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Arkengarthdale Archaeology Group Registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation Number 1155775 |
SWAAG Honorary President:
Tim Laurie F,S,A, |
| SWAAG News Archive |
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| Record ID | Heading | Last Update | 190 | In the Footsteps of Nuns | 11-08-2024 14:03:21 |
| 189 | SWAAG Wildflower walk – July 2024 | 18-07-2024 11:21:36 |
| 188 | A Solar Eclipse and a Viking Settlement | 11-07-2024 16:20:23 |
| 187 | Addlebrough June 2024 | 21-06-2024 11:47:50 |
| 186 | Braithwaite Hall, East Witton Camp and Castle Steads | 10-06-2024 13:37:57 |
| 185 | Out of the Bottle! | 02-06-2024 12:23:10 |
| 184 | The Point of Oxan | 31-05-2024 14:00:14 |
| 183 | Walk to a Romano-British settlement near Applegarth | 09-05-2024 11:42:28 |
| 182 | Early Medieval Lindisfarne | 25-03-2024 09:51:47 |
| 181 | Botanical remains at Healaugh | 06-03-2024 15:26:47 |
| 180 | Maiden Castle and other Scheduled Monuments | 26-02-2024 14:43:06 |
| 179 | Changing environment and Roman artefacts | 28-01-2024 16:21:04 |
| 178 | Stones, standards, and standing men | 25-01-2024 14:24:58 |
| 177 | Aysgarth and Castle Dykes Saturday 18th November 2023 | 07-01-2024 12:11:49 |
| 176 | The Stainmore | 29-11-2023 15:54:14 |
| 175 | Isotope analysis | 10-11-2023 14:33:54 |
| 174 | Surveying at Grinton | 10-11-2023 14:32:33 |
| 173 | Bones and more bones | 22-10-2023 15:26:23 |
| 172 | Slei Gill Walk 9th September 2023 | 03-10-2023 14:34:11 |
| 171 | Visit to Gueswick Hill with Altogether Archaeology | 29-09-2023 17:15:12 |
| 170 | Druids and Romans | 21-09-2023 18:46:39 |
| 169 | East Mellwaters Walk | 04-08-2023 16:31:13 |
| 168 | Famine, Pestilence, and the Scots | 04-08-2023 16:05:55 |
| 167 | The Roman Road across Swaledale | 12-07-2023 09:34:33 |
| 166 | Ballowfields Walk 19th April 2023 | 07-07-2023 13:44:44 |
| 165 | Gueswick Hills | 30-04-2023 10:41:56 |
| 164 | Muker | 13-04-2023 15:53:37 |
| 163 | Stone platforms, standing stones and stone circles | 06-03-2023 15:59:15 |
| 162 | “The other Maiden Castle” | 14-01-2023 17:52:14 |
| 161 | West Yorkshire – the Kingdom of Elmet? | 17-11-2022 15:01:06 |
| 160 | Aurochs and Elk | 23-10-2022 13:27:55 |
| 159 | Summer Activities 2022 | 30-09-2022 17:44:03 |
| 158 | A Walk to Maiden Castle | 27-07-2022 12:58:28 |
| 157 | Cumbria – the last outpost of English resistance? | 17-06-2022 12:47:09 |
| 156 | Bishops, Castles, and Palaces | 28-05-2022 16:59:27 |
| 155 | Scots Dyke - A talk and two walks | 26-05-2022 14:30:16 |
| 154 | Touching the Past | 14-04-2022 09:14:10 |
| 153 | Here, there and who knows where? | 13-04-2022 16:43:41 |
| 152 | Talks with a Geology theme | 29-01-2022 15:08:25 |
| 151 | Place names | 20-11-2021 15:39:08 |
| 150 | A wet and windy walk | 18-11-2021 16:59:23 |
| 149 | Anglo-Saxon remains in Bamburgh | 11-11-2021 14:28:26 |
| 148 | Another delightful Sunday Amble | 20-11-2021 18:03:43 |
