Wednesday 16 May 2018
Day 10
Tasks for the day include:
- test pitting
- flotation
- excavating
It rained overnight and during the day has been considerably
colder than preceeding days with light showers and cloud cover which, while making everything just a smidge more depressing, has allowed for much better
visibility in the trenches.
After 9 days of work in the grass field, 2 discoveries of
flint were made, one of which was in trench 7 whilst the other was in test pit
49.
In trench seven, 3 further excavations have been created
within the greater trench in an attempt to more completely understand the form
and morphology of the structure that seems to have been discovered. The dry
conditions of the days before this has lead to a difficulty in visibility due
to the amount of dust.
On the western edge of the grass field, the test pits being
dug were considerably deeper than in other areas of the farm. Whilst most of
the pits yielded nothing but clay pipe and pottery fragments, some features had
been discovered which could be a hearth. As well as this, a piece of flint as
discovered.
The time travellers have been excavating trench 11/12, they
have so far found the possible remains of a wall and a possible posthole. They have
also found multiple pieces of flint and pottery as well as two long clay pipes
possibly dated to the 1940’s and the top of an old Henderson’s relish bottle.
In the experimental field test pits continued to be dug on
the anomalies seen on the geophysical survey. So far post-medieval clay pipes,
ceramic and glass as well as a possible piece of flint were uncovered.
In the four acres field geophysical survey continued to take
place. The field was chosen for its close proximity to the grass field where
the main excavation is taking place. So far an anomaly has been found in the
lower-right hand side of the field and it is unclear if this is manmade or
natural.
Floatation proceeded today in order to find anything missed
on the main excavation, as of now small amounts of metal works, roman metals
and charred objects/pottery have been found.
In trench 6, trowelling commenced in the hopes of finding
more flint and cleaning the surface but unfortunately, the only discoveries
were that of clay pipe fragments.
In trench 9 cleaning was taking place in order to try and
expose a possible gateway or entrance to the enclose, unfortunately no
significant finds were made.
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