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Christopher
Evans
Cambridge Archaeological Unit
Downing Street
Cambridge
CB2 3DZ
England
The Template for Increasing Public Awareness of Archaeological Investigations Associated with Mineral Workings project was funded by the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund as administered by English Heritage. The project was initiated by Hanson Aggregates in conjunction with Cambridge Archaeological Unit of the University of Cambridge. The objective of this intitiative was to increase public awareness of the vast amount of archaeological knowledge and finds arising from investigation works associated with mineral extraction. As such, it essentially involved the public presentation of the results of long-term, archaeological fieldwork programmes at Hanson's Needingworth (Barleycroft Farm/Over), Colne Fen, Earith and Bradley Fen, Whittlesey Quarries.
Following consultation with schools and the local community at Over, it had five main outcomes:
A review documenting, ‘Unearthing the Past’ A template for increasing public awareness of archaeological investigations associated with mineral workings review and discussion document was produced. Not only does this evaluate the merits of these respective outreach-presentation techniques, but it also considers issues relating to private companies hosting such initiatives.