# Shared Past > Exploring Landscapes ## Posts - [Time Team - Wytch Farm (Dorset)](https://sharedpast.org/2024/11/02/time-team-wytch-farm-dorset/): Back in September of 2023, we were all involved in the Time Team dig at Wytch Farm near Corfe Castle in Dorset. As a backdrop for Time Team’s 30th Birthday dig, it’s hard to think of anywhere that beats Corfe Castle! The sad part is that because (as ever) it’s always so busy on a shoot, no-one got the opportunity to visit the castle. Maybe a return visit is needed (outside of a Time Team event), since the landscape down in Dorset is really quite exceptional. The site turned out to be challenging too, but I think the team did […] - [Time Team - Modbury](https://sharedpast.org/2023/08/28/time-team-modbury/): Back in June of 2023 the team were part of the Time Team community dig in Modbury (Devon). The programme is now in production so we can’t say much about it other than it was a fantastic experience which we all thoroughly enjoyed! As with all these digs, the programme will be free to watch on YouTube once it’s released. In the meantime, if you want to watch the ‘behind the scenes’ footage (Dig Watch) that was filmed during the event, you’ll need to become a Patreon subscriber. You can subscribe here. Once the programme has been released we’ll share […] - [Whittington Castle - Short Film.](https://sharedpast.org/2022/09/03/whittington-castle-university-of-chester-short-film/): SharedPast were recently involved with the Whittington Castle Preservation Trust and the University of Chester’s ‘Digital on Tour’ team for a day at the castle. More can be found about the project here. The University have now released their video from the day which describes what the day and the project was all about. - [Time Team - 2022 Digs](https://sharedpast.org/2022/09/01/time-team-2022-digs/): It’s getting close to that time of year where we get busy preparing for and taking part in the latest Time Team digs. We all have our individual roles to play, but what makes Time Team so special is the team spirit that exists when everyone works together towards a common goal.  You may hear other members of the team saying the same, but it’s very true that you’re often so engrossed in doing what you are there for, that you’ve no idea what goes on elsewhere. We all look forward to the programme to see just what it was […] - ['Reading the Landscape' - Masterclass](https://sharedpast.org/2022/08/19/reading-the-landscape-masterclass/): Many thanks to all who attended the recent Masterclass hosted at Epiacum Roman Fort. We were blessed with possibly the hottest weather we’ve ever experienced on a Masterclass, the waterproofs remained in the rucksack at all times! We hope you all enjoyed the experience and had both a fun and informative weekend. We’d like to thank everyone at Epiacum Heritage for all their hard work in organising and making the event work so well. - [Places available on Landscape Masterclass](https://sharedpast.org/2022/08/08/places-available-on-landscape-masterclass/): As a result of late cancellations, there are now two places available on the Landscape Masterclass this coming weekend (12th – 14th August 2022) Given how close we are to the event, you’ll need to act fast and as ever, it’s first come, first served. Please click here for details about applying. - [12th Century meets 21st Century at Whittington Castle - University of Chester press release](https://sharedpast.org/2022/07/26/12th-century-meets-21st-century-at-whittington-castle-university-of-chester-press-release/): The University of Chester’s press release about the event at Whittington Castle on the 13th July 2022 can be read here. For more details, please see the project page on this website. - [Partnership with Cotswold Outdoor](https://sharedpast.org/2022/06/10/partnership-with-cotswold-outdoor/): We’re pleased to announce a partnership with Cotswold Outdoor. Any group working with us can benefit from discounted prices. Brands include Cotswold Outdoor, Snow & Rock and runnersneed. Please see here for further details! - [On site with Time Team](https://sharedpast.org/2021/09/14/on-site-with-time-team/): The SharedPast team have all been working hard on the filming of the new Time Team episodes. It was lovely to catch up with old friends and meet all the new members of the team. Watch out for the new shows on YouTube due to be released later this year. For more information on Time Team and their plans, please check out their website here. Time Team is back thanks to the support received from subscribers on Patreon, you can find out more on the Time Team Patron Channel. - [My Place in Time - The Film](https://sharedpast.org/2021/07/24/my-place-in-time-the-film/): Many thanks to all those that attended the launch of the film this morning along with YAC / CBA, we hope you all enjoyed it and that it’s already starting to make you think about how to explore your local landscapes. The film can now be seen by anyone and is available on the Council for British Archaeology YouTube channel above. If you haven’t already seen it, we hope you enjoy it! - [My Place in Time - University of Chester press release](https://sharedpast.org/2021/07/22/my-place-in-time-university-of-chester-press-release/): The University of Chester have given more details of the ‘My Place in Time’ project. Stewart is an Honorary Visiting Professor in Landscape Archaeology at the university. To read their press release, please open this blog entry and click here. - [My Place in Time - Project Launch](https://sharedpast.org/2021/07/15/my-place-in-time-project-launch/): We are now delighted to provide details of the official launch as part of the Festival of Archaeology. The event will take place on Saturday 24th July 2021 at 10:30am live on the CBA website. There will be a premiere of a short film that explains the project, followed by a live Q&A session. - [My Place in Time - Article in British