| 147 | Last day of this year's dig | 01-10-2021 15:32:12 |
| 146 | Closing down | 30-09-2021 16:38:42 |
| 145 | Reeth/ Gunnerside visit | 29-09-2021 14:48:01 |
| 144 | Further discoveries | 28-09-2021 16:14:06 |
| 143 | Welcoming Young Archaeologists to the Hagg | 28-09-2021 07:44:46 |
| 142 | Where's the tent? | 23-09-2021 16:42:26 |
| 141 | Day three: more features and finds | 22-09-2021 16:33:23 |
| 140 | Day two: interesting finds | 21-09-2021 15:50:16 |
| 139 | First day of the dig goes well | 20-09-2021 16:37:12 |
| 138 | This year's dig: Setting Up | 21-09-2021 15:54:02 |
| 137 | Two enjoyable walks | 12-09-2021 17:45:20 |
| 136 | Bede and Anglo-Saxon Northumbria | 14-07-2021 16:16:38 |
| 135 | Members' Online Meeting 13th July | 04-07-2021 10:03:26 |
| 134 | The Story of Schools | 17-06-2021 13:06:17 |
| 133 | Conclusions about the Swaledale Dykes by Alan and Judith MIlls | 12-06-2021 12:39:49 |
| 132 | SWAAG AGM and the Swaledale Dyke System Revisited | 26-05-2021 12:55:52 |
| 131 | Neolithic farming techniques | 16-05-2021 17:23:24 |
| 130 | Members' Meeting 11th May | 27-04-2021 12:56:00 |
| 129 | Evolution of Hartlepool Through the Ages | 14-04-2021 14:53:25 |
| 128 | Members' Meeting, 7pm on Tuesday 13th April | 05-04-2021 09:42:54 |
| 127 | The Bloody Wall A talk by Sheila Ickringill | 11-03-2021 07:39:36 |
| 126 | Members' Online Meeting Tuesday 9th March | 01-03-2021 18:38:14 |
| 125 | Join us online on Tuesday, 9th February | 04-02-2021 11:01:39 |
| 124 | Romans in Morecambe Bay? A talk by Peter Denison-Edson | 03-02-2021 21:31:00 |
| 123 | High Noon on Harkerside | 14-01-2021 10:41:19 |
| 122 | Next Members' Meeting Tuesday 12th January | 10-01-2021 14:12:34 |
| 121 | Join us on the Hagg in 2021 | 07-01-2021 10:52:09 |
| 120 | The Harrying of the North; 1066 and all that | 09-12-2020 15:37:08 |
| 119 | Our next Members' Meeting on Zoom 8th December | 23-11-2020 13:45:53 |
| 118 | Our Inaugural Zoom Talk, November 10th | 11-11-2020 12:41:57 |
| 117 | SWAAG meetings restart, online | 25-10-2020 13:53:06 |
| 116 | Applegarth Enclosed Settlement | 20-11-2021 18:10:05 |
| 115 | Hagg Dig Postponed to 2021 | 21-08-2020 12:53:26 |
| 114 | Events Postponed | 16-05-2020 12:34:56 |
| 113 | The Hagg 2020 | 12-02-2020 15:15:18 |
| 112 | Meeting Tuesday 11th Postponed | 10-02-2020 12:37:41 |
| 111 | Members' Meeting Tuesday 11th February | 19-01-2020 13:36:48 |
| 110 | Fascinating talk about Textiles | 17-01-2020 14:00:48 |
| 109 | Members' Meeting Tuesday 14th January | 08-01-2020 09:01:48 |
| 108 | Looking forward to 2020 | 31-12-2019 11:43:08 |
| 107 | Flying the flag for Swaledale | 28-11-2019 11:00:10 |
| 106 | Alice Roberts' Digging for Britain | 13-11-2019 14:29:29 |
| 105 | Founder's Lecture 7pm 12th November | 02-11-2019 12:29:53 |
| 104 | Visit to the Hancock Museum in Newcastle | 13-10-2019 17:55:14 |
| 103 | Dairy Days | 09-10-2019 12:51:34 |
| 102 | Talk tonight, 7pm at The Buck: all welcome! | 08-10-2019 12:24:22 |
