Category Archives: Progress Update

Day 6: Hatcliffe geophys and a Roman Ox

Posted on 12/09/2015 by digthewolds

Antonia writes: “On the Roman site at Hatcliffe my colleagues and I were given the opportunity to participate in doing a geophysical survey of two areas of the site. These were to the north and west of the field in … Continue reading →

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Day 5: Corn-dryers, more on Crispus, and the Night Sky

Posted on 11/09/2015 by digthewolds

Excavation of the large pit feature (that showed as an anomaly on the geophysical plot) is now well underway. Below an upper layer of mixed chalk and soil is a dark silty fill. Oyster shells are present in this feature. … Continue reading →

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Day 4: Oysters, Columns And More Geophys

Posted on 09/09/2015 by digthewolds

Our big anomaly is now largely exposed. It is a massive pit filled with dark soil containing copper working slag and other finds … but we will not know its function till we have excavated more of it. Ash continued … Continue reading →

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Day 3: Opening the First Trench and More

Posted on 08/09/2015 by digthewolds

A major step forward for us as we opened our first trench this year at the Binbrook site today. Our aim was to examine a large circular ‘anomaly’ found during the geophysical survey in the previous season. This was the … Continue reading →

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The 2015 Fieldwork Season Begins!

Posted on 07/09/2015 by digthewolds

September 2015 and we are back to the fieldwork on the Lincolnshire Wolds! Once again the University of Kent team of students and staff is teaming up with the North East Lincolnshire society (NELALHS) to explore the archaeology of the … Continue reading →

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Opening out a trench at the Binbrook, 2014

Posted on 07/09/2015 by digthewolds
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26/9/14 — The Final Stages

Posted on 26/09/2014 by

Being the last days on site for much of the team, including the undergraduates, the main focus on site has switched from excavation to the recording of any features. One of the most important elements of the record is the … Continue reading →

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23/9/14 — Gone are the trowels, out come the pencils

Posted on 23/09/2014 by

Work has continued as expected at the Hatcliffe site with more feature excavations under way. From these features have emerged a steady flow of finds including sherds of pottery, fragments of bone and a cluster of oyster shells.  The oysters … Continue reading →

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22/9/14 — Features, Finds and Triangulation

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Work on the site has been steadily progressing with a number of significant finds having been discovered. The team has maintained progress at the Hatcliffe site with individuals continuing to excavate a number of new features to help further our … Continue reading →

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17/9/14 — Digging begins at Hatcliffe

Posted on 17/09/2014 by

A change of scenery brought with it a change in pace. Our team of experts and undergraduates were brought to a more familiar site in Lincolnshire, near Hatcliffe, which has seen more diverse fieldwork techniques done on it than our … Continue reading →

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