Author Archives: Gerry Palmer

Pottery Analysis from Warren Woods –

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Gerry Palmer

(extracted from) Paul Blinkhorn’s Report to AiM The pottery assemblage comprised 296 sherds with a total weight of 4229g.  It comprised a mixture of Iron Age and medieval fabrics, indicating that there were two entirely separate phases of activity at … Continue reading →

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Hardicanut’s Moat in Burnham Beeches and a Speculative Parallel with Warren Wood

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Gerry Palmer

Local folklore has it that Hardicanut (Canute’s son and the king of England from 1040 to 1042, also known as Harthacnut) had, as one of his lodges, the intriguing double enclosure in the woods at Burnham Beeches.  After all it’s … Continue reading →

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Into the Iron Age: 15 Years of the Silchester Roman Town Excavation project

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Gerry Palmer

Amanda Clarke, Field Director at Silchester and Research Fellow at Reading University, spoke to AiM on 24th January 2012, providing an excellent overview of this major excavation project. Amanda explained the importance of the ‘Insula IX Town Life’ project, an … Continue reading →

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Lucinda Lambton on Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House at Windsor Castle

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Gerry Palmer

I attended Lucinda Lambton’s talk this January to the Historical Society in Hedgerley, her home village, as much for the attraction of seeing this colourful character in person as for the topic. However, her subject, the story of Queen Mary’s … Continue reading →

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AiM Newsletter February 2012

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Gerry Palmer

Newsletter February 2012

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Newsletter December 2011

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Gerry Palmer

AiM December 2011

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Newsletter October 2011

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Gerry Palmer

AiM October 2011

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Why is there a Neolithic Channel Islands monument in Henley? – and other questions

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Gerry Palmer

Archaeological conferences come up with some odd things, few more so than one on the Prehistory of the Channel islands that I just attended. The “Big Question” was to try to fix one of the “Big Problems” in Archaeology – … Continue reading →

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Bucks Bricks and Brickyards

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Gerry Palmer

A talk to AiM by Catherine Grigg We are surrounded by bricks: they provide our shelter from the elements. And yet how little thought most of us give to this fundamental component in our lives. Dr. Catherine Grigg, Curator of … Continue reading →

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Finds identification

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Gerry Palmer

This is a list of simple hints and tips that can be used for identifying and dating some objects. Lack of space sadly means lack of supporting photos.  These tips are not absolute – but they are helpful. Palaeolithic Neanderthal … Continue reading →

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