Archaeology](https://sharedpast.org/2021/06/08/my-place-in-time-article-in-british-archaeology/): An article written by Stewart Ainsworth has been published in the Jul/Aug 2021 edition of British Archaeology (page 65) regarding our forthcoming My Place in Time project which is being run in collaboration with the Young Archaeologists Club (YAC) and Council for British Archaeology CBA. - [Collaboration with YAC / CBA](https://sharedpast.org/2021/03/17/collaboration-with-yac-cba/): SharedPast are pleased to announce a collaboration with YAC / CBA on a project called ‘My Place in Time’. Further details will appear in due course, but for some initial details please see our projects page. - [Welcome](https://sharedpast.org/2020/12/29/welcome/): Welcome to our new website. Further details of our exciting projects will follow shortly. ## Pages - [A Thank You and Farewell (of sorts)](https://sharedpast.org/a-thank-you-and-farewell-of-sorts/): SharedPast was born during the exceptional circumstances of the Covid-19 pandemic, a time when connecting, reflecting, and sharing stories of the past felt more important than ever. Alongside a small group of committed colleagues, we set out to explore and support projects that uncovered and celebrated heritage in all its forms. We’re proud of what we achieved together, and grateful to all those who collaborated with us, shared their insights, and helped shape the work that lives on here at sharedpast.org. While we haven’t taken on any new projects for some time, and don’t expect to in the future, we’ve decided […] - [Siston Newsletter - July 2024](https://sharedpast.org/projects/siston/siston-newsletters/siston-newsletter-july-2024/): Glebe Field Newsletter no.5  The Glebe Field Dig is moving on with newly found structures to the west of the stone lined pit. All appear to be dry stonewalls, those marked in red are assumed the earliest phase with a later phase marked in blue built over the top.  The cobbled surface to the north is thought to be contemporary access to the pit and is a third phase aligning with the top of the pit. Most opinions now have settled on the pit being a larder.  Phases and the layouts of the structures may never be fully understood, but we […] - [Siston Newsletter - September 2023](https://sharedpast.org/projects/siston/siston-newsletters/siston-newsletter-september-2023/): Glebe Field Newsletter no.4  We are having another very busy year at the Glebe Field. As can be seen from the 3D model image we have expanded our main trench across the high resistance responses in the southeast corner of the platform. Most of the structure foundations have been robbed out and their remaining rubble spread across the site. This has left us with an almost impossible task of finding the locations of robbed out dry stonewall foundations.  However, although not a new idea, we thought it worth trying infrared thermal imaging to attempt to find any discernable temperature difference […] - [SharedPast Grants](https://sharedpast.org/sharedpast-grants/): The past is all around us and archaeological sites can be found and explored in many ways – without digging. We offer a limited number of small grants to those who share our philosophy of making the landscape and its archaeology accessible to all, regardless of age, location, physical or mental health constraints, social exclusion or mobility issues. We would like to encourage more people to investigate and explore sites and landscapes using maps, lidar and other easily available digital resources – both at home and outdoors. As we are a voluntary group our funds are limited, and the maximum […] - [Siston Newsletter - February 2023](https://sharedpast.org/projects/siston/siston-newsletters/siston-newsletter-february-2023/): The Glebe Field Dig Newsletter – 3 Welcome to our third newsletter.  Since our last newsletter, in the continued search for a Glebe Field timeline narrative, the latter part of the 2022 dig was spent expanding our existing trenches and digging several test pits. With promising resistivity responses we dug westwards from the structure found earlier in the year expecting more wall foundations. However, as can be seen in the attached vertical below something possibly more interesting but to date unexplained has been uncovered.  At the west is a stone lined pit structure with a natural bedrock plinth at its […] - [Whittington Castle](https://sharedpast.org/projects/whittington-castle/): The team have been working for some months with the Trust and recently held an event at which the local primary school were invited to come along and experience virtual and augmented reality first hand and also learn about the Light Detecting and Ranging (LIDAR) drone being used to record some of the earthworks around the castle grounds. The University of Chester Press release about the event can be seen by clicking the link below. University of Chester press release. The University of Chester has now released their video from the day. Here are some of our photographs from the […] - [Siston Newsletter - July 2022](https://sharedpast.org/projects/siston/siston-newsletters/siston-newsletter-july-2022/): The Glebe Field Dig Newsletter – 2 Welcome to our second newsletter.  