Now that we are well into the second half of this year’s project, the hard work of many excavators is paying off as features are bottomed and revealing more special finds. Not all features have the typical natural chalk edge however. For example, a particularly interesting pit in area ‘A’ has been cut through the… Read more » about The Big Dig – Day 16: Small find survives thanks to environmental archaeology
2011
Daily news and discoveries from the 2011 field school
The Big Dig – Day 15: Do the bones tell a story of a transition towards a Romano-British way of life?
After a sudden downpour this morning, the day brightened up, but still there were gusts of wind blowing over the site. Our American guests are settling in and said that everyone has been friendly and helpful with lending a hand in excavating and assisting with interpreting their features. In a neighbouring pit to the crouched… Read more » about The Big Dig – Day 15: Do the bones tell a story of a transition towards a Romano-British way of life?
The Big Dig – Day 14: The puddles and pits get deeper
The view across the site today was dotted with planning grids and people drawing sections, and this intense recording may be the reason that the few artefacts have been found today. Once again, the conditions were cloudy and rainy for most of the day, but as before, this has been an aid to revealing further… Read more » about The Big Dig – Day 14: The puddles and pits get deeper
The Big Dig – Day 13: What’s the story behind the cow and horse deposits?
The most intriguing development on site is the identification of numerous examples of cow and horse bones placed together. An example that was discussed previously was of a cow skull buried with a horse mandible. Similar deposits are being found all across the site. This phenomenon was addressed in detail by Miles Russell in his… Read more » about The Big Dig – Day 13: What’s the story behind the cow and horse deposits?
The Big Dig – Day 12: Dawn of a new era for Durotrigian tribe, as they see the transition into a Roman way of life.
The first and second years were assembled in the area referred to as trench D to begin clearing back excess soil and debris to define the Roman buildings in this area. The third years remained near the ‘banjo’ entrance to excavate the ditch and also carefully uncovering one of the crouched burials. Updates on the… Read more » about The Big Dig – Day 12: Dawn of a new era for Durotrigian tribe, as they see the transition into a Roman way of life.