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Site update - September 2008

Alan Peace is the archaeologist responsible for many of the finds documented on this website. Our Ancient Don Gorge page has now been updated with a link to an article Alan has written about his experiences.

Discovering the Ancient Don Gorge Travelling Exhibition

The travelling exhibition is currently on tour in the Don Gorge, calling at local libraries. The exhibition tells the fascinating story of the Don Gorge, taking you through 85,000 years of human history from the Palaeolithic to the Anglo-Saxon period. Accompanying the graphic display are real archaeological treasures from the Don Gorge’s early prehistoric periods.

Venues and dates are listed below:

Conisbrough Library 18th April – 30th May 2008
Mexborough Library 30th May – 11th July 2008

Further venues and dates to follow

FREE comic and post card downloads

Download your FREE copy of Positively Prehistoric, Ancestors of the Don Gorge and your 3 My-Find Postcards HERE!

The popular comic for children aged 7-11, graphic novel for young adults 11+ and My-Find postcards, are now available as downloadable PDFs, so why not print off your copy today.

The comic and graphic novel tell fictional stories, based on real archaeological discoveries in the Don Gorge. The My-Find postcards show glossy images (with information on the reverse) of the three favourite finds as voted for by you the public.