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Volunteers Needed to Monitor Local Monuments

18/1/2023

 
The National Trust, South Downs National Park and Historic England are launching a project to monitor Iping and Steadham Common Reserve, Cissbury Ring and Old Winchester Hill, Hampshire.  There will be half-day training sessions in conjunction with Archaeology South-East at the beginning of February.
  • 2 February 2023 - Iping and Steadham Common Reserve
  • 3 February 2023 - Cissbury Ring, hillfort
  • 7 February 2023 - Old Winchester Hill, Hampshire
For more information download the event leaflet and the Monument Monitoring Quick Start form.  (Click on the yellow links and they download as pdf's.)

WAS New Year Walk

5/1/2023

 
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On New Year bank holiday, 2nd January 2023, in glorious sunshine, a group of WAS members did 'The Walk of the Rings - there and back again' between Cissbury and Chanctonbury rings.  Some mince pies were eaten...   The views over the flooded River Adur were stunning.
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Three archaeology dogs came along too.
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Sompting Malthouse Field 2022 dig in progress

22/8/2022

 
The 2022 season dig at the Malthouse Field Sompting started on the 15th August and continues until the 4th September.  A photo blog of the dig can bee seen on the page: Discoveries/Digs-History/Sompting/Malthouse_Field.

Bignor Roman Villa - Photo Blog

15/7/2022

 
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We are very excited to welcome Worthing Archaeological Society (WAS) who will be undertaking an excavation at Bignor Roman villa this summer.
The dig will take place outside of the scheduled area on the following dates during normal opening hours.
General public are welcome to come and observe.

10th June 2022 - Resistivity Survey

2nd July 2022 - Start of the Dig

3rd July 2022 - Day Two

Alan with his Jedi Master (aka John Mills) Straight-sided Chris in the Southerly trench, and Flinty Folk at the top. Sid's sondage, and Finds Folk plus Detectorists

9th July 2022 - Day Three

What a great turnout on a beautiful day. Plenty of digging & Sid's team may have unearthed a great find. Will keep you posted in tomorrow's update

10th July - Day Four

Another extremely hot day. Find of the day by Sid & Alan with a broken Roman pot. Keith was entertaining the visitors with his wit & knowledge!

23 July

A very busy day on site, new trenches B & C opened up, lots of visitors, a lovely tegula and some more nice pottery.

24 July

Another busy day - windy too.

Photographs from subsequent days , together with the photos here can be found on the Discoveries/Digs_History/Bignor_Roman_Villa page.

EPIC Project Report is Published

19/6/2022

 
The WAS report on the EPIC Project at Sompting, written up by Connie Shirley, Gill and Bob Turner, is now available to download here: EPIC Report

WAS at the EPIC Project Video

20/8/2020

 
Click the square box in the bottom right-hand corner to view in full screen; it's worth it!
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  • Home
    • Website Updates
  • News
  • Join Us
    • Membership
    • Get started in archaeology
  • Events
  • Discoveries
    • Digs history >
      • Angmering
      • Bignor Roman Villa
      • Brinsbury
      • Climping
      • Goblestubbs >
        • Rough Copse
      • Limekiln
      • Lower Farm
      • Parham
      • Slindon >
        • Field 20
      • Sompting >
        • EPIC Project Area
        • Malthouse Field
      • Blacksmith's Corner
      • Walburton Nurseries
  • Documents
    • Annual Journals
    • Meeting Minutes
    • Newsletters
    • Policy
    • Publications
    • Equipment Instructions
  • Contact
  • Archive
    • Journals
    • Photographs >
      • Beach Well
      • Bignor >
        • Bignor Hill April 2002
      • Binstead
      • Dig Location Unknown
      • Findon Place May 1996
      • Fishbourne >
        • Fishbourne August 1995
        • Dig FBH82.3 7 July 1996
        • Fishbourne Dig F
      • Fittleworth February 2018
      • Keepers Cottage Wood November 2001
      • Northbrook
      • People & Events >
        • Field Walk 1995
        • Salvington Mill open Day 1985
      • Rough Copse
      • Shoreham Marlepins Excavation February 2002
      • Slindon >
        • Slindon April 2002
        • Slindon 2018
      • Stain Street & Lambs Hangar January 2002
    • Videos
  • Links