Mae Ymddiriedolaeth Archaeolegol Dyfed yn cynnal digwyddiad i bawb sydd â diddordeb mewn gorffennol Ceredigion
Dydd Sadwrn 24 Mawrth 2012 yng Nghanolfan Morlan,
Aberystwyth 10.30 a.m. – 4.30 p.m.
Diwrnod o gyflwyniadau, arddangosfeydd a thrafodaethau ar ganlyniadau ymchwil ac ymchwiliadau archaeolegol diweddar yng Ngheredigion.
Y prosiectau a gânt eu cynnwys yw:
Cloddiadau claddiadau Oes Efa yng nghrug Fan, Talsarn a Phant-y-Butler, ger Aberteifi
Archaeoleg glandiroedd gwlypdiroedd Cors Fochno a Chors Caron
Smeltio plwm Rhufeinig yn Llangynfelin
Gwaith diweddar ac yn y dyfodol yng Nghastell Aberteifi
£3 sy’n cynnwys te, coffi a bisgedi Archebwch yn gynnar er mwyn osgoi cael eich siomi
Cysylltwch â : Menna Bell, Archaeolegydd Cymunedol Ffôn 01558 825997 m.bell@dyfedarchaeology.org.uk
The Dyfed Archaeological Trust are hosting an event for everyone interested in Ceredigion’s past
Saturday 24th March 2012 at the Morlan Centre, Aberystwyth
10.30 a.m. – 4.30 p.m.
A day of presentations, exhibitions and discussions on the results of recent archaeological research and investigations in Ceredigion.
Projects that will be covered include:
Excavations of Bronze Age burials at Fan barrow, Talsarn and Pant-y-Butler, near Cardigan
The archaeology of the wetland margins of Cors Fochno and Cors Caron
Roman lead smelting at Llangynfelin
Recent and future work at Cardigan Castle
£3 to include tea, coffee and biscuits Book early to avoid disappointment
Contact: Menna Bell, Community Archaeologist Tel. 01558 825997 m.bell@dyfedarchaeology.org.uk
Mae CALCH yn prosiect newydd a’r bwriad yw cofnod a chofio y Diwydiant Calch a Chwarel Herbert ar y Mynydd Du. Drwy ymuno chymunedau, gwirfoddolwyr ac arbennigwr, mae CALCH yn gobeithio dangos Chwarel Herbert fel rhan bwysig o’n treftadaeth ddiwydiannol.
Helpwch ni i ddarganfod y stori.
Oes gennych ddiddoreb mewn hanes neu oes gennych wybodaeth neu storau am Chwarel Herbert, dewch i’n Diwrnod Agored Ymddiriedolaeth Archaeolegol Dyfed.
Bydd y Diwrnod Agored yn gyfle i chi weld yr adnoddau a’r wybodaeth sydd gennym yn yr Ymddiriedolaeth yn barod , ond yn bwysicach bydd yn gyfle i gyfnewid gwybodaeth ac hanes a storion am y chwarel a’r diwydiant calch.
Bydd hyn yn digwydd ar
Dydd Iau, 12ed o Ebrill, 2012
10 o’cloch y.b. hydi 4 o’clochy.p.
Am fwy wybodaeth am y digwiddiad hyn neu i ddarganfod mwy am y prosiect, cyslltwch gyda Menna Bell ar 01558 825997 neu ebost m.bell@dyfedarchaeology.org.uk
CALCH is a new project aiming to record, conserve and celebrate the Lime Industry of Herbert’s Quarry and the Black Mountain. By bringing together volunteers, communities and specialists, CALCH intends to showcase Herbert’s Quarry as a landmark of our Industrial Heritage.
Help us discover the story.
If you are interested in history and research or have information or stories about Herbert’s Quarry, then come to our Open Day at the Dyfed Archaeological Trust.
This Open Day is a chance to discover the resources held at the Trust, the opportunities of research and more importantly, to share information.
This event will take place on:
Thursday April 12th 2012
10am to 4pm
For more information about this event or to find out more about the project please contact Menna Bell on 01558 825997 or email m.bell@dyfedarchaeology.org.uk
Cloddiad naw dydd o hyd i ymchwilio olion pentref canoloesol anghyfannedd yn Llanismel, Glanyfferi, a ddechreuodd ar 6 Medi. Mae gwirfoddolwyr lleol yn gweithio gydag Ymddiriedolaeth Archeolegol Dyfed i gofnodi olion y tu mewn o un o’r adeiladau ac olion eraill ar hyd yr arfordir, sy’n cael ei erydu gan y mor. Y gobaith yw i benderfynu ar ddyddiad un o’r adeiladau, ei bwrpas a pham y cafodd ei adael. Mae’r gwaith yn cael ei ariannu gan Cadw.
