The details of the Anglesey Rock-Art Project Field School and Excavation -
18th - 22nd June 2009, are as follows:

For the students taking part there will be an administrative cost to cover
insurance, equipment, campsite costs, field tours and tutors, the total cost
for the four days is £115.
There will be camping on site with water, toilet and shower facilities,
apart from the project supper/BBQ evening, it will be self catering
(although we may do pub runs and other evening activities, as you might
expect on a project like this we do ensure lots of fun and that everyone has
a great time). The excavation site where we will also be staying is a very
pretty but remote farm that has a small number of Bed & Breakfast rooms, if
you prefer this option let me know and I will see if there is a bed
available in a twin room, but the cost does increase to an extra £32 per
night. Transport to and from the project is at your own expense, but we may
be able to arrange pick-ups at the Ferry terminal/train station in Holyhead.

The excavation will be taking place at:

Llwydiarth Esgob Stone
NGR: SH436844 . Noted in an article by  Francis Lynch in 1974 that the
boulder was in the garden of Llwydiarth Esgob near Llannerch-y-medd.
A double cup and ring mark with groove and further cupmarks on a boulder
approximately 1m in length. A recent photographic survey (Nash & Stanford
2009) has indicated that there is in fact much more to the art than
previously thought. As well as the possibility of below ground rock-art the
survey may have revealed distinct similarities with art of the Boyne Valley,
thus strongly adding further to the suggestion of an Irish influence for the
rock-art found in Anglesey and north Wales.
We are investigating the possibility of further art below the present ground
level and wish to record the panel complete, the stone may also have been
removed from a now destroyed, but unknown monument nearby, so this will also
be investigated as well as conducting rock-art surveys and recording at
other monuments on Anglesey including Barclodiad y Gawres where we have
discovered art in recent photographic surveys. Field tours of the many
fascinating monuments on Anglesey will take place in small groups during the
for days of the project. Techniques covered are, excavation and recording,
special methods of photographic and other non/minimal contact recording of
megalithic rock-art.

If you would like to join the project then please let me know by email and
we can arrange for a deposit payment of £50 via PayPal or if you prefer bank
transfer or cheque. The balance is payable when you arrive on site - 18th
June. Places are limited so do book early.

Kindest Regards

Adam Stanford

E-mail: adam@archaeology-safaris.co.uk