| 101 | New MOOC beginning soon | 08-10-2019 12:27:52 |
| 100 | Excellent talk by Charlotte Roberts | 23-09-2019 13:20:44 |
| 99 | Dr Charlotte Roberts to speak at our next meeting | 18-08-2019 13:27:41 |
| 97 | Is this a souterrain? | 24-07-2019 09:49:43 |
| 96 | Saying goodbye for another year | 23-07-2019 15:34:36 |
| 95 | Where's the tent? | 22-07-2019 16:55:09 |
| 94 | Some last-minute surprises | 21-07-2019 17:44:18 |
| 93 | Day twelve | 20-07-2019 14:26:58 |
| 92 | A big thank-you to Newcastle Archaeology Dept. | 19-07-2019 16:40:53 |
| 91 | A visit from Reeth School | 18-07-2019 17:05:42 |
| 90 | Day Eight | 18-07-2019 05:40:46 |
| 89 | Day Seven | 17-07-2019 15:57:31 |
| 88 | Day Six | 17-07-2019 15:57:53 |
| 87 | Day Five: At last some pottery! | 17-07-2019 15:58:09 |
| 86 | Day Four: YACs on site | 17-07-2019 15:58:37 |
| 85 | Day Three | 17-07-2019 15:59:06 |
| 84 | Day Two | 17-07-2019 15:59:36 |
| 83 | 2019 Dig Day One | 14-07-2019 19:14:21 |
| 81 | Our 2019 excavation starts this week! | 08-07-2019 09:27:03 |
| 80 | New research on Viking skeletons in Britain - isotopes, peptides and cremations | 12-06-2019 09:53:32 |
| 78 | Surveying The Hagg Site | 07-05-2019 11:20:46 |
| 77 | SWAAG 10 year celebration (and AGM) | 10-04-2019 09:09:05 |
| 76 | Join us for this year's dig! | 28-03-2019 22:00:16 |
| 75 | Excellent Talk by Jane Sammells | 19-02-2019 13:35:49 |
| 73 | Surveying Project | 23-01-2019 18:32:04 |
| 71 | Excellent talk by Stuart Ross | 23-01-2019 17:43:40 |
| 70 | Ave, Magister! | 14-11-2018 17:29:41 |
| 69 | Talk by Peter Denison-Edson November 13th | 06-11-2018 13:18:23 |
| 68 | Meeting, 9th October and walk 10th October both postponed | 08-10-2018 18:22:33 |
| 67 | October Meeting | 20-09-2018 13:56:22 |
| 66 | Roman Pottery Workshop with Graham Taylor; the finished results! | 01-09-2018 14:58:20 |
| 65 | Post-excavation: finds processing begins | 28-07-2018 09:06:56 |
| 64 | ...all done! | 19-07-2018 15:32:02 |
| 63 | The digger arrives | 18-07-2018 15:54:40 |
| 62 | More questions as time runs out | 17-07-2018 18:13:32 |
| 61 | Flurry of activity to complete with one more day to go | 16-07-2018 19:08:11 |
| 60 | Celebrating success! July 15th | 15-07-2018 17:22:48 |
| 59 | VIP Day | 14-07-2018 16:22:59 |
| 58 | Rain stops play | 13-07-2018 14:04:23 |
| 57 | Reeth/ Gunnerside School visit the site | 13-07-2018 14:03:02 |
| 56 | Arkengarthdale School and a Special Visitor | 12-07-2018 16:38:05 |
| 55 | Quern stone and fossil frenzy | 11-07-2018 17:14:16 |
| 54 | The Great Romano-British Bake-off. | 10-07-2018 16:00:14 |
| 53 | Day Six: more stone | 09-07-2018 16:44:57 |
| 52 | Day Five: so much stone! | 08-07-2018 15:50:16 |
| 51 | Day four: some exciting developments | 07-07-2018 16:01:53 |
| 50 | Day Three; good progress | 06-07-2018 15:37:30 |
| 49 | Taking shape | 05-07-2018 16:18:30 |
| 48 | ...and off we go! | 04-07-2018 16:08:38 |
| 47 | Getting ready for our 2018 dig | 02-07-2018 15:54:33 |
