Yate & District Archaeology Group (YADAG)
Yate & District Archaeology Group or YADAG is a new archaeological group for the Yate area based at Yate & District Heritage Centre. We are already going from strength to strength with around 50 members.
YADAG's Archaeological Work
The basic role of YADAG is to record the archaeological heritage of the Yate area in its many forms.
Our part of South Gloucestershire is blessed with a myriad of unrecorded and sometimes threatened historic sites ranging from Roman bath houses to coal mining remains.
In conjunction with the South Gloucestershire Council archaeologist, as part of YADAG budding archaeologists will have access to state of the art equipment and receive expert training from trained personnel.
Forthcoming Events
- A Medieval Christmas - YaDAG Christmas Lecture Wed. 16 Dec, 2020 (7:30 pm - 9:00 pm) Yate & District Archaeology Group Join Yate Archaeological group on Zoom to hear Paul Thompson of the Museum of London take us through a Medieval Christmas brought to life with many of his extensive collection of Medieval related artefacts used as a history demonstrator. Many of you willl also recognise Paul in other guises at Yate Heritage Centre events and also plays St George at our St George Celebrations in August. Please book online for a Zoom link.
- Prehistoric sites around Bath and North Somerset Wed. 17 Mar, 2021 (7:30 pm - 9:00 pm) Yate & District Archaeology Group Luke Scoging gives us an insight in to the prehistoric sites of Bath and surrounding North Somerset. £3 entry or free to members of YaDAG. Event to be held at Yate Heritage Centre
- Photographing Historic Properties (Cancelled) Wed. 14 Apr, 2021 (7:30 pm - 9:00 pm) Yate & District Archaeology Group John Peters of English Heritage will be giving a talk on how to photograph historic buildings. £3 entry or free to YaDAG members. The talk to be held at Yate Heritage Centre.
Roles in YADAG
New members of YADAG are invited to take part in the following: -
- Identifying new sites
- Field Walking
- Background research in archives
- Surveying site
- Using Geo-Physics to record sites
- Photography
- Helping produce exhibitions
- Publications
Are there meetings?
There is a meeting around once a month at Yate & District Heritage Centre. There is a £2 admission fee to the meeting. The meetings are designed to plan future work, review current archaeological work and dispense news. There will also be lectures at some meetings on a variety of related historic subjects to our work.
Who can join YADAG?
We welcome members from all parts of the community. As soon as you join you will receive information on all the work of YADAG and can also follow activities on this website and on the events calendar on this site.
Contacts
Contact Yate & District Heritage Centre.
Photos or Film from Yate's Past - If you own something of interest then contact Yate Heritage Centre.
Yate Heritage Centre, Church Road, Yate, Bristol BS37 5BG. Tel: 01454 862200
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