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Introducing CHAP – an exciting new Heritage and Archaeology Partnership for the Chilterns

Date: 27th July 2023

With the Festival of British Archaeology upon us, there really is no better to time to launch our exciting new Heritage and Archaeology initiative; CHAP. You may have heard of the highly successful Heritage Lottery-Funded Beacons of the Past project which ran from 2018 until late 2022. One of the legacies of the project...

Celebrating four and a half years of Beacons of the Past Chilterns hillforts project

Date: 02nd November 2022

Archaeologist Dr Wendy Morrison, reflects on the project's achievements and discoveries, its dedicated volunteers and its legacy.

The Heart of the Chilterns: Volunteers #2. Nigel Rothwell, Archaeology & LiDAR

Date: 01st July 2022

Nigel Rothwell has been volunteering for the ‘Beacons of the Past' project

The Lord Mayor, Leaf Cover and Charcoal Luck

by Dr Wendy Morrison

Date: 25th November 2021

Here’s an update from our Beacons of the Past Project Manager, archaeologist Dr Wendy Morrison, on her recent solo excavation of Seven Ways Plain Hillfort at Burnham Beeches.

Beacons of the Past – 2020 in Review

Date: 17th December 2020

A look back over the year

New hillfort discovered in the Chilterns

Date: 12th August 2020

Beacons of the Past announce the discovery of a previously unknown Iron Age hillfort in the Chilterns, found using LiDAR survey and Citizen Science.