June 25th, Dr Anita Radini presented a fascinating talk on her PhD work involving 46 Anglo-Saxon skeletons that were recovered from the “villa” site and buried sometime between the 7-9th century. Anita’s […]
Ferrous slag workshop
Our thanks to Rod MacKenzie who presented an excellent workshop on slag – or pyrotechnic residue! Rod brought a number of samples in and took us through all the various smelting processes […]
No. 2 Vicars’ Court dig ends
A big thanks to Emily Gillott and Chris Brooke for their supervision and engagement and SCAG members who have been involved. Community archaeology at its very best! The last day of the […]
Vicars’Court dig
Despite the drop in temperature, a small and hardy band of souls are scurrying to excavate as much as possible in the trench before it has to be refilled. A number of […]
Masonry recording
SCAG members continue to gently clean, record and photograph the pieces of mediaeval masonry in the Dean’s garden. Peter Ryder and Chris Brooke supervising. The close up shows an intriguing piece which […]
Southwell Community Archaeology Group 