Radar Ramble

 

We were back at the DMV site to do some extra resistivity surveying last weekend. We are giving it a last shot to find any buildings. It was a misty moisty morning, just right for All Hallows Eve. 

As we had some new members on site we had a display of images and finds for them to look at before the work began. 

Will we be back? Probably. The results were inconclusive, but there was a signal indicating some harder ground in the western area of the survey, so we will have a look at that. 

Coining it.

Fragment of Durotrigian bronze coin. Fragment of Roman broach. Roman balance weight. House of Constantine bronze Roman coin - reverse showing a campgate. Medieval purse bar, minus one arm.

The reason we are going back to the DMV site is because these artefacts were found in a new field. This may indicate that the settlements houses may be located where these were found. 

 

Cor! What a Stud!!

 

This nice decorative door stud was recently found at the DMV site. This would have been from a building of status, so probably not from our DMV itself. 

Last shot?

We returned to the DMV site to do another geophysical survey just south of the scheduled monument area and picked up a possible disturbed area of ground covered by nettles, as they love the deeper soil. We won't dig the area yet, as we are also looking at another field on the farm where some nice artefacts have been found. We will do a survey on this new field and then if we start excavating again we can do both at the same time. It is worth a last shot to try and find some buildings. More to come. 

DA&HF AGM

 The Dorset Archaeology & Heritage Forum had its first AGM and DDCAG was there. Lots to look forward to in the near future and 2027. Interesting talks and a chance to network with other heritage organisations. 

Shale we dance?

You may remember the shale bangle from a previous post. The lower piece has been sitting in a damp bag since March and was finally recognised as another shale artefact. Better late than never.

 

DMV Dug Done

After finding some nice pottery artefacts, as modeled by the lovely Holly here, the DMV in the pond field is now closed.

Nice finger pinching there. 

On our last day we were taken by the landowner on a tour of the nearby quarries where the stone was worked by the villagers, mostly for building material and mortar making. Hence the stone fragments on our site. 

What a lovely view of the Isle of Purbeck countryside.

We now have a small exhibition of our site at the Langton Matravers museum. Go and visit if you are holidaying in Dorset and seeing the delights of the Isle of Purbeck.