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Day 10 marks halfway through the dig and we're still having fun…

Kimberley has some dabbling visitors… Today we started with bailing out the ditch we had been excavating which had accumulated some groundwater overnight, luckily this didn't take long and we were able to move on quickly. After this we continued to use mattocks and shovels to get deeper into the ditch. During our break we were visited by some ducks which is always a cute addition to the day.

A couple of mallards hoping to have a dabble [geddit?] at archaeology perhaps?

Lucy had a cracking day… Once I’d finally managed to get the hang of getting in and out of the trench without falling back in, today’s task had me and Holly focusing on the area alongside the possible Anglo-Saxon ditch. We were trying to find the cut of the larger ditch and dig down to the same level, all while trying to keep the water that kept seeping into the ditch at bay. One of the highlights of the day was when Holly uncovered a pig jaw bone with teeth still attached!! With cracking weather, never ending jokes and a few ice creams, today’s been a brilliant day on site.


Lucy's route into the trench.

David appreciates new skills and good weather… The A Team had an interesting start to the day, we learned how to mark the artefacts that we had washed beforehand. The use of the fountain pens on the artefacts proved rather difficult for some but it was a crucial skill that we had to learn. We had a nice time working in the sunshine washing new artefacts and talking to the public about our finds. In the afternoon we tackled the trench once more, team A made significant progress in removing more of the fill and revealing the existing stonework beneath the dusty surroundings. The weather was particularly nice and dry but with nice cloud cover. Hopefully, the weather continues to be good over the next few weeks.

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