November 2000 to July 2004
Season 2001/2002
Following the reopening of Thetford Forest post-Foot and Mouth, the survey project is being reactivated. Plans are in place to resume surveys for the 2001/2002 season. Volunteers are encouraged to contact the portal for training in field-walking and flint identification.
Report - 19/08/2001
Foot and Mouth Disease / Web Improvements
Due to the Foot and Mouth Crisis and the closure of the forest, fieldwork was halted for a year. This time was utilised for website maintenance, including index map refinements and a complete revamp of the lithics page.
Report - 01/03/2001
Congress of Independent Archaeologists (2001)
The 2001 Congress at Nottingham University focused on the relationship between amateur and professional archaeology, questioning the marginalisation of non-official efforts in the face of widespread public interest.
Report - 04/01/2001
More WebPages on way...
With the acquisition of a digital pocket camera, new site sections are planned to document Thetford Forest's earthworks and monuments, ranging from Bronze Age round barrows to 19th-century gunflint mines.
Report - 28/12/2000
Prehistoric Sickle and Roman Site Update
A finely retouched biface, identified as a Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age sickle fragment, was recovered from a forestry furrow in Thetford Warren. Additionally, the recovery of a dolphin brooch from site 32349 suggests activity reaching back to the late 1st century.
Report - 12/11/2000