The Big Dig

Over the four day jubilee weekend, the wet weather has obviously had an effect on the site with many features that were already outlined becoming even more distinct against the white chalk. While the features are easier to see, it is important to just tidy the edges, defining the exact location of the feature in… Read more » about Day 4 – features standing out from the chalk

Once again the weather has been on our side today as we have continued to clean back the surface of the site exposing the clean white chalk, which contrasts against the dark cut archaeological features. We are fortunate in that many first years have experienced finding at least one item with many artefacts being spotted… Read more » about Day 3 – two burials and more finds

Today we have continued to clean the site and have completed the straightening of trench edges. The first year students experienced some trowelling this afternoon, cleaning back the soil to reveal the white chalk surface and exposing the archaeological features. The clean chalk clearly shows the ploughing damage that the site has undergone, which unfortunately… Read more » about Day 2 – cleaning off and weeding

This dig diary is written by 2nd year BSc Archaeological, Anthropological and Forensic Sciences student Laura Boxell. However, any errors are down to me as editor – Paul Cheetham. The morning of the first day of the dig started with various talks including health and safety, the general etiquette of working on an archaeological site,… Read more » about Day 1 – all hands to the dig