Archaeology Publications
We publish a range of archaeology books as
well as the Archaeology in Northumberland magazine series. All of
the following publications are available from Northumberland
Conservation. Please contact us for details of how to obtain any of
these publications by emailing archaeology@northumberland.gov.uk,
telephoning 01670 620305, or download an
order form here.
Archaeology in Northumberland 20
(2011)
£5.00
Volume 20 charts the strength and breadth of interest and
support for Northumberland's heritage with a wide and varied range
of projects. These include the contribution of Berwick Middle
School to the Townscape Heritage Initiative in Berwick town centre,
through various developments at Flodden in the run up to the 500th
anniversary of the battle in 2013 and the concept of an Eco-Museum,
to the community-led work by Coquetdale Community Archaeology and
the Holystone History and Archaeology Group. Other reports cover
work to record lime kilns along the Northumberland coast, surveying
at Steel Rigg on Hadrian's Wall, excavations at Marygate in
Berwick, High Rochester Roman fort, Bamburgh Castle and
Duddo stone circle, as well as research into drove roads and water
meadows.
Archaeology in Northumberland 19
(2010)
£5.00
Articles include reports on the conservation
and preservation of the County's historic bastles, projects to
commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Flodden in 2013,
the 100th anniversary of the Flodden Monument at Branxton, projects
in the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, a Saxon
settlement at Shotton, Iron Age burials near Wooler, Anglo-Scottish
cross-border routeways, and an update on the Portable Antiquities
Scheme.
Archaeology in Northumberland 18
(2008)
£5.00
Bigger and better than ever before Archaeology
in Northumberland contains a diverse range of articles reporting on
the activities of local archaeology groups, specialist community
groups, and professional archaeologists working across the county,
including: Coquetdale Community Archaeology, fishing heritage, Wark
on Tyne, Wingates and Barrasford and Gunnerton village atlases, the
Otterburn Ranges, RAF Boulmer, Rock Art, Ford Moss, Blyth Battery,
and excavations at Ewe Hill, Salter's Nick, Stobswood, Blagdon and
Shotton, Bamburgh, Bondington and Low Newton.
Archaeology in Northumberland 17
(2007)
FREE
A cross-section of articles reflecting the
wide range of heritage projects across Northumberland, including:
Ovingham Church, Cockle Park Tower, Doddington Bastle, the Upper
Coquetdale Project, Tarset Archive Group, Biddlestone Village
Atlas, medieval halls at Cornhill and Berwick, Saxon buildings at
Lanton Quarry, Gilderdale shielings, and excavation of a Mustang
aircraft.
Archaeology in Northumberland 16
(2006)
FREE
A wide ranging selection of articles from
across the county, including: the Rock Art Project, historic
landscape character, Village Atlas, Weetwood Bridge, Rothbury
Church, excavations at Blagdon, Cheviot Quarry, Corbridge,
Embleton, Blakehope Farm, Ewe Hill, Harehaugh Cairn
and Kidlandlee Dean, as well as excavation of a major Iron Age
site at North Road, Berwick, and a Wellington aircraft crash
site.
Archaeology in Northumberland 15
(2005)
FREE
A bumper issue with articles covering topics
from prehistoric stone circles and the Chillingham Cattle
conservation project to the reminiscences of emigrant leadminers in
the 19th century. Also covered is the Northumberland and Durham
Rock Art Project, the Upper Coquetdale Community Archaeology
Project, a spotlight on Corbridge, Blyth Battery, as well as
excavations at Alnwick Castle Gardens, Lesbury Mill, Blakehope
Roman Fort, Cornhill and the Tweeddale Press in Berwick. An
index to previous volumes is also included.
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The Prehistoric Rock Art of England:
recording, managing and enjoying our carved
heritage
ISBN 1 873402 28 7 (2008)
FREE
With the completion of the Northumberland and Durham Rock Art project
this new publication provides an introductory companion to
England's new Rock Art database, or ERA. It provides an overview of
rock art in England, setting it in its wider British and European
context and illustrates some of the challenges of recording,
managing and protecting this unique collection of monuments that
provide a connection with our prehistoric ancestors. This
booklet is also avilable to download from here.
Yeavering. Rediscovering the Landscape
of the Northumbrian Kings
Archaeology in Northumberland:
Discovery Series 2 (2009)
ISBN 978 1 873402 29 5
£5.00
This booklet was written to accompany a travelling exhibition
created by the Gefrin Trust in 2009 to promote a wider recognition
and understanding of the Trust's commitment as custodians to the
management and future research of this extremity important historic
site. There are chapters on the development of the site, Brian
Hope-Taylor's excavations in 1953-62 and 1976, Ad Gefrin's
landscape setting, The Gefrin Trust, aerial photography,
restoration, interpretation and access, new collaborations with
Durham University, and reassessment of finds from the Hope-Taylor
archive.
Bamburgh
Archaeology in Northumberland
Discovery Series 1 (2007)
ISBN 978 1 873402 24 4
£5.00
This booklet recounts the incredible
revelations of Bamburgh’s history as it is brought back to life by
the efforts of the Bamburgh Research Project. They have resumed the
archaeological investigations initiated at the Castle by the late
Dr Brian Hope-Taylor in the 1960s and 1970s. Evidence has been
found of continuous human occupation stretching back more than 2000
years to prehistoric times.
Tides of Time: Archaeology on the Northumberland
Coast
Caroline Hardie &
Sara Rushton, ISBN 1 873402 15 5 (2004)
£9.99
Northumberland is renowned for its
archaeology. Whilst the coast in particular is famous for its
dramatic castles and sacred islands, the archaeology extends back
much further in time – over 6500 years of life, death and religion.
This book, based on the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding
Natural Beauty, is much more than a guidebook. It provides an
exciting and informed view of the past with many colour
reconstructions depicting how life on the Northumberland coast may
have looked hundreds and even thousands of years ago. If you have
an interest in the past, this book will supply all you need to
develop that interest through visiting archaeological remains and
perhaps even finding new sites for yourself.
Readers will learn how to identify
archaeological sites on the coast and what to do if ancient remains
come to light. The book guides readers through a variety of themes
including the sacred coast and the defended coast. It gives advice
on how to develop an interest in archaeology and how to plan trips
to see the sites.
