About Digging Surrey'S Past
A page to keep you up to date with Community Archaeology projects in Surrey!
Digging Surrey'S Past Description
Digging Surrey's Past is the Facebook page for Surrey County Council's Community Archaeology Team, part of the Surrey County Archaeological Unit. We work all over the county but are based in the Surrey History Centre in Woking.
The Community Archaeology Team aims to make archaeology accessible to the public through providing a wide range of services. These include working with schools and colleges - both in school delivering talks and workshops and out on site, offering family learning activities and representing Surrey Heritage at historical events and open days. In addition we offer a range of volunteering projects and training opportunities.
One of our most important responsibilities is to work with local communities to organise archaeology projects, from research groups to community excavations. These projects give the people of Surrey the chance to learn archaeological skills whilst uncovering the history of their local area.
To find out more about previous projects check out our Facebook photo albums or visit www. surreycc. gov. uk /communityarchaeology. We will post updates about current projects on our wall.
Community Archaeology Team
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This Bronze Age Barrel Urn was found during our excavations at Waitrose in Dorking. There are impressions in the base of stalks, leaves and possibly seeds (perhaps of barley) as well as burnt debris, including tiny pieces of bone #FindsFriday
We had a brilliant time at Denbies Wine Estate today! A special thank you to our volunteers, and well done to all our young Surrey archaeologists who got their certificates! Hope to see you all again soon!
These two Neolithic polished axe fragments were found during our excavations at Hengrove Farm, Staines. They are both the blade ends, with the top made from an orange-red flint, the the bottom from Greenstone #FindsFriday