| Welcome
Welcome
to the Tees Archaeology website. This page will be kept up
to date with the latest news and events. Please browse the
rest of the site for more in-depth information on our activities
and the heritage of Harltepool and Stockton-on-Tees.
Newsletter
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We
produce an electronic newsletter, approximately every 3 months.
The
latest issue is No.
6 (April 2013). Please
visit our Downloads
page to access previous issues.
If
you would like to be added to our mailing list please contact
us at teesarchaeology@hartlepool.gov.uk. |
New
Booklet: Hartlepool at War
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A new booklet
on World War II defences in the Throston area of Hartlepool
has just been printed. You can download a free copy
here.
The
booklet describes a group of pillboxes that are now preserved
within a housing estate. Its printing has been funded by Bellway
Homes, one of the principal developers of the new estate.
Printed
copies of the booklet can be ordered from our Shop. |
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Historic
and Ghostly Landscapes of Hartlepool
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Two
guided walks will take place this summer exploring the haunted
and archaeological heritage of Hartlepool Headland.
The
walks take place on Thursday 20th June at 6:30pm and Saturday
13th July at 10am.
For
booking details download the prospectus here. |
Booklet
Downloads
Our
full range
of archaeological booklets are now available as free pdf downloads.
These include the now out of print Anglo-Saxon Teesside booklet.
Other booklets in the series cover the Iron Age, Roman, Viking
and Medieval periods.
The
booklets are designed to give an overview of each period and
are aimed at the general reader.
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Please
visit our Downloads
pages to see what we have to offer.
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| Hartlepool
Heritage at Risk Survey |
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Hartlepool
Borough Council and Tees Archaeology are looking for volunteers
to work with them on a project to survey grade II listed buildings
across Hartlepool this Summer.
Further
information on the survey and how to apply to volunteer are
available at the Volunteer
Hartlepool website. |
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Mesolithic
Project @ Goldsborough, N. Yorks
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have just completed two weeks fieldwork in Arctic conditions
at Goldsborough.
Several
features of possible Mesolithic date were noted.
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work is now needed to date a potential hearth, process soil
samples and catalogue and report on the flints. The report
for the work will appear on our Mesolithic
Project page in due course. |
Elwick
Village Atlas Project
We
are currently working with residents of Elwick Village in
Hartlepool to record its history and explore its archaeology.
A
series of workshops have begun focusing on research methods.
These will be followed by a building recording week (30th
May -3rd June) and trial excavations in the early summer (18th-20th
July).
Please
check the Elwick
Village Atlas project page for more information.
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Street
House Anglo-Saxon Monograph
The
sixth volume of our monograph series is now available.
The report documents the unexpected discovery of an early
Christian cemetery with the quality and quantity of grave
goods suggesting royal connections.
Please
see our Shop
for ordering information. If you live in the area and
wish to avoid postage costs then copies can purchased in person
at Kirkleatham
Museum or at our office in Hartlepool (weekdays
only). |
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