Monthly Archives: September 2010

Welcome to the final instalment of this year’s blog. Sorry for the delay, caused by the blogmeister’s urgent need to wash clothes and gratuitously enjoy a supply of electricity. The trenches are now backfilled (thanks to Dave B and Martin … Continue reading →

Although we’ve officially finished, we’re actually carrying on for a bit, on the grounds that we haven’t quite finished at all. There is a lot of drawing and a little bit of digging to do. Ian continues to dig bodies … Continue reading →

It’s the last official day of the dig, although there will be some fiddling about for a couple of days (so no escaping the blog), particularly up at the church where an unfortunate number of bodies are appearing. As we … Continue reading →

It’s Time Team’s last day on site. Will we find the Iron Age, or can the director find a blinding excuse as to why we haven’t? The day starts badly with pouring rain, which is not a good result on … Continue reading →

Apologies for another blog delay. Blame O2 and their rubbish dongle. I may soon follow the advice of Dave Griffiths (aka Steve Jobs’ number 1 salesman) and buy an i-phone. Top marks to Caistor Hall Hotel and their ever reliable … Continue reading →

Big day in the world of strange ritual pits. Andy and Keith’s journey to the centre of the earth in Trench 2 culminates in the discovery of a complete mortarium (big mixing/grinding bowl of a type discussed in a previous … Continue reading →

It’s Monday and we hear dire reports of forthcoming bad weather and the like. We soldier on undaunted, however, fortified only by cake and tea. Dave B is feeling slightly overcaked but rallies to manage a couple of slices of … Continue reading →

Due to one thing and another the weekend has faded into a blur so I’m going to deal with both days together. Sue from Brampton’s cake was a big fat chocolate cake with a surprise layer of marmalade. It has … Continue reading →

First off, an apology. Professor W. G. Cavanagh (FSA), head of the department of archaeology at the University of Nottingham, has contacted the director to demand why his alternative explanation of the post-holes cut into the road in Trench 2 … Continue reading →

It’s a Thursday, and a big day as today we start going into the road. We’ve removed all the features cutting into the surface and now we can actually start going into the first layer of surfacing. There is about … Continue reading →