Today was a very exciting day for Area F, especially the trench supervisor Mark Shattock, as a piece of Beaker pottery was found assocaited with a burial which makes this the earliest grave discovered on the site. This style of pottery is typical of the late Bronze Age giving this particular burial a rough date… Read more » about Day 16 – a whole new phase
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Day 15 – making progress
In Area F a level building platform cut into the natural chalk hillside has been investigated. This lies to the East side of the entrance to the ‘banjo’ enclosure. The feature has produced hundreds of finds, albeit not extremely significant as the fill of the feature lacks stratigraphy, yet they have shed light on the… Read more » about Day 15 – making progress
Day 14 – geophysical survey
Today I went to a field lower down the hill from the main site where some new geophysical surveys are currently taking place. It is due to this type of survey that our main ‘banjo’ enclosure was found. The two main methods used are magnetometry and resistivity, both of which are non-destructive. Magnetometry is based… Read more » about Day 14 – geophysical survey
Day 13 – flotation
While digging continues apace on site, environmental samples are put through the flotation device every day. This includes a tank that is connected to a fresh water supply with material mesh placed inside; into which the environmental samples are placed. The samples are broken up by hand which causes the water inside the tank to… Read more » about Day 13 – flotation
Day 12 – half way there?
The end of the second week (and so half way through this season’s work) has come very quickly and good progress has been made on the site as a whole. This morning Miles Russell, the excavation director, started the day with a site briefing and discussed the progress and ongoing interpretations of the site. In… Read more » about Day 12 – half way there?