We came, we dug, and….we left early after clearing a huge amount of loose rubble and cleaning the layer underneath. We finished the day early, photographing cleaned surfaces in bad light and […]
DIG- DAY 12, the rubble mine keeps on giving.
EE-I- ADIO WE SAW THE SUN! DIG DAY 11
The rain stopped and the sun shone as we hit what can only be described as a rubble mine. More Victorian pottery, broken brick and tile emerging and no sign of what […]
DIG -DAY 10
We ended the day with a clean packed-mortar and rubble surface that we then photographed and drew. David is hatching a plan to take a section through this surface next week. Quite […]
DIG – DAY 9, SUNNY SIDE UP
A welcome day in the sun, although by 3 pm the temperature was dropping rapidly and we were ready to go home! We took out the brick/rubble cut and a mortar/pebble/stone surface […]
DIG DAY 8 – YOUNG ARCHAEOLOGISTS GET STUCK IN
Today we welcomed young people from Nottingham YAC to the dig. They worked brilliantly, excavating, washing finds and drawing. They found some lovely pottery, including a medieval piece.
Southwell Community Archaeology Group 