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The second week begins here…

October 3, 2016October 23, 2016Mary Fielding Comment
After a weekend resting, catching up with housework and even doing some digging – in the garden! – it’s back to the Real [...]

More interpretation. And more stones….

October 2, 2016October 2, 2016Mary Gray 1
  Friday morning and it is becoming easier to interpret what is going on in trench one. The section of the path shows [...]

A new trench is opened

October 1, 2016October 2, 2016Mary Fielding Comment
Friday 30th September A new trench was opened up today and immediately the stone at the top of the ridge was exposed, with [...]

Stones, stones and yet more stones…

September 29, 2016October 2, 2016Mary Fielding Comment
More of the same today, trowelling and brushing away soil and removing stones, to reveal – ta-da – more stones!!  But this time, [...]

Oh dear…

September 29, 2016October 2, 2016Mary Fielding Comment
The gazebo blew down in the strong winds during the night, but maybe the trench benefited from a little rain to damp down [...]

First full day Wed 28th Sep

September 28, 2016October 2, 2016David Comment
Bright sunshine and warm weather greeted the team on the first full day of the dig. An intrepid team of 8 or so [...]

Dig team briefed Tues 27th Sep

September 27, 2016October 2, 2016David Comment
  On Tuesday afternoon the team of around 20 volunteers assembled in the Church Rooms to be briefed on the dig. Judith Ellis [...]
Starting the dig

Dig gets underway – Mon 26th Sep

September 27, 2016October 2, 2016David 2
On a wet Monday afternoon the advance party began removing the turf from the planned dig area. It was hard work as the [...]

Equipment delivered

September 25, 2016September 28, 2016Mary Fielding Comment
Equipment delivered Sunday 25th September – planks, wheelbarrows, buckets, ranging poles, environmental sample buckets, trowels, shovels etc etc [...]

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