Halloween Histories: Local Practices and Origins

Introduction The blog of a project that explores potential material evidence for folk belief surrounding witchcraft and other malevolent forces …

Protection and Public Places: Warding Off Witches at The Red Lion, Adderbury, Oxfordshire.

The Red Lion, Adderbury, Oxfordshire: front (above); location (below).[i] Having had ‘in-laws’ residing in the quintessentially English village of Adderbury …

Magic and Meanings: Interpreting the Evidence (A Very Short Introduction…)

Previous posts  introduced my research background (and how this work, and that of others might inform this project); and outlines …

In search of the supernatural: recent and current research

The previous post outline how my previous work, and that of others, might inform this project; this post introduces some …

Research Background: First Steps on the Sinister Trail

This post outlines the background of my research, in order to elucidate potential approaches to this project. I’ve been interested in …

Welcome!

This website has been developed to publish information on an archaeological project that aims to record and examine the material …