Click on the link in ‘Events’ on the left to visit the dig diary
A nine day excavation to investigate the remains of the deserted medieval village at St Ishmaels, Ferryside, started on September 6th. Local volunteers are working with the Dyfed Archaeological Trust to record the remains of the interior of one of the buildings and other remains along the coastline, which are being eroded by the sea. It is hoped to determine the dates of one of the buildings, its function and why it was abandoned. The work is being funded by Cadw.
Yn arolgu a cynllunio'r adeilad/Surveying and drawing the building
19 Tachwedd 2011/19 November 2011
Cyswllt/Contact: P Crane 01558 823121 p.crane@ dyfedarchaeology.org.uk
Cloddiad pedair wythnos o hyd i ddatgelu cyfrinachau canoloesol cynnar Sain Ffraid yn cychwyn ar 14 Mawrth 2011.
A four week dig to reveal the secrets of early medieval St Bride’s started on March 14th 2011.
Click on the link in ‘Past events’ on the left to visit the dig diary
St Brides Excavation 2009 Report in PDF format (opens in a new window)
Cyfle am ddim i ddarganfod canlyniadau canfyddiadau archeolegol diweddar yn Nyffryn Tywi drwy ddiwrnod o anerchiadau ac arddangosfeydd Ysgol Tre-Gib, Heol Bethlehem, Ffairfach, SA19 6TB Dydd Sadwrn 5 Chwefror 2011, 10:30 – 4:30
A free opportunity to find out the results of recent archaeological discoveries in the Tywi valley through a day of talks and exhibitions Tre-Gib School, Bethlehem Road, Ffairfach, SA19 6TB Saturday 5th February 2011, 10:30 – 4:30
Mae cadw lle’n hanfodol. Cysylltwch â: Natalie Henwood: 01558 823121 E-bost: N.Henwood@dyfedarchaeology.org.uk
Booking is essential please contact: Natalie Henwood: 01558 823121 Email: N.Henwood@dyfedarchaeology.org.uk
BETH GALL UN DARN O GROCHENWAITH DDWEUD WRTHYM NI?
Yr ateb i’r cwestiwn uchod yw ‘llawer iawn’ os yw’n fath penodol o grochenwaith. Adroddwyd canlyniadau cychwynnol cloddio capel oesoedd canol cynnar Porth Clew yng Nghylchlythyr Hydref 2009. Ers hynny darganfuwyd darn bychan o grochenwaith – sydd wedi ei enwi, heb lawer o ddychymyg, yn Grochenwaith Dosbarth E – ymysg y canfyddiadau cloddiedig. Gellir gweld Crochenwaith Dosbarth E ar hyd arfordir Môr yr Iwerydd ac arfordir Môr Iwerddon Prydain ac Iwerddon, ond mae’n brin iawn gyda dim ond oddeutu 200 o ddarnau wedi’u darganfod mewn 60 lleoliad. Mae’n debygol y cafodd y darn ei gynhyrchu yng ngorllewin Ffrainc ac mae ei bresenoldeb ym Mhrydain yn dystiolaeth go iawn o fasnach ar hyd arfordir gorllewin Ewrop a Môr y Canoldir yn y 6ed-7fed Ganrif AD. Nid oedd masnach rhwng gorllewin Prydain a’r cyfandir cyfagos yn bosibl ar bob adeg yn ystod y cyfnod hwn, ac felly roedd y llwybr masnach gorllewinol yn bwysig iawn. Crochenwaith Dosbarth E yw un o’r unig ddarnau o dystiolaeth gadarn o’r fasnach hwn. Nid y crochenwaith ei hun oedd yn cael ei brynu a’i werthu, ond yr hyn oedd yn cael ei gadw yn y crochenwaith, sef gwin yn fwy na thebyg. Roedd gwin yn nwydd moethus yn ogystal â bod yn hanfodol i’r Ewcarist, sydd o bosibl yn esbonio sut cyrhaeddodd Crochenwaith Dosbarth E gapel Porth Clew. Mae archwiliadau gwyddonol o bum sgerbwd ym Mhorth Clew wedi darparu tystiolaeth o gyswllt rhwng Cymru a de Ewrop. Mae proses dadansoddi Strontium Isotope o enamel dannedd y sgerbydau hyn wedi profi bod tri o’r bobl yn debygol o ddod o ddwyrain Cymru ac un yn dod o wlad â hinsawdd gynnes. Ai un o’r morwyr ddaeth â Crochenwaith Dosbarth E i Gymru oedd y person hwn?
WHAT CAN A SINGLE PIECE OF POTTERY TELL US?
