Category Archives: archaeology

Conservation inside the box

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Louise Cooke

The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) has recently launched the ‘Box the Hill House’ appeal to raise an additional £1.5 million for a total project budget of £4.5 million to provide conservation repairs for Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Hill House, Helensburgh. … Continue reading →

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exploited landscape stories

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Louise Cooke

For the last 31 months (or since April 2014) I’ve been working for the North York Moors National Park on the development of the This Exploited Land HLF Landscape Partnership Scheme. In the time I’ve been working on this project my blog … Continue reading →

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Archaeology and shoes in the Vale of Pickering

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Louise Cooke

This is a brilliant ‘new’ find not of really old archaeology – but of the material culture left behind by archaeologists. This is a pair of boots left behind by archaeologists at some time between 1978 and 1984 when the … Continue reading →

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Negative press and earth buildings

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Louise Cooke

Whilst we wait for further news about the damage caused by Tuesday’s earthquake in Balochistan in Pakistan the press reports give a valuable insight into the negative perceptions associated with earth structures. The BBC report (posted 25/09/2013) summarised the details of … Continue reading →

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Archaeoprint – a hidden landscape

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Louise Cooke

Born and raised in Hertfordshire Paul Musgrove did a foundation course at St Albans College of Art & Design followed by degree studies at Manchester Polytechnic, specializing in Furniture design and hot glass making acquiring a BA(Hons) in 3-D Design … Continue reading →

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