The weather today started out well but sadly has descended into the usual rain and grey skies. However, despite this we have managed to get quite a lot done.
In the sub trench of trench one, we have managed to get even further down so that now we have to wear hard hats for safety reasons. We are considering forming a village people tribute band. But in all seriousness, we have managed to find some medieval pottery (the so called ‘green glaze’ ware), some animal bones, the usual fragments of glass, and what we think is an iron door stud.
We started traditionally, with mattocks, this morning but since finding the pottery we have been using trowels in case we were to break any finds that may be there. As a result, our pace has slowed down considerably. While we have not found any evidence of a medieval structure, we still remain hopeful; but due to health and safety we are not able to dig beyond a certain depth and so we may not find what we are looking for.
Due to the speed at which we have managed to dig this sub trench, we may be able to open up another one soon which may reveal more positive results.
In trench 2 they currently have the thrilling job of drawing the detailed plans of the rubble spreads, but they seem happier than most as they are out of the rain. However, these plans are not as simple as you would think. There was some ‘diametric opposition’ in one of the drawings earlier as one person put down the drawing and another person picked it up and some how turned it upside down and continued the drawing. As a result, the drawing had to be scrapped and started again.
Trench 3 have been levelling and drawing plans of the trench and hope to find something interesting tomorrow.
This week we’ve had a lot of interesting finds, including a silver ring and a variety of medieval pottery ranging from the 15th century back to the 13th century. This hopefully means we’re getting closer to the relevant context level in conjunction with the era of the castle. All in all, a very productive week.
By Nicola Main-Reade and Rebecca Kelly, student volunteers.
In the sub trench of trench one, we have managed to get even further down so that now we have to wear hard hats for safety reasons. We are considering forming a village people tribute band. But in all seriousness, we have managed to find some medieval pottery (the so called ‘green glaze’ ware), some animal bones, the usual fragments of glass, and what we think is an iron door stud.
We started traditionally, with mattocks, this morning but since finding the pottery we have been using trowels in case we were to break any finds that may be there. As a result, our pace has slowed down considerably. While we have not found any evidence of a medieval structure, we still remain hopeful; but due to health and safety we are not able to dig beyond a certain depth and so we may not find what we are looking for.
Due to the speed at which we have managed to dig this sub trench, we may be able to open up another one soon which may reveal more positive results.
In trench 2 they currently have the thrilling job of drawing the detailed plans of the rubble spreads, but they seem happier than most as they are out of the rain. However, these plans are not as simple as you would think. There was some ‘diametric opposition’ in one of the drawings earlier as one person put down the drawing and another person picked it up and some how turned it upside down and continued the drawing. As a result, the drawing had to be scrapped and started again.
Trench 3 have been levelling and drawing plans of the trench and hope to find something interesting tomorrow.
This week we’ve had a lot of interesting finds, including a silver ring and a variety of medieval pottery ranging from the 15th century back to the 13th century. This hopefully means we’re getting closer to the relevant context level in conjunction with the era of the castle. All in all, a very productive week.
By Nicola Main-Reade and Rebecca Kelly, student volunteers.
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