Prescot Dig

Fergal’s latest soak-away

The new area has been very interesting indeed. At first there was the same soak-aways and buildings that we had seen in Zone 1, however now we have moved further into the area we have found a large number of burials, both cremations and inhumations.

Zone 2 quarry pit

There also seems to be more large quarry pits, which unlike the quarry pit in Zone 1 dating from the late Medieval period, seem as though they could be Roman. Some of the graves have been preserved much better than others. The grave I worked on was very poorly preserved indeed, mainly due to the ground being very acidic in that area. This makes it very hard to see what is going on accurately, and excavating them quite difficult too.

Paula’s latest cremation

The usual method of following the bone without damaging it becomes almost impossible, so digging around the bone in a wider arc becomes neccesary. It’s nice to see some really decent archaeology coming out though, especially when looking at the graves that were better preserved, and the grave goods that were not as badly affected by the acidic soil. Hopefully there is a lot more of the same to come!!!!