Mellor Heritage Project

A Community Project exploring the History and Archaeology of the Mellor Area

Archaeology at Mellor


Follow the story of the Excavation at Mellor:
Period by Period from the Mesolithic through to the Post Medieval periods
Read about the Features we have uncovered
Take a look at our major Finds
Read through from Year to Year in the Highlights of each Season
or in more depth in the full University of Manchester Academic Reports

We also have some further articles which might be of interest including:
How the Excavation and Geophysics Group is organised
Volunteer Excavation
Other Excavations in the Project Area
Geophysics at Mellor
Fieldwalking and Landscape Surveys
Where the Finds are kept
The Geology of the Mellor Area
Archaeology in Antiquity
The Excavation of the Well
Dowsing
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