Category Archives: Spotlight

1/10/14 — Finds Spotlight: Brooch & Bone!

From our collection come another two unique finds from our site near Hatcliffe, discovered over the course of this project. The whalebone, though not unprecedented, was an unexpected and rather unusual find and probably represents the opportunistic use of a … Continue reading

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25/9/14 — Finds Spotlight: Quern stone!

Earlier in the week, one of our undergraduate team uncovered a find that nicely adds to the different categories of finds so far on the dig – a piece of a quern-stone from the Roman period. What is a quern-stone, … Continue reading

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20/9/14 — Spotlight: Fieldwalking

Ever wondered how much toil in the soil is needed to unearth an archaeological artefact? There are many different ways in which one can come across a find of archaeological value, and we have seen a few already during this … Continue reading

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15/9/14 — Artefact Facts

“Rim!” “Greyware!” “Boxflue!” Those are the calls of our undergraduate team across the site as we search for surface finds. But how can we judge what they are just by sight without dating methods? Of course, part of it comes … Continue reading

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13/9/14 – Spotlight: Magnetometry and Resistivity

In between our shorter updates we will also be posting some spotlight sections on the methods and equipment used throughout the project. Our first one focuses on the technical side of geophysical survey! Magnetometry is part of non-intrusive surface surveying. … Continue reading

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