Tag Archives: Site: Binbrook

The 2015 Fieldwork Season Begins!

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

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14/09/14 — Getting stuck in!

Hello, weekend, and hello, digging! After having pieced together our impressive geophys results, including the magnetometry done later on part of the site to complement our fieldwalking, we were granted permission to open a trench in that part of the … 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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12/9/14 — Goodbye, geophys – hello, digging!

The end of the first week heralds the final touches to our main site’s geophysical survey. Friday saw Lloyd with the Total station and magnetometer following the fieldwalkers down to the foot of the hill, to chase the features being … Continue reading

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10/9/14 – Preliminary geophys

Geophysical surveying has taken the main stage in the fieldwork so far. Several high-tech machines have aided us in this; the Total station, which allows us to create a digital map of the site with incredible precision; the magnetometer, collecting … Continue reading

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