Hadrian's Wall Community Archaeology Project
@Wall_CAP
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We are @heritagelottery funded @ArchaeologyNCL project to encourage and enable #community involvement in the management of Hadrian's Wall WHS
Hadrian's Wall
Joined November 2017
We can't quite believe it, but today is the last day of WallCAP! š The WallGIS, project books & reports will be published & become available to all in the coming months. Details/dates will be posted here when we have them. Thank you for all the support of the project!!
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Thanks to @ADS_Update for getting all of this archived & online. Thank you to all the dedicated project volunteers who made all the WallCAP work possible. And thank you to @HeritageFundUK @HeritageFundNOR & @NewcastleUni @ArchaeologyNCL for all their support!
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The Stone Sourcing & Dispersal (aka geology strand) archive is also on @ADS_Update, including various guides to investigating, describing & identifying Wall stones, & a spreadsheet of Roman stone measurements taken by WallCAP volunteers.
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The Heritage At Risk (aka archaeology strand) archive is also on @ADS_Update, including excavation, conservation, geophysical survey & specialist reports, maps, plan & site drawings for all our sites! https://t.co/fTLelFX1wR
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You can find further details about the WallGIS database & GIS shapefiles in @kmurphster & @duxBritanniarumās datapaper, WallGIS: A Database & GIS for Hadrianās Wall, now available on @IntarchEditor
intarch.ac.uk
The WallGIS archive primarily consists of a geodatabase which holds descriptive information, spatial data, and many attribute options capturing the characteristics of Hadrian's Wall and its features....
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The full database and GIS files used to create the WallGIS are also freely available to download and be used for further research and study. We canāt wait to see what this dataset gets used for in the future. @ADS_Update
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The WallGIS is searchable, and you can set a variety of search criteria to find the records that you are most interested in. Criteria includes feature type, date, Wall width, artefact types found & dating evidence used to date a site/feature! @ADS_Update
https://t.co/3tpx3DNGGw
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The map is super cool ā you can see every feature of the Wall, access the detailed records and see the features against historic, georeferenced maps of the Wall corridor! @ADS_Update
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We are super excited to let you know that the WallCAP WallGIS is now available on @ADS_Update! Every feature of Hadrianās Wall has a record in the WallGIS with detailed info & spatial data, which can all be searched/viewed online! #Archaeology
https://t.co/IwlU8LQGV0
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One of our @Wall_CAP books, Fabric of the Frontier, is now fully available on open access:
openresearchlibrary.org
What is Hadrian's Wall made of, where did this material come from and how has it been reused in other buildings in the communities that emerged in the centuries after the Roman Empire? By studying...
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Our book, by @JaneHarrison865 & @duxBritanniarum, about the excavations & conservation work that we carried out along Hadrian's Wall is up for @CurrentArchaeo Book of the Year! You can vote for us here:
archaeology.co.uk
Below are some of the publications we feel most deserve to be recognised for their contribution to the field ā the nominees for the Book of the Year award. Voting has now closed, and all the winners...
Excited that @JaneHarrison865 & I were nominated for @CurrentArchaeo Book of the Year, reporting on our @HeritageFundNOR work @ArchaeologyNCL for @Wall_CAP! Voting is open to the public (hint, hint)!
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Exciting news! Our 2nd academic monograph (with incredible new discoveries) is out, and looks great on the shelf next to our first academic monograph.
The @Wall_CAP excavations have been published and are now available from @OxbowBooks! Order now and there's even a 20% discount:
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#Archaeology lovers: below you can see the panel recently placed at the site of the ancient #Roman Coria, a stone's throw from #HadriansWall, featuring my reconstruction of the main road bustling with people with each building matching the remains found by archaeological surveys!
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From Pons Aelius to Eboracum for the @archaeologyuk Archaeology Awards! We received a Commendation, but lost ... to Carlisle! So a great victory for #HadriansWall, and congrats to Uncovering Roman Carlisle!
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An information panel highlighting what was uncovered by WallCAP volunteers during our excavations is now up in the playing field north of the Corbridge Roman town site!
As always, great to work with Sign and Design, Hexham. Got our new panel up in the playing field opposite Corbridge site @VisitCorbridge @EnglishHeritage. Thanks for the reconstruction drawing @Wall_CAP !
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We're so pleased that WallCAP has been shortlisted for an Archaeological Achievement Award from @archaeologyuk!
For the Public Dissemination or Presentation category, weāre thrilled that Uncovering Roman Carlisle, The Forgotten Cemetery, The Online Publication of Hollis Croft, @Wall_CAP, A14: The evolution of a landscape #A14C2H, and Abingdon Online Archaeological Map are shortlisted. š
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You can still watch & enjoy our large collection of talks and lectures on a wide variety of topics, from geology of the Wall to excavation training sessions to information from across the Roman frontiers, on our YouTube channel:
youtube.com
The Hadrianās Wall Community Archaeology Project (WallCAP) examines the landscape heritage of the Hadrianās Wall corridor and World Heritage Site by building a community-based network, guided and...
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The WallCAP website has now been archived. You can still access the pages and download reports, but it will no longer be updated with new information. You can now access it at:
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Fancy a wander along Hadrianās Wall with this delightful duo? Unearth the geology of the wall with Fabric of the Frontier ā” https://t.co/z6vHXVs3dd And go behind the scenes of @Wall_CAP with Community Archaeology on Hadrianās Wall ā” https://t.co/llkhWjkFhF
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With contributions from volunteers involved and full colour illustrations, this vibrant volume brings the story of @Wall_CAP to life. Uncover new discoveries and insights into Hadrianās Wall and get to know the people and communities who participated ā” https://t.co/mMNF3c5VNe
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Its arrived! If you like sandstones you'll love this! @Wall_CAP great to have worked on this with @duxBritanniarum and @archaeodonnell and thanks to @Stuartsediment @GeordieGeo @IanFrancisrocks and others for help with this.
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