Welcome to Islands in a Common Sea

This is the new blog for the Islands in a Common Sea archaeology project in the Isles of Scilly.  It is mostly written by the students taking part in the project, and each evening different students will be telling you about their day.

To find out more details about the project, please visit our web pages where you can download information about this year’s fieldwork.

For younger visitors we have a Scilly Kid Blog with two guides (Sally and Rhiannon) as well as Tean Blog for older kids.  This is our team photo below – more people will be joining us over the next four weeks and we will try to post images of them so you can relate the stories to the people.

Come and visit us if you can, we have a number of events for National Archaeology Week but most days you can catch up with us at one of our sites.  Until the 12th July you can have a tour of Knackyboy Cairn at noon (meet at the Reading Room) or come over to Tean anytime during our working day (9-5 Sunday to Friday inclusive) and we will show you around.   From the 16th of July we move our project to Samson and we will show anyone who makes it over around. 

Who are we?  Staff and students from Cardiff University and staff from the Historic Envrionment Service, Cornwall.

 

The team 2007 – From left to right, Jacqui, Meli, Kayleigh, Rhiannon, Amy, Dave, Sarah, Kim, Sally, Eleanor, Aidan, Nick (in the hat), Matt, Amelia (almost hidden) Rhys, Edd, Owen, Megan, Charlie (pointing), Helen.   Off camera is Steve and Ian – we will find a photo of them.