Today we have switched our Facebook presence from a “Page” to a “Group”. Groups are much easier to manage and use than Pages. The “old” Page is still there, but will be deleted before very long: it is not now possible for anyone other than the administrators to post to it.

The new group is “public”, which means that anyone at all can view the posts, comments, description and list of members. But only group members can post and comment.

Anyone can ask to become a  group member – you DON’T have to be a CLASP member.

The aim is to get, or keep, people interested in local, community archaeology. Our hope is that they may choose to –

Join CLASP (only £10 a year) and get involved.

To see (and join) the Facebook group go to:

www.facebook.com/groups/456102964918909/

CLASP has recently relaunched its Facebook page. It can be found at:-

https://www.facebook.com/claspweb

We are keen to see it succeed but to do this it must have participation from CLASP members and others. You do not have to be a Facebook member yourself to either look at it or ‘post’ onto it.

Please post relevant views and thoughts together with your archaeological experiences. Any photographs you might have will be very welcome. Posts can either be made directly to the ‘page’ (by Facebook uses) or you may email them to our Facebook administrator Gina at:-

facebook@claspweb.org.uk

Secretaries/ representatives from CLASP member societies are asked to pass this message to their respective memberships if they have not already done so.

It is important for this initiative to succeed. Please support it and raise the CLASP profile on a wide front.

From Dave Hayward:

Just been looking at Historic England’s list of introductory documents that can be downloaded free from:-

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/selection-criteria/scheduling-selection/ihas-archaeology/

Really worth a look at as they provide good, basic, information on a myriad of archaeological/ historical topics, should be compulsory reading for all!

Apologies for the distorted photo first time round. Trying again:

From the CLASP Chair of Trustees, Dave Hayward:

As a follow on to the work CLASP did recording all the hill-forts in Northamptonshire, we are currently involved in a joint project with MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) researching the hill-fort on Borough Hill, Daventry. This site, ostensibly the second largest in the country, originated in the Bronze Age, was active throughout the Iron Age and, at least in part, active in the Roman. CLASP has undertaken an intensive geophysical survey on the Late Iron Age feature on the northern end of the site. Hopefully this project will result in a far better understanding of the ‘Hill.

The photograph, taken from Thrupp to the north east of Daventry, illustrates, from a distance, the northern end of Borough Hill and how it dominates the local landscape. Thanks to both commercial archaeology and work undertaken by CLASP this landscape is becoming better understood as an area full of prehistoric activity from the Neolithic period (including long barrows at Flore), significant Bronze Age occupation to the north and north west of Daventry, followed by all phases of the Iron Age across the landscape. Work undertaken by CLASP this year has revealed another Iron Age farm or settlement in the immediate area where the photograph was taken from.
If you want to get involved come and join us!

Dave Hayward

Apologies for the distorted photo first time round. Trying again:

From the CLASP Chair of Trustees, Dave Hayward:

As a follow on to the work CLASP did recording all the hill-forts in Northamptonshire, we are currently involved in a joint project with MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) researching the hill-fort on Borough Hill, Daventry. This site, ostensibly the second largest in the country, originated in the Bronze Age, was active throughout the Iron Age and, at least in part, active in the Roman. CLASP has undertaken an intensive geophysical survey on the Late Iron Age feature on the northern end of the site. Hopefully this project will result in a far better understanding of the ‘Hill.

The photograph, taken from Thrupp to the north east of Daventry, illustrates, from a distance, the northern end of Borough Hill and how it dominates the local landscape. Thanks to both commercial archaeology and work undertaken by CLASP this landscape is becoming better understood as an area full of prehistoric activity from the Neolithic period (including long barrows at Flore), significant Bronze Age occupation to the north and north west of Daventry, followed by all phases of the Iron Age across the landscape. Work undertaken by CLASP this year has revealed another Iron Age farm or settlement in the immediate area where the photograph was taken from.
If you want to get involved come and join us!

Dave Hayward

CLASP P103 – Strategic Plan – 20 April 14