Alan Williams writes:
Friday saw the return of the traditional summer weather –
low cloud and drizzle. As there was fewer participants than usual (obviously
some people pay more attention to weather forecasts than others), it was
decided to concentrate the efforts on site 1
A 2x1m sondage was dug in trench 1-1 to show that the paved
floor present in 1-2 did not extend this far into the building, adding weight
to the idea that this end was where the stock were housed. Well, that failed
miserably as soon a series of limestone flooring flags were revealed with a
similar spacing to that found in 1-2.
The existing sondage in 1-2 was extended after some of the
flags were carefully removed (to be re-instated later) to see if there was any
underlying structure. A couple of small charcoal fragments were found which
should be able to augment the dating evidence of that found in the original
small sondage. A small fragment of charcoal was also recovered from between the
flags in 1-1 by the eagle-eyed Peter G.
By lunchtime it was evident that the weather was not going to improve and with the workers looking
increasingly like participants in a mud-wrestling competition, David decided to
draw the activities to a close for the day.
Alan Williams
PS No photos as Alan
didn’t want his camera ruined by the mud and rain…
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