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Ditch III Posted by Chris Drabble Oct 27, 2009 | ||
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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 |
Archies brother ?? | 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 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 | Sondage at start of excavation. | The "enignmatic boulder" being excavated |
The "Pendant" | The archaeology | The CAYA Team | 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 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 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 | 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 |
