#GrimesGraves , Neolithic flint mine in Thetford, Norfolk, reopens today after being closed for 18 months. Above ground there are about 433 mysterious dimples, then you can climb underground into a deep pit. It's the only Stone Age mine open to the public in Britain. New ladder!
Being taught how to call a curlew in the Breckland mist at Grimes Graves Neolithic flint mines. John Lord, ex Grimes Graves custodian, flint knapper extraordinaire and life mentor. #lifelessons #curlew #grimesgraves #neolithic #flintmine #twilight #birdcall #brecklands #mist
Can anyone help identify this #GrimesGraves mystery photo? It was taken during an archaeological dig circa 1910 (and before C21st Safety at Work laws). Lots of research already done so might be in a private collection.
Dr Susan Greaney
It isn’t often you get to project manage a new build over a Neolithic flint mine. #grimesgraves
What am I saying??
Only once in several lifetimes!!
Thank you for being a great team MawsonKerr Ramboll Hutton Construction English Heritage
Looking forward to speaking and showing new work at this event next month. #talk #grimesgraves #flintmine #neolithic #Norfolk #glass #chalk #knappedflint #flintknapping #flintknapper #flintwall #flintwork
#architecture #flintstone#heritagecrafts #heritageskills #traditionalcraft
At Grimes Graves site's entrance, visitors encounter a life-size illustration of a pre-historic miner; a work by Rebecca Strickson. A @heritagefunduk project for @englishheritage with @MawsonKerr David Sudlow Standard8 Heritage Interactive and James W. Norton.
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The newly reopened #GrimesGraves exhibition features the video I filmed with Dr. James Dilley; knapping, polishing and hafting a Neolithic axehead before using it to fell a tree. It was great to see it in situ being enjoyed by John Lord, the Grandfather of flintknapping!
The family trail at Grime's Graves encourages visitors to explore the unique landscape, geology, wildlife, and plant life. A The National Lottery Heritage Fund project for English Heritage with MawsonKerr David Sudlow Standard8 Heritage Interactive and James Norton.
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Historic England English Heritage It's got a Neolithic neighbour #GrimesGraves 4000 year old Neolithic flint mines in Thetford forest pic.x.com/buoabahsja
Below this pockmarked landscape lie 400 pits as deep as 47 feet where flint was mined between ca 2600-2300 BCE. Named for an Anglo-Saxon or Danish landholder or god, #GrimesGraves are situated on nearly 20 acres of Breckland heath near #ThetfordForest , Norfolk.
I’m really stoked about all this #prehistoricarchaeology on display at the moment.. 🤭Must Farm and #StarCarr exhibits, the final year at Ness of Brodgar Excavation, and #GrimesGraves re-opening this weekend! What a summer folks!
Elly Griffiths A visit to #GrimesGraves today. Extraordinary place. Wonderful visitor centre. Shame the coffee machine in #TheLastRemains was fiction.
Grimes Graves reopens this Saturday, 27th April! 🎉✨ With refreshed exhibition spaces, outdoor trails, and a projected short film, there's plenty to explore. English Heritage Members can visit for free! Learn more: bit.ly/3vTKrmG #GrimesGraves #Reopening