Dig Diary – Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Day Twenty-Eight
A veritable ‘Day of Stone’
Today was a day of solid, undiluted archaeology. As site director Nick describes it, with capital letter emphasis, a Day of Stone.
You… Read more
Monthly Archive: August 2016
Dig Diary — Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Day Twenty-Seven
What lies beneath Structure Ten’s sandstone blocks?
Sorry folks, we’re starting with the weather again, but for a particular reason. Today is windy and cold.
The weather-beating received… Read more
Dig Diary – Monday, August 8, 2016
Day Twenty-Six
Decorating the stones as the walls were built . . .
If any dear readers are fed up hearing about the weather, rest assured, we are fed up… Read more
Dig Diary – Friday, August 5, 2016
Day Twenty-Five
Astounding generosity and a daunting discovery . . .
We have two huge events to report today. The first is the utterly amazing response to our appeal for… Read more
Dig Diary – Thursday, August 4, 2016
Day Twenty-Four
Some things becomes clearer, others don’t . . .
Resilience is the hallmark of many archaeologists. It has to be, as a life in a muddy trench, while… Read more
Dig Diary Special – Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Day Twenty-ThreeBack in the lab with geoarchaeologist JoJo McKenzie with a near-perfect sample through the floors of Structure Eight – carefully balanced on the cake-slice used to extract it.Hi everyone. It’s… Read more
Dig Diary – Tuesday, August 2, 2016
Day Twenty-Two
Big buildings and another very big beast
So much has happened today that it’s difficult to know where to start. Perhaps the beginning would be best and, as… Read more
Dig Diary – Monday, August 1, 2016
Day Twenty-One
Watched by a drone above . . .
Somehow you never imagine, when embarking on a career in archaeology, that the regulations of the Civil Aviation Authority will… Read more
