Friday 7th June 2013 Day 8- It rained The next section of the Roman tiled feature has now been fully excavated and has revealed even more floor tiles! Unfortunately the middle of this section is missing some of the tiles but a clear layer of mortar is visible, which can be extremely informative for building… Read more » about Day 8- It rained
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Day 6- High status glass and agricultural sickles
Wednesday 5th June 2013 One of the focuses of this year’s excavation has been on the Banjo Enclosure ditch that runs partially through and underneath the Roman “villa”. The main purpose of this has been to see the sections between the Roman period material and when the Banjo Enclosure was in use. Excavation of this… Read more » about Day 6- High status glass and agricultural sickles
Day 5- Not just Roman
Tuesday 4th June 2013 Before revealing all of the exciting finds from today, a short description will be given to show the areas of the site that are being focused upon in order to answer the prioritized research questions and to aid overall site interpretation. Below is an image generated by a geophysical survey,… Read more » about Day 5- Not just Roman
Day 4- Roman Floors and Pie Crust
Monday 3rd June 2013 Feature 2069 from Area J has been the star area for finds today. The feature consists of a square flint-lined area and initially was considered to be a type of waste pit. The first artefact recovered from this feature was a sizeable glass bead, as pictured below. The next great find… Read more » about Day 4- Roman Floors and Pie Crust
Day 3- Excavation Begins Once More
Friday 31 st May 2013 After two days of cleaning back, the features have become distinguished enough for excavation to properly begin. Taking feature size and proposed excavation technique into account, students are allocated a certain area and feature under a supervisor. For many students, this is the first archaeological feature they will have ever… Read more » about Day 3- Excavation Begins Once More