I will come clean (appropriate phrase for an archaeologist!) – this was not one of my best days! I was tired…..the day was hot with circling and threatening thunderstorms which never delivered…..and Basingstoke Environmental Health Officer surprise-visited our site kitchen…..Jean and Lyn coped admirably with the visitation and we have been given a Satisfactory rating! Which ain’t bad for a portakabin in the middle of a field. Well done team Catering – I am proud of you!
As for me…well nothing an early night won’t cure. Even Dig Directors get the blues. So, let my pictures of the day speak for themselves.
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Lonely moment on a spoilheap….but oh, look at that view! My team – hard at work…and a gathering thundercloud
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How nice is this? Buried ceramic vessel used as a hearth…..the Iron Age comes to life…. Under excavation by Rosie
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Lyon ware found in a clay floor slumped into a possible round house gulley in Matt’s area. Cups and beakers in a fine pale colour-coated ware, decorated with barbotine, produced at Lyon, France and widely distributed across Gaul, the Rhineland and Britain during the 1st century AD.
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Can you see? It’s another building underlying Natalie’s gravel based early Roman building: new hearth on view!
And with that enticing glimpse of a new building appearing in Natalie’s area …along with all kinds of excitements appearing in Jeni’s Insula III…..I am calling it a Day!