Could the Roman gods be displeased with us today as there was a heavy down pour that drenched the site and caused numerous pits to get waterlogged creating puddles? Second and third years were assigned to the northern edge of the site to define the back stretch of the ‘banjo’ ditch. The section of the… Read more » about The Big Dig – Day 17: Fellow archaeologists were wallowing in pits now puddles
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The Big Dig – Day 16: Small find survives thanks to environmental archaeology
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
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?