Dig Diary – Thursday, August 13, 2015
Day Twenty-Nine
Hot finds on a hot day
Apologies for the delay in today’s blog but Thursday night was the annual “Dig-Do” at director Nick’s house – a great night had… Read more
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Dig Diary – Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Day Twenty-Eight
Fascinated, but perplexed
This morning started off with a grand tour of Trench T — that far-off trench, of which little was known until it forced itself on… Read more
Dig Diary – Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Day Twenty-Seven
‘It is hard to overstate the importance of this . . .’
There are days which just potter along, in a contented archaeological sort of way. And then… Read more
Dig Diary – Monday, August 10, 2015
Day Twenty-Six
The mysteries deepen . . .
Here we are at the beginning of week six, with only three weeks left of the 2015 season and a strong determination… Read more
Dig Diary – Friday, August 7, 2015
Day Twenty-Five
A day of great finds!
We have ended the week with a bang. No, more like a huge archaeological explosion. Toiling through the robber cut in the outer wall… Read more
Dig Diary – Thursday, August 6, 2015
Day Twenty-Four
Rain and shine
We have been plagued by the weather yet again. When we arrived in the morning it was pouring and it continued that way until lunch-time.… Read more
Dig Diary – Wednesday, August 5, 2015
Day Twenty-Three
Interesting finds and interesting visitors . . .
Today was a day for interesting finds and interesting visitors. One of the most intriguing stones we have seen for… Read more
Dig Diary – Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Day Twenty-Two
A day of surprises
The story of Trench T becomes more and more interesting as each day passes. Yesterday we told you of the discovery of what appeared… Read more
Dig Diary – Monday, August 3, 2015
Day Twenty-OneMark Edmonds discusses a point with Colin and Jane Renfrew and Nick Card.A distinguished visitorToday, we were absolutely delighted to be visited by Lord Colin Renfrew, one of the… Read more
Dig Diary – Friday, July 31, 2015
Day Twenty
Dodging the downpours
To start, today, we want to introduce Jim Eltome, husband of Annabel, who runs the site shop, and the man on site who can turn… Read more
Dig Diary – Thursday, July 30, 2015
Day Nineteen
Midden pits . . . in the midden
We’ll concentrate today on Trench T — that long excavation on the far side of the house, Lochview, which heads… Read more
Dig Diary – Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Day Eighteen
Today was rather brutal — that’s the only word for it. It didn’t rain (much) but the wind started strong and got a lot stronger.
The Ness is a… Read more
Dig Diary – Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Day Seventeen
In search of the elusive Twenty-Three
For Structure Fourteen the end is nigh, or so we are told. This would be a momentous event because the complexity of… Read more
