Episode 7: The Whitehawk Camp Community Project, with Jon Sygrave

ASE project manager Jon tells us about this Brighton-based project exploring the archaeology of a Neolithic Causewayed Enclosure, alongside running volunteering opportunities and outreach events.

This exciting project focussed on archaeological finds excavated nearly a century ago from this Neolithic (c.3500BC) Causewayed Enclosure. Finds were reanalysed, and an archaeological report created properly detailing their significance. As part of the project, a series of volunteering opportunities, workshops and events were run at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, Whitehawk Hill and other venues. Volunteers learnt how to catalogue and examine archaeological finds, undertake geophysical survey, excavate archaeological remains and undertake conservation work related to the monument. A series of outreach events also examined themes such as our relationship with food, the bio-diversity of Whitehawk Hill and Whitehawk Hill's relationship with the wider Downland landscape.

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Find out more about the project here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/centre-applied-archaeology/whitehawk-hlf
For some really in-depth information, read the project reports here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/centre-applied-archaeology/whitehawk-hlf/Projectreports
And check out this 3D model of an incised stone found at the monument here: https://skfb.ly/6TZYr

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