Tag Archives: weekfour
Bradford Kaimes Update
Our work at the Bradford Kaimes has been extended beyond the original two-week pilot into the remainder of the BRP season, under the daily direction of Jo Kirton and Rory Foster, BRP Archaeology Supervisors who bring the following update: The … 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 3 Update
Section recording of the intrusive medieval pit at the northern end of the trench has allowed the reduction of the opposing quadrants of the feature to begin. Ultimately the feature will be entirely excavated and removed. Within the central part … Continue reading
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Trench 1 Update
In Trench 1 this week, we’ve partly removed the hearth feature identified earlier in the season, which lies in the eastern half of the trench. The hearth was divided up into quadrants and two of these quadrants were removed. We’ve … Continue reading
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Possible Ballista / Crossbow Bolt
We’ve just had a fantastic find come up from Trench 3 – an iron object that we think may be a ballista bolt or a crossbow bolt: We’ll update you later in the week as we find out more about this fascinating … Continue reading
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