The answer to the above question is an awful lot, if it is the right sort of pottery. The initial results of the excavations at Porth Clew early medieval chapel and cemetery were reported on in the Autumn 2009 Newsletter. Since then a small piece of pottery called, imaginatively, Class E ware has been identified amongst the excavated finds. E ware is found along the Atlantic coast and Irish Sea coast of Britain and Ireland, but is rare, with only about 200 sherds known from 60 locations. It was probably made in western France and its presence in Britain is tangible evidence of trade along the west coast of Europe and into the Mediterranean in the 6th-7th century AD. This was a time when trade between western Britain and the near continent was not always possible, and therefore the western trade route was of great importance. E ware is one of the few hard pieces of evidence for this trade. It was not the pottery itself that was being traded, but what it contained, which was probably wine. Wine would have been a luxury good, but it was also essential for the Eucharist, which may be how the piece of E ware ended up at Porth Clew chapel. Scientific investigation of five skeletons from Porth Clew also provides evidence for contact between Wales and southern Europe. Strontium Isotope analysis of tooth enamel from these skeletons demonstrates that three of the people probably came from eastern Wales and one came from a hot climate. Was this person one of the sailors who brought E ware and other goods to Wales?
Gwyl Archaeolegol Garn Goch
Hoffwn eich gwahodd chi i fod yn rhan o wyl cenedlaethol ‘British Archaeology’ sydd yn cael ei gynnal ar fryngaer Garn Goch, sef bryngaer mwyaf Cymru ac hefyd yn edrych dros Ddyffryn Tywi ar benwythnos yr 31ain o Orffennaf a’r 1af o Awst. Fe fydd Ymddiriedolaeth Archaeolegol Dyfed ynghyd ag awdurdod Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog yn trefnu a chynnal ystod eang o weithgareddau dros y penwythnos, gyda chymorth tir feddianwyr Garn Goch a thrigolion pentref Bethlehem.
Bydd y daith yn cychwyn yn Neuadd Pentref Bethlehem ac yn eich arwain ar hyd llwybr amser o amgylch y bryngaer. Ar hyd y daith, fe gewch gyfle i glywed hanesion yr ardal ac i ddysgu am dirwedd Dyffryn Tywi. O fewn gwrthglawdd gerrig allanol y fryngaer, bydd arddangoswyr yn dangos sut mae sgiliau crefft wedi newid dros amser. Bydd hefyd cyfle i blant ac oedolion chwilota’r ardal drwy gymryd rhan mewn ‘helfa hanesyddol’.
Am fwy o wybodaeth am brosiect ‘Chwilota’r Tywi’ neu am yr wyl ei hun, cysylltwch ag Alice Pyper ar 01558 823 131 neu drwy www.dyfedarchaeology.org.uk
Cynllun Partneriaeth Tirwedd sy’n costio £2.4 miliwn yw Tywi Afon yr Oesoedd, a arweinir gan Gyngor Sir Caerfyrddin. Ei nod yw gwarchod tirwedd, bioamrywiaeth a hanes yr ardal, ynghyd â chreu etifeddiaeth ar gyfer cenedlaethau’r dyfodol.
Cyllidwyd y prosiect hwn drwy Gronfa Dreftadaeth y Loteri (£1.5 miliwn) a Chynllun Datblygu Gwledig Cymru 2007-2013 (£557,378) a ariennir gan Lywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru a Chronfa Amaethyddol Ewrop ar gyfer Datblygu Gwledig. Hefyd mae’r prosiect wedi derbyn cyllid gan Gyngor Cefn Gwlad Cymru a chefnogaeth oddi wrth yr Ymddiriedolaeth Genedlaethol a Menter Bro Dinefwr.
Mae tîm y prosiect wedi’i leoli yng Nghanolfan Tywi, Fferm Dinefwr, Llandeilo. I gael rhagor o fanylion, cysylltwch â’r tîm drwy anfon neges e-bost at post@tywiafonyroesoedd.org.uk neu drwy ffonio 01558 824271. Ewch i dudalennau’r prosiect ar y wefan hon: www.sirgar.gov.uk
Garn Goch Archaeology Festival
At Garn Goch hillfort, overlooking the Tywi Valley, visitors will be invited to walk back in time as part of the national festival of British Archaeology. On the weekend of 31st July and 1st August Dyfed Archaeological Trust and Brecon Beacons National Park Authority, with the support of Garn Goch graziers and the community of Bethlehem, will be laying on a host of archaeological and historically themed activities at the largest hillfort in Wales.
Starting at Bethlehem Village Hall visitors will be guided along a time trail up and around the hillfort learning about the landscape and hearing tales of the past along the way. Within the stone ramparts of Garn Goch, people will be demonstrating crafts through time. Children and adults can investigate the site for themselves through a history hunt.
