Wednesday, 15 October 2008
The project is being delivered by Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery, South Yorkshire Archaeology Service and InHeritage on behalf of the Don Gorge Strategic Partnership and is funded through DEFRA’s Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund, which is administered by English Heritage.
It is targeted primarily at local communities living in the parishes of Cadeby, Conisbrough, Sprotbrough, Warmsworth, Denaby, Edlington and Mexborough, although it is also accessible to anyone living in the Borough.
The core aim of the project is to reduce the effects of aggregates extraction on local communities by raising awareness of the rich historic environment of the Don Gorge, demonstrating its regional importance and educating the local communities about the link between aggregate extraction and the discovery and study of local archaeology.
The focus is on the development of the landscape and human occupation of it, from the Ice Age until just before the Norman Conquest. A series of public events and activities have been designed to Promote community engagement in understanding and discovering the heritage of the Don Gorge.
To find out more about the Discovering the Ancient Don Gorge project and to get involved visit the website at www.yourfind.org.uk
