Resources

New! Downloadable Resources: You can now download the beautifully illustrated Ancestors of the Don Gorge and Positively Prehistoric comic. Aimed at young people but enjoyable for all, these are valuable educational resources as well as being enjoyable in their own right. In addition you can now download the Discover Ancient Don Gorge project report and view the postcards of the most popular items on the YourFind gallery. Click the links in this section to download PDF versions of these documents. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer in order to view these. You can download Acrobat here.

ANCESTORS OF THE DON GORGE: A story written by Bill Bevan and Illustrated by Louise Ho: Part 1, Part 2

POSITIVELY PREHISTORIC: A comic written by Georgia Litherland and Illustrated by Marvin Harding.

DISCOVER ANCIENT DON GORGE - Project report written by Dave Sainty with contributions from C.A. Howes, J. Rylatt, R.S. Leary, M. Ward and P. Robinson.

Postcard 1 front, back | Postcard 2 front, back | Postcard 3 front, back

Museums:

Here’s a list of local and national museums which hold collections relevant to the archaeological periods which the Discovering the Ancient Don Gorge project covers. To find out more and plan a visit, click on the links below, which will open in new windows.

Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery

Creswell Crags. Home of the Ice Age

Rotherham Museum and Art Gallery

Sheffield Museums and Galleries

The Natural History Museum

The British Museum

The Yorkshire Museum

24 Hour Museum. The official guide to over 3000 museums, galleries, exhibitions and  heritage attractions.

 

Living History Museums:

Here’s a list of site based living history museums where you can learn more about the periods covered in this project. Click on the links below to find out more and plan your visit.

Butser, Ancient Iron Age Farm

Vindolanda Roman Fort

West Stow, Anglo Saxon Village

Yorvik, Viking Museum

 

Organisations:

South Yorkshire Archaeology Service. Sites and Monuments Record.

Council for British Archaeology. The Gateway to British Archaeology online.

English Heritage. Promotes and protects England’s historic environment.

 

Books:

Here are a couple of links to book publishers, who supply good introductory level archaeological and historical books, on the periods covered by this project.

Horrible Histories. History books and resources for children. All periods covered.

Shire Archaeology Publications. A useful introduction to all archaeological periods and subjects.