For further information about the festival or if you would like to hear more about
Exploration Tywi! contact Alice Pyper at the Dyfed Archaeological Trust 01558 823131 or log on to www.dyfedarchaeology.org.uk
Tywi Afon yr Oesoedd is a £2.4 million Landscape Partnership Scheme led by Carmarthenshire County Council. It is aimed at conserving the area’s landscape, biodiversity and history, as well as creating a legacy for future generations.
The project has received £1.5 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund, and £557,378 through the Rural Development Plan for Wales 2007-2013 which is funded by the Welsh Assembly Government and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development. It has also received funding from the Countryside Council for Wales, and support from the National Trust and Menter Bro Dinefwr.
The project team is based at the Tywi Centre at Dinefwr Farm, Llandeilo. For further information email post@tywiafonyroesoedd.org.uk or call 01558 824271. Visit the project web pages via www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk
Newyddion oddi wrth yr Ymddiriedolaethau
Alan Ffred Jones AC, y Gweinidog dros Dreftadaeth, yn lansio Archwilio yn y Gynhadledd Treftadaeth ar 1af Gorffennaf yn Abertawe.
Mae’r system yn rhoi mynediad at dros 100,000 o gofnodion a gedwir gan bedair ymddiriedolaeth archaeolegol Cymru. Dywedodd y Gweinidog “Cymru yw’r wlad gyntaf ym Mhrydain i ddarparu ei holl gofnodion archaeolegol ar-lein”, a “bydd Archwilio yn gaffaeliad mawr nid yn unig i bobl Cymru ond hefyd i’r rheini sy’n bellach i ffwrdd sydd â diddordeb yn archaeoleg cyfoethog a threftadaeth ddiwylliannol ein gwlad”. Ychwanegodd ei fod yn hynod o falch o weld sefydliadau annibynnol yn datblygu systemau a fydd yn mynd ati i roi sylw i rai o nodau’r Datganiad Strategol ar Amgylchedd Hanesyddol Cymru, a gyhoeddwyd yn 2009.
News from the Trusts
Alun Ffred Jones AM, Minister for Heritage, launches Archwilio at the Treftadaeth Conference on the 1st July at Swansea.
The system gives access to over 100,000 records maintained by the four Welsh archaeological trusts. The Minister observed “Wales is the first country in Britain that has made all its archaeological records available online”, and “Archwilio will be a tremendous asset not only for the people of Wales but also for those further afield who have an interest in the rich archaeology and cultural heritage of our country”. He added that he was delighted to see independent organisations developing systems that will contribute towards addressing some of the aims set out in his The Welsh Historic Environment Strategic Statement, published in 2009.
Heritage Minister viewing Archwilio website in action
Members of the four Welsh Trusts at the launch of the Archwilio website
CASTELL NANHYFER 2009-10 / NEVERN CASTLE 2009-10
DYDDIADUR CLODDIO / DIG DIARY
Nod prosiect Castell Nanhyfer yw cael gwybod mwy am y safle hwn drwy raglen o gloddiadau archeolegol. Cynhelir y cloddio am dri thymor ar wahân dros ddwy flynedd, a bydd yn chwilio am dystiolaeth o arddulliau a thechnegau adeiladu, ac bywyd o ddydd i ddydd mewn castell yn y 12fed ganrif. Bydd y cloddio yn agored i’r cyhoedd allu ymweld ag ef, a chroesawn ymweliadau gan grwpiau gan gynnwys ysgolion, a grwpiau hanes ac yn y blaen.
Yn dilyn hynny, bydd y prosiect yn gwella’r mynediad at y safle, ac yn cyflwyno Castell Nanhyfer fel rhywle i fynd iddo a mwynhau’r awyrgylch a gwerthfawrogi’r hanes.
Bydd y Cloddiad Haf 2010 yn rhedeg o 21 Mehefin i 16 Gorffennaf. Bydd teithiau o’r cloddiad i’w cael bob diwrnod ond am Ddydd Iau.
Nodwch fod na ddim teithiau o’r safle ar Ddydd Mercher 31 Mehefin a Dydd Iau 1 Gorffennaf
The Nevern Castle project aims to find out more about this site through a programme of archaeological excavation. The excavation will run for three separate seasons over two years, and will look for evidence of building styles and techniques, and of day to day life in a 12th century castle. The dig will be open for the public to visit, and we welcome visits from groups including schools, history groups etc.
Afterwards, the project will improve access to the site, and present Nevern Castle as somewhere to come to enjoy the atmosphere and appreciate the history.
The summer 2010 excavation will run from 21 June to 16 July. Daily tours of the excavation will be provided, except on Thursdays.
Please note, no site tours on Wednesday 30th June and Thursday 1st July
