Day #5

 

The large pit in the corner of our trench has finally hit bottom. Not a lot has come out of this feature in the way of finds, but we continue in hope. 

The big boundary ditches that run N-S are producing extra pottery dating, so that is positive. The section will hopefully prove if we have one or two ditches running parallel and of different dates. 

It was hot today, which proves the old saying that 'life's a ditch and then we fry'!

We then visited the museum at Langton Matravers to see where we could have a small exhibition set up this year. 

Geo Recce: Day #4

The geophysics team visited to recce the next survey area. This is also an opportunity to train any members who wish to learn about this invaluable technique in pinpointing archaeological features.

Meanwhile, our digging team continues to excavate and record the ditches and pits. The pottery evidence from last years dig indicate that the ditches are 12th-14th century and the small pits are 12th century. This years dig will underline these dates and we hope that we can find more of the Roman features.