| 46 | Arkengarthdale School enjoy being History Detectives in Reeth 21st June 2018 | 22-06-2018 12:46:04 |
| 45 | SWAAG Talk: Dr James Gerrard, Tuesday 19th June | 20-06-2018 09:52:12 |
| 44 | Roman Pottery Expert Interprets Hagg Finds | 23-05-2018 10:49:07 |
| 43 | Potted History comes to Reeth | 09-05-2018 09:03:34 |
| 42 | Potted History | 01-05-2018 10:46:57 |
| 41 | Exhibition and Talk about The Hagg | 16-04-2018 12:00:02 |
| 40 | May is Pottery Month for SWAAG members | 26-02-2018 12:38:56 |
| 39 | A New Tent for 2018! | 04-02-2018 14:53:11 |
| 38 | Roman Pottery Expert to Interpret Hagg Finds at Members Meeting February 13th | 23-01-2018 10:06:57 |
| 37 | Healaugh and Muker Manor Court Books | 22-01-2018 10:14:35 |
| 36 | Keld Heads lead mining and smelting complex - walk led by Dave Brooks | 19-11-2017 17:18:12 |
| 35 | Peter Denison-Edson gives a talk on the Later Roman Army | 17-11-2017 12:36:54 |
| 33 | Distinguished speakers from SWAAG today at the CBA Yorkshire Autumn Showcase in York | 04-11-2017 21:17:46 |
| 32 | Trip to Vindolanda | 21-10-2017 11:19:55 |
| 31 | Ecce Romani! | 07-10-2017 12:55:51 |
| 27 | Looking back to the Hagg | 29-07-2017 14:03:13 |
| 26 | The Hagg statistics prove it: a mammoth achievement! | 28-07-2017 05:20:09 |
| 25 | The Hagg site; reflections on the layout. | 25-07-2017 18:41:55 |
| 24 | Finds processing | 24-07-2017 15:52:48 |
| 23 | Graham Taylor: potter extraordinaire! | 23-07-2017 17:58:24 |
| 22 | Working with local schools | 22-07-2017 11:33:20 |
| 21 | There is still lots to do... | 21-07-2017 16:20:00 |
| 20 | Day Fifteen: SWAAG One, Tree Nil | 20-07-2017 19:40:08 |
| 19 | Day Fourteen: backfilling and returfing | 19-07-2017 16:47:03 |
| 18 | Day Thirteen: the beginning of the end | 18-07-2017 16:54:46 |
| 17 | Day Twelve: Summer comes to The Hagg | 17-07-2017 17:14:20 |
| 16 | Day Eleven: Some hard work and then a BBQ! | 16-07-2017 17:51:32 |
| 15 | Day Ten: Younger generation join in the digging! | 15-07-2017 16:55:58 |
| 14 | Some key features | 21-07-2017 14:59:45 |
| 13 | Day Ten: A front porch? | 15-07-2017 10:46:10 |
| 12 | Day Nine: Distinguished visitors | 13-07-2017 16:22:20 |
| 11 | Day Eight: Welcome to Arkengarthdale School | 12-07-2017 13:53:02 |
| 10 | Day Seven: Confirmation that The Hagg is a regionally important Romano-British site | 11-07-2017 16:46:15 |
| 9 | Day Six: Substantial progress and an apology | 10-07-2017 18:41:22 |
| 8 | Day Five: Twitterstorm | 10-07-2017 18:01:46 |
| 7 | Day Four: Gorgeous weather and a special visitor | 08-07-2017 16:51:35 |
| 6 | Day Three: Interview with Project Manager Philip Bastow | 07-07-2017 17:03:44 |
| 5 | Day two on The Hagg | 06-07-2017 16:30:53 |
| 4 | A great start to Hagg Dig 2017 | 06-07-2017 08:25:37 |
| 3 | Ready, steady... | 03-07-2017 15:56:45 |
| 2 | Arkengarthdale School Workshop | 27-06-2017 15:44:06 |
| 1 | Reeth Memorial Hall Launch for SWAAG dig on The Hagg | 23-01-2019 20:37:21 |