Promoting awareness of the archaeology and history
of north Devon
ACTIVITIES
WEST YEO
Archaeology Projects (external)
Welcome to the North Devon Archaeological Society website.
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The North Devon Archaeological Society Golden Anniversary Book The book is available from local shops and retail outlets at such as the local museums and attractions or by post from NDAS. The publication team have tried to include as wide a selection of articles as space permits to reflect both the Societies broad interest and also the amount of work being undertaken within northern Devon. Fully illustrated with a colour section on the
Harvest Jug exhibition and also an index from the Portable Antiquities
officer for Devon of recent finds. In all 17 wide ranging articles of interest to
Archaeologists, Landscape Historians and Historians in general. |
Our Aims
- To promote awareness of and interest in archaeology and the historic environment with particular reference to northern Devon
- To encourage field survey, recording and research
- To promote the preservation and interpretation of ancient monuments and antiquities in the region.
- Where appropriate and necessary, to excavate to professional standards
and to publish the results of research.
Our Activities
NDAS was established in 1959, and for many years concentrated on providing lectures and visits for members. The society merged with North Devon Rescue, a campaigning organisation which had been instrumental in ensuring proper recording and excavation in the area, particularly during Barnstaple's major redevelopment in the 1980s.
The society continues to lobby and campaign for proper investigation and preservation of North Devon's physical heritage, including, for example, continuing threats against the Braunton Great Field.
Members of NDAS are well placed to be involved in cutting-edge archaeological exploration. Since the first discovery of Romano-British iron-working on the fringes of Exmoor, NDAS members have been actively involved. At Combe Martin a leading Society member has extended our knowledge of mineral exploitation – silver and lead - by centuries if not millennia. In Parracombe, where the Society has its own long-term landscape project, members are engaged in an excavation programme which is revealing new traces of Bronze Age settlement.
The Society acts as an umbrella organisation, encouraging a network of local groups to act together, sharing their observations, knowledge and experience. These currently represent Brayford, Combe Martin, Hartland, Hatherleigh, Parracombe, South Molton, Torrington and Winkleigh as well as the Barnstaple and Bideford areas