DRAGEN Tales features projects from the DRAGEN Lab and Environments of Change.
Stone Circles and Flint Dreams: Astrid’s Streethouse Reflection
What did I do on my summer vacation? I spent two weeks in a farmer’s field unearthing a 4,000-year-old stone circle. From flint tools to antler picks, the past came alive beneath my trowel—right in the heart of Streethouse. Here’s Astrid’s reflection of her time at our field-site in Loftus, UK.
Welcome To Streethouse: July 2025 Excavations Commence
The 2025 Dig-Season has Commenced! Nine students, and SSHRC PG: Environments of Change project collaborators have travelled to Streethouse, North Yorkshire, UK, to kick-off the dig season with a variety of different skill building opportunities beyond their research area.
Medieval Iron Smelting Demonstration in Sutton Bank National Park
While on their research assignments in north Yorkshire, members of our team were eager to attend a medieval iron smelting demonstration in Sutton Bank. This area of the UK was an historic site for medieval iron bloomeries and smelting.