Tag Archives: weekone
Digital Surveys On Site
Over the weekend, we had the pleasure of welcoming Ben Bennett of Digital Surveys to the Bamburgh Castle site. Ben spent some time creating laser generated three-dimensional images of both Trench 1 and Trench 3. These highly detailed images are … Continue reading
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Trench 3 Update
Trench 3 produces bulk finds of animal bone and pottery all through the season, and this week has been no exception. In addition to this, however, we’ve had several stycas (Anglo-Saxon copper coins) and a copper object that Finds Supervisor … Continue reading
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Trench 1 Update
After a thorough cleaning earlier this week, Trench 1 was opened for the season. So far, finds from Trench 1 include a lot of horse shoe nails and a single piece of copper alloy. Just yesterday, there was a large piece of corroded … Continue reading
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Spring Cleaning On Site
The season so far has been a busy one for everyone here at the BRP! The week started with some vigorous cleaning and de-greening: Trenches 1 and 3 were colonised by some rather viscious weeds over off-season period, and we … Continue reading
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BBC’s Countryfile Team at Bamburgh
Today Bamburgh village and Castle has played host to the BBC’s Countryfile team, who are filming in the village for an upcoming episode of the programme, which follows the people, places and stories making news in the British countryside. Presenter Ellie … Continue reading
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Digging is Underway for 2010!
Welcome to the 2010 excavations of the Bamburgh Research Project! This season, we’ll be digging from the 7th June to 1st August inclusive. Work got underway on Monday morning and we’re currently working hard to clear our trenches of the … Continue reading
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