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Restoration of pottery
The municipal depot for archaeology will be open to visitors during Open Monument Day on Saturday 9 September from 11.00:16.00 AM to XNUMX:XNUMX PM.
Volunteers from the depot show how finds are restored. In addition, finds from the soil – originating from excavations in Gorcum – can be seen in the workrooms.
De municipality of Gorinchem is doing this year for the 31e participate in the Open Monument Day. On Saturday 9 September, various activities will take place around the theme 'Farmers, citizens and country folk'
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Animalistic images on a wall in the Burg…
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Classic heroes from behind old wallpaper in d…
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Helmsteeg, living, baking cookies, coffee making…
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Reunion 50 years Dutch youth association for g…
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Brochure research Bagijnenwalstraat and L…
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A look into the monastery kitchen of the Magd…
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Search through the depot or make your own tile…
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WA van der Donk (1894−1972): Gorcum Antiquity…
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Willem Frederik Emck (1869−1929): Chronicle …
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Medieval canal with surprisingly livestock…
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Archaeologists urgently need to return to the Gro…
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Can go to exhibition Ri full of vermin…
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Come and explore the depot during the Nation…
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Aerial photograph from World War II shows Bla…
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Feasibility study hotel Buiten de W…
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Two new publications on the…
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Additional building history research Bui…
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Excavation of a cemetery: Green…
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Remains of a fortress wall with tower in the Hazewind…
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Finds consultation hour during the National A…
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Archaeologists find skeletons behind the…
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Drilling research outside the Waterpoort
On Wednesday 30 August, mechanical soil drilling was carried out around the wall remains previously discovered during archaeological research outside the Waterpoort to gain a better view of the location of the remains still under …
Green light for feasibility study of inp…
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Preliminary drilling research at locations f…
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Evaluation report research Outside the Wa…
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The Blue Tower in the Krabsteeg
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Outside the Water Gate
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The Blauwe Toren, what can we do with it?
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Reconstruction of the Blue Tower location
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Weapons to Den Bosch
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Fortress tower
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New publication Blue Tower
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Archaeological depot moved
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