Wednesday 23 July 2014

Down bottom of t' well

Today was another scorcher, with glorious sun over the Wittenham Clumps and the Dorchester Allotments. Our students were taught a range of skills, including the importance of context sheets and how to fill them in, and section and plan drawing. Just after lunch we had a talk from Ian Cartwright, the Institute of Archaeology's photographer, on the ins and outs of archaeological photography.

Today's finds of the day were a piece of stamped Southern Gaulish terra sigillata, bearing the impression "Iuli," and a lovely copper alloy needle, eye still in tact, about 10 cm long.

One of the highlights of the day was the reaching of the bottom of the well! At 3 metres the archaeology ended with a thin layer of gravel, lying on top of the dark blue Oxford Clay. All that remains is for the section to be drawn and the column pollen sampling can begin.

Two days left and it's still full steam ahead. Keep an eye out for updates!

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