Monthly Archives: August 2012

Competing with Bolt and Murray

We are a dig which needs your help! And that is why every single person who visits us is incredibly important. We receive a minimum of external funding: the dig costs c.£180,000 each season and every year it is touch … Continue reading

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Golden Day

On a wonderful Olympic day, Silchester achieved its very own gold medals. We had more people visit our excavation today than we have ever managed in the last 16 years – 1212 visitors! So, if you were one of the … Continue reading

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Musings

Week 5 is traditionally the hardest week for me – and for many of my staff. At this point we have been in the field for 6 or 7 weeks – which may not sound like much – but the … Continue reading

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Kites and coverage

We are in the Guardian G2 supplement! http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jul/31/silchester-iron-age-roman-britain?intcmp=239 Very exciting…… And today Mark Household joined our team with his kite flown camera! More news soon….  

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Tuesday, Week 5

I woke during the night to the sound of rain – the familiar sound of rain. But it holds little fear for me now! When you have dug through 4 weeks of solid downpour, a little light rain is no … Continue reading

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