We de-turfed our new smaller than planned trench 07 April 27, as the Res. Surveys plotting seemed pretty accurate. As I write this in July we’re feeling pleased with ourselves, we hoped for a wall and floor and we have both. Firstly, discussing the wall structure, most has been robbed out and I think we’re lucky to have the 3mt section shown in the image, three courses remain with a width of 800mm. Conveniently, potsherds found within the wall fill give us a Saxo Norman date or possibly […] - [Cotswold Outdoor](https://sharedpast.org/cotswold-outdoor/): We are delighted to announce a partnership with Cotswold Outdoor. You could benefit from discounted purchases thanks to our newly-formed partnership with one of the leading outdoor equipment retailers, Cotswold Outdoors. If you are working on a project that SharedPast is involved with, you could be entitled to discounted purchases on any of the above brands. Simply contact us at info@sharedpast.org and we will send you further information on the discounts available and how to use them. Cotswold Outdoor believe there’s no substitute for experience. That’s why they pride themselves on the fact that they love spending time outdoors, so […] - [Siston Newsletters](https://sharedpast.org/projects/siston/siston-newsletters/): July 2024 – Click here September 2023 – Click here February 2023 – Click here July 2022 – Click here April 2022 – Click here - [Siston](https://sharedpast.org/projects/siston/): More content will be posted here in due course. In the meantime, links to the Siston newsletter can be found here. - [Siston Newsletter - April 2022](https://sharedpast.org/projects/siston/siston-newsletters/siston-newsletter-april-2022/): Glebe Field Dig Newsletter Firstly I should introduce the main protagonists and reasons for the Glebe Field Dig. Zillah and I, David Savage, have owned, used and cared for the Glebe Field for over 20 years. Recently however, we have come to feel more like custodians of at the very least, a regionally important site. Aware of H.E.R. numbers relating to the site we investigated further. A very small evaluation trench was opened in 2019 which was to reveal a range of mediaeval to mainly 19thcentury finds, largely early Victorian field dressing including ceramics charcoal, nails and the like all […] - [Landscape Masterclasses](https://sharedpast.org/projects/masterclasses/): Landscape Masterclasses for 2023 Now the classes for 2022 have been completed, our thoughts turn to 2023. We will announce what our plans are in due course. 2022 – Courses completed The two masterclasses with Stewart Ainsworth – Reading the Landscape and Seeing Beneath the Landscape – have both now been completed. Here’s a group photograph from the final day of the Reading the Landscape Masterclass. Reading the Landscape – August 2022 To book a place on the Reading the Landscape Masterclass, please click here where you will be re-directed to the Epiacum Heritage website. Seeing Beneath the Landscape – May 2022 The Seeing […] - [Projects](https://sharedpast.org/projects/): Below are some examples of collaborative projects which members of the SharedPast team have been able to help with in recent years. At the heart of our contributions to these projects is the desire to demonstrate and promote the importance of landscape archaeology to the wider public, community archaeology groups, education establishments and charitable trusts. As a result, we have provided consultancy, advice, training, research, presentations and technical support for many projects. If you have a project of your own or wish to develop one and need a bit of help, contact us. Altogether Archaeology (Registered Charity). A community group which […] - [In the Press](https://sharedpast.org/in-the-press/): Some links to articles featuring SharedPast 25th July 2022 – University of Chester website: “12th Century meets 21st Century at Whittington Castle” 24th July 2021 – Council for British Archaeology YouTube site 20th July 2021 – West Cheshire & North Wales Chamber of Commerce 17th July 2021 – Dee Radio 16th July 2021 – University of Chester website on the launch of the ‘My Place in Time’ project. - [My Place in Time](https://sharedpast.org/projects/yac-my-place-in-time/): YAC & SharedPast SharedPast, working in collaboration with the Young Archaeologists Club (YAC) and the Council for British Archaeology (CBA) are pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new archaeological project – My Place in Time ‒ in July 2021.  But instead of digging with trowels, this project will show budding young archaeologists how the past can be discovered using maps, aerial photographs and some cool computer wizardry – and a big slice of detective work. We will be passing on skills from professional landscape archaeologists about how to identify clues which tell us how places have changed through time, and […] - [Who we are](https://sharedpast.org/who-we-are/): Stewart Ainsworth FSA, MCIfAA lifelong career spent investigating the landscape. I started as a mapping surveyor and archaeological investigator with the Ordnance Survey, then moved on to be a Senior Investigator and archaeologist with the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England and English Heritage. Along the way I entered the world of television and became a broadcaster on Channel Four’s Time Team as the resident Landscape Investigator. I am currently Visiting Professor of Landscape Archaeology at the University of Chester, Honorary President of Altogether Archaeology (a volunteer archaeology group), and Archaeological Advisor to the Epiacum Heritage Charitable Trust. Penny Lock BA, Dip Cl S. I have spent […] - [News / Blog](https://sharedpast.org/archive/) - [Privacy Policy](https://sharedpast.org/privacy-policy/): Our website address is: https://sharedpast.org. What personal data we collect and why we collect it Comments When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your […] - [Welcome](https://sharedpast.org/): SharedPast is a small team of heritage specialists and volunteers who have got together to share their skills with you – community archaeology groups, heritage volunteers and charitable trusts. The team is led by Stewart Ainsworth, landscape archaeologist with Channel Four’s Time Team for many years. It is our wish to work with, and support projects which use archaeology as a way of engaging communities of today with the landscapes of the past and the people who once lived in them – without digging. We are particularly keen to engage with communities and groups who want to explore the landscape but may find it difficult to interpret or physically get […] [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)