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Sondage at start of excavation. Posted by David Forster Aug 10, 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 |
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 | 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 !! |
Roman Centurian | Roman Shrine - Gresford Church | Setting out the trench on day one | Shoe designs |
sieving back fill | Some of the digging team | 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 ditch | 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 Poss cobbled surface | The students |
The top of boxed wall | The top of revetted wall | The trench almost finished | The WASHE group |
Tony Hanna, far right, congratulated on his work by a visitor to the open day. | tony surveys the slope | Trench 1 - The Wilderness | trench 14 from the air |
Trench 14 from the air .... | 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 |
