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The ditch Posted by Tony Hanna Aug 5, 2008 | ||
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.....And this is the geophysics of BOB. | A compressed clay surface & postholes were discovered by the CAYA members during excavations in June. Here you see older archaeologists clearing back and tidying up their trench a little. | A compressed clay surface & postholes were discovered by the CAYA members during excavations in June. Here you see older archaeologists clearing back and tidying up their trench a little. | A compressed clay surface & postholes were discovered by the CAYA members during excavations in June. Here you see older archaeologists clearing back and tidying up their trench a little. |
A fort with a view, by Big Dave Forster | AGM ...who will you vote for ? | and the band played on ... | Andy - Archaeology Graduate |
Archaeology | Ask the Archaeologist | back filling | back filling |
Bringing home lunch | Broken Flags Underneath Cobbled Surface | Bryn Alyn Hillfort - Model by Neil Stevens - volunteer Caer Alyn | CAYA members cleaning and recording the finds from the previous months fieldwalking exercise. |
Chasing the archaeological rainbow | Classical Archaeology | Cleaning back, day 2 | Cleaning up the finds from the previous meetings fieldwalking. |
Collection of Finds - Trench 1 Oct 09 | Croft site excavation developing, with more building foundations (dig diaries) | Dave and John showing the members part of BOB. | Dave D & Sara hard at work |
Day 2, cleaning the large stone blocks on the outer face of the rampart | Day 2, the stone blocks revealed | Day 3 | Day 4, following the stones |
Day 6 | Day 7, is this a trowel or a spade | Day One, start to clean up the trench | Different designs |
Dig Diary, Week One | Dig preparation | ditch | Ditch 1m deep |
Ditch III | Ditch when damp | Drawing the finds from the previous meetings fieldwalking. | Drawing the finds from the previous meetings fieldwalking. |
due reverence required | Early days at the croft site (dig diaries) | Elevation proflile of North East Wales | euro dummy |
Faience | father Christmas & his helper would like to wish you all a very happy Christmas and New Year | Features in the soil are explained by the archaeologists on hand. | Full Ditch |
gis project launch | Helen and Caitlin. | Hillfort lumps and bumps | ice age ....... |
inner rampart | Interpreting the Geophysics | is that a phone i can hear ringing?? | Learning basic excavation skills by hands on activities. |
Llai Open Day 2006 | look its charlie chaplin !! | Meet Archie the Archie-ologist!! | Neil and John working hard |
New CAYA logo designed by Jamie, one of our senior CAYA members | New CAYA members welcomed by Karen Morrell and Alan Brown. Open Day 2007 | New features revealed | ok,if its for the good of the project,i'll pose |
Open Day 2007 | Open Day 2008 presentation to MPs | or .... archaeologists recreate ancient shrine | overlay mapping is easier with lidar !! |
Phil explaining the Hillfort ramparts. | Poss edge of inner rampart | Read the Story - Buy the Book !! | Really |
Roman Centurian | Roman Shrine - Gresford Church | Setting out the trench on day one | Shoe designs |
sieving back fill | Some of the digging team | Sondage at start of excavation. | Students at start of excavations, 2006 |
The "enignmatic boulder" being excavated | The "Pendant" | The archaeology | The Collaspe |
The croft trench now fully cleaned up and ready for planning (dig diaries) | The cut | The dig progressing, a view looking west | The Dig, revetment stones lying upon natural ? |
The elusive ditch | The finds rooom girls! | The first day of the dig | The first signs of a wall at the croft site |
The Font - Gresford Church. St Leonard is depicted to the left of the griffin. | The make up of the revetment stones | The omen! | The outer ditch of the Iron Age fort |
The Poss cobbled surface | The students | The top of boxed wall | The top of revetted wall |
The trench almost finished | The WASHE group | Tony discovers an iron age barrow | Tony Hanna, far right, congratulated on his work by a visitor to the open day. |
Tony Hanna.............before | tony surveys the slope | Trench 1 - The Wilderness | trench 14 from the air |
Trench 14 from the air .... | Trench 14, Caer Alyn | Trench 15 digging team | Untouched Cobbled Surface |
up on the roof .... | View towards West Door - Gresford Church | week 3 team photo | Well it was there!!! |
What is this? | Where are we? | Where's my cake, Karen? | whos on the fundraising committee ? |
Wrexham Science Festival Presentation |
