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Interested in history and archaeology? Like to learn about our local history?

Interested in history and archaeology? Like to learn about our local history? Want to get involved? Have a look at who we are and what we do . CLICK ON!. The Time Travellers. Click to continue. Contents. Who are we? What have we done? What’s next?

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Interested in history and archaeology? Like to learn about our local history?

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  1. Interested in history and archaeology? Like to learn about our local history? Want to get involved? Have a look at who we are and what we do. CLICK ON!

  2. The Time Travellers Click to continue

  3. Contents • Who are we? • What have we done? • What’s next? • How to get involved • Benefits of membership • Committee members and contacts Click to continue

  4. Who Are We? • A local group with interest in both our history and archaeology, officially formed in April 2011 • A group of enthusiastic, friendly, like minded individuals who want to learn about and actively take part in historical research and archaeological activities • Walks, talks, digs and trips • Research and projects • Share interests and experience Click to continue

  5. What Have We Done? Click to continue

  6. Archaeological Walks • Ecclesall Woods, and Limb River transect, led by John Baker • Historic remains from the Bronze Age to the Victorians • Charcoal burning and Q-pits • Ancient track ways and boundaries • Ryecroft Mill and dam • Iron Age Hill fort Click to continue

  7. Archaeological Walks • Barbrook Moor and Frogatt Edge • led by Steve & Fiona Willetts and Mick & Mary Graves • A Bronze Age landscape • Stone Circles • Burial Cairns • Wildlife (deer) • Picnic by picturesque reservoir Click to continue

  8. Archaeological Walks • Carl Wark Hill Fort (or was it?) • led by Mick Savage, archaeologist and author Click to continue

  9. Talks • Local Hill Forts Lottery Bid • by Mick Savage and Phil Sidebottom • More to follow, both • External professional speakers • Fin Cop Hillfort & Whirlow Archaeological Survey by Clive Waddington • Member’s research findings and experiences Click to continue

  10. Trips • Manor Lodge • Tour • Tower • Dig Click to continue

  11. Trips • Creswell Crags • Prehistoric cave art • Artefacts Click to continue

  12. Whirlow Project • Assisted as volunteers in Whirlow Farm Trust archaeological survey • Field walking • Over 60 flints, scrapers, cores and blades dating back to Mesolithic times • Building Survey • 1652 door • Cruck barns Click to continue

  13. Whirlow Project • Geo-physical Survey • Original discovery of a Romano British Enclosure, unseen for nearly 2000 years Click to continue

  14. Whirlow Project • Dig • Uncovered the boundary trench, post holes, wall, building foundation (believed to be Roman), earlier possibly Mesolithic hearth, Roman pottery from Derby, Samian ware from Gaul, Mesolithic flints Click to continue

  15. Social • Summer BBQ • Sunshine • Great food • A bit to drink • Lots of chat • Fund raising • A good time had by all Click to continue

  16. What’s next? • Series of archaeological walks, starting with • Barbrook/Swine Sty walk, talk and picnic (26th May) led by Robert Allcroft • Holmesfield Walk led by John Baker (w/c 18th June) • Further walks tba in July and August • Series of talks • Peak District Landscape by Peter Machan (Sept. 2012) • More in the process of being organised • Series of Trips and Events • “Sheffield Castle” tour 9th and 12th May • Long weekend trip to visit both Stonehenge and Avebury two of the most important pre-historic sites in Britain, 9th,10th & 11th June • Tour of Mam Tor and Fin Cop Hillforts led by professional archaeologists ARS Ltd. 23rd July • Social Events • Summer BBQ, 24th June • Promoting the continued excavation of the Whirlow discovery • Creating research sub-groups within the membership to follow their own particular fields of interest • History of Totley • Cartimandua Queen Of The Brigantes • Ryecroft Mill To see our up to date events programme, visit the events page of our website: www.thetimetravellers.org.uk Click to continue

  17. How to get involved? • Simply come along to one of our meetings, walks or talks • Events are open to all • Obtain details by contacting DorneCoggins or John Baker (see contact details) • If you enjoy the event and like what we do then why not become a member • Individual Membership fee £10 per year (April to March) • Couples Membership fee £15 per year Click to continue

  18. Benefits Of Membership • Information on local archaeological activities • E-mail alerts to what’s going on locally • Make new friends with common interests • Learning from the knowledge and experience of fellow members • Shared research opportunities • Group activities • Reduced entrance fees to The Time Travellers’ events Click to continue

  19. Contacts Click to End

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