Tag Archives: Finds
Top Five Finds of the Season
Well I have just downloaded the many pictures I took throughout this eventful season and thought I would share some of the images I took of the finds as they came out of the trenches. I have chosen my top … Continue reading
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Archaeology 101: Small Finds
Today acting finds supervisor, Kirstie Watson, explains the small finds process. Small finds come in all shapes and sizes, from the huge chunk of Amphora found in Trench 1 to the exquisite piece of gold recovered from Trench 3 earlier … Continue reading
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Find of the Day and X-rays
T3 had a lovely find this morning. Work has begun to excavate the environs of a wall that seperates the main trench from the Hope-Taylor baulk, left in-situ since the 1970′s. About ten minutes into the excavation, Jess found a … Continue reading
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Finds Flash!
Over the past few days Trench 3 has provided us with some exciting moments. During the excavation of the baulk we began to uncover iron fragments. Stef, one of our American students, unearthed what we think is part of a … Continue reading
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Finds Update
Below is a summary of the small finds from the first two weeks of excavation. Below is the possible pendant discovered in T1, as described by Alex in the previous post. More photos and info to foll0w
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Glass Beads
In the last two days we’ve had glass beads out of both Trench 1 and Trench 3: From Trench 3 just this morning, we have this: We’re on our last day of excavation today – I’ll update with any more … Continue reading
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Bone Pendant
One of our star finds this week is a bone pendant that came up in finds washing: We’ll be able to tell you more about this lovely little object later this week, when Finds Supervisor Kate Clarke has been able … Continue reading
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Detailed Finds Update
In the last few weeks Trench 1 has been producing the majority of the finds on site. This week sees a break in the trend, with most finds coming out of Trench 3. Glass Bead We’ve had a fragment of … Continue reading
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Trench 1 Finds Update
Trench 1 has continued in its tradition of producing some very lovely finds this week. This fragment of worked bone is thought to be Saxon in date; our Finds Supervisor Kate Clarke and her assistants Kirstie and Emma have been … Continue reading
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Finds Update for Week 2
This week has been a particularly fascinating week for finds, especially in Trench 1. Not only has it produced the most interesting and the largest quantity of finds (unusual in comparison to previous weeks/years), but it has given us artefacts … Continue reading
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