical survey grid
Teach the principles of conducting a geophysical survey
Provide a hands-on geophysical resistivity survey experience
Provide an overview of the data handling soft ‘Snuffler’, data processing, and results interpretation and analysis; using examples from other surveys

Further Information
FRAG – Geophysical Survey Training 17-18 Oct 18
Itter-Park-Geophysical-Resistivity-Survey-Report-2017

EXCAVATION - Fane Road Allotments 2018
2018-10-19 - 2018-10-22
FANE ROAD ARCHAEOLOGY GROUP (FRAG) – EVALUATION EXCAVATION 19-22 OCTOBER 2018
A large Roman villa was discovered in 2011 prior to construction of new houses between Itter Crescent and Fane Road. The Heritage Lottery funded ‘Romans of Fane Road’ excavation was undertaken in 2014. Since then FRAG has undertaken further archaeological excavations on the Fane Road Allotment Site to ascertain the full extent of the building.
The aims of previous excavations were to: establish the location of the southern part of the Iron Age enclosure ditch; establish any outlying Roman building foundations; locate and record Roman middens (rubbish tips); and establish the extent of the Roman metalled surface found in October 2015 with students of the Perse School.
This year we will be looking to expand on the successful results of test pit 17-1 which was explored in 2017. The dig is undertaken in partnership with the Fane Road Allotments Association (FRAA).
The event is FREE for FRAG & FRAA members
Application
In order to participate download the application form. Scan or photo your completed form then email as indicated. Closing date for applications is 30 Sep 18. Places are limited and applications received from FRAG and FRAA members (and their families) before 9 Sep 18 will be given priority.
DOWNLOAD APPLICATION FORM
Venue
Fane Road Allotments, Fane Road, Peterborough. Access will be via the gate off the footpath on the Itter Park side of the allotments.
Dates & Times
Friday (19 Oct 18) – Monday (22 Oct 18) from 8.00am to 4.30pm daily.
Open Days
Saturday (20 Oct 18) and Sunday (21 Oct 18) 11.00am to 4.00pm (further details will be publicised nearer the event).
Further Information
FRAG – Evaluation Excavation 19-22 Oct 18
Fane Road Roman Villa

Peterborough Abbey and the Peterborough Chronicles
2018-10-23 | Peterborough Museum, 51 Priestgate, Peterborough, PE1 1LF
A Vivacity Event
Speaker: Dr Nicholas Karn, Senior Lecturer, University of Southampton

With the Eye of Faith: the Archaeology of Religion
2018-10-27
CBA East Midlands Conference
St Guthlac and Crowland Abbey – Jenny Alexander
Churches in Leicestershire: is the writing on the wall? – Mike Hawkes
Pilgrim Roots: Mayflower 400, the Separatists’ Story and Beyond – Anna Scott
Crafters of Kingship: smithcraft, gender and elite power in early medieval Europe – Duncan Wright
Remote Sensing in Buildings Archaeology – Chris Brooke
How To Deflect Your Demons: Ritual Protection of Hearth & Home – James Wright
Breaking bread and breaking heads: the role of the Pax within the late medieval church
– Matthew Champion

Crosse and Blackwell Excavation and Cross Rail
2018-10-30 19:30 | Peterborough Museum, 51 Priestgate, Peterborough, PE1 1LF
A Peterborough Museum Society Event

Fields in the Landscape
2018-11-02
A MidNAG Event
Speaker – Dr Stephen Upex

The Snettisham Hoard
2018-11-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Parkway Sports Club, Maskew Avenue, Peterborough, PE1 2AS
At least 12 separate hoards of artefacts have been discovered at Snettisham, northwest Norfolk. Collectively they are known as the ‘Snettisham Treasure’ and form the largest deposit of gold, silver and bronze artefacts dating from the Iron Age found in Europe.
A combined total of over 200 torcs, over 100 bracelet and ring ‘ingots’, large amorphous ingots, 234 coins and many fragments have been recovered, with a total weight of over 40 kilograms. In addition to its sheer quantity, the metalwork is famous for its quality of artistry and workmanship. Most of the hoards were buried 100–60 BC, and were found towards the centre of a large eight-hectare enclosure. Extensive excavations have failed to establish its purpose or date.
Speaker: Dr Jody Joy, Senior Curator, Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology, Cambridge
FREE for FRAG Members

The Barnack Beaker Burial: The grave of an important man
2018-11-06 | Peterborough Museum, 51 Priestgate, Peterborough, PE1 1LF
A Vivacity Event
Speaker: Dr Neil Wilkin, Curator of Prehistory, The British Museum

Britain's Hidden Landscapes - Dr Francis Pryor
2018-11-12
A Peterborough Civic Society Event (AGM + Talk)

Arts and Crafts through the Ages
2018-11-13 19:30 | Peterborough Museum, 51 Priestgate, Peterborough, PE1 1LF

Christmas Colours: identifying the pigments in illuminated manuscripts
2018-12-04 | Peterborough Museum, 51 Priestgate, Peterborough, PE1 1LF
A Vivacity Event
Speaker: Dr Stella Panayotova, The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge

EXCAVATION - Alconbury Weston
2018-12-07 - 2018-12-10
There’s an opportunity for FRAG members to join an excavation being organised by The Sawtry History Society. The dig follows field walking and geophys which suggest Iron Age and Roman settlement at the site. It’s very short notice but the excavation is this weekend and next (30 Nov – 03 Dec and 07 Dec – 10 Dec). Email Kev Redgate if you are interested – sawtry.archaeology@yahoo.co.uk
Excavation Details
Sawtry-Application-Form
Please note that this is not a FRAG organised event but is available to members through our affiliation to the JIGSAW network of Cambridgshire archaeology groups.

A14 Archaeology Open Day
2018-12-08 10:00 - 15:00
A chance to see where archaeologists are excavating at Mill Common near Huntingdon. Evidence has been uncovered regarding Huntingdon’s Roman and Medieval residents, including a possible Roman road, animal bones, and pottery.

FRAG Archaeology Quiz
2018-12-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Parkway Sports Club, Maskew Avenue, Peterborough, PE1 2AS
There’s is a bit of festive fun at FRAG in the run up to Christmas.
Our first ever archaeology quiz will test your knowledge of archaeology – both local and further afield. You can arrange your own team (4-6) – or just come along and we’ll organise groups.
Expect a range of different types of question including hands on identification. Questions will not be overly demanding!
Prize for the winners – and nibbles at half time. Refreshments available from the bar.
FREE for FRAG Members
A £5 charge applies for non-members.

The Golden Lyre of Ur
2018-12-11 19:30 | Peterborough Museum, 51 Priestgate, Peterborough, PE1 1LF

The Civil War in Peterborough
2019-01-07 19:00 - 20:30 | Parkway Sports Club, Maskew Avenue, Peterborough, PE1 2AS
Not just Roundheads and Cavaliers! Discover the true and horrific story of the English Civil War and its impact upon Peterborough, including local building, landscape and recent archaeological clues as to how these tumultuous events affected our city.
Speaker: Stuart Orme, Curator/Museum Manager, The Cromwell Museum, Huntingdon
FREE for FRAG Members

Background Reading!

Horsey Hill Fort – Stanground
Peterborough Cathedral – Civil War Camp Site
