Having been in the classroom for the last 6 months it was quite tough getting back into the physicality of fieldwork once again, but once the blisters have healed and the muscles have warmed up it all feels good again. It rained heavily for periods during last week which made the archaeology hard to distinguish but once you do a bit of cleaning back it becomes a bit clearer and the features can be excavated in sequence. So far I have been excavating a series of Medieval and Roman pits around about the large gravel quarry pit in the centre of the open area. A few beers after work on Friday was a good chance to get to know a few of the people I hadn’t worked with before and unwind a bit; the sunshine this week has made it all the better.

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Context (2034) Ruth & Will sampling deposit (2137) Tomas & Anies at work on their chalk-lined burial The Prescot Street site looking East East end of Zone 4 East along Prescot Street towards the BT Radianz building The construction is well under way in what was our Zone 1 Tiny machines and giant props The North West corner of the old Zone 1 - it's VERY deep! Across Zone 4 facing West Zone 4, looking South West Looking directly West across site Planning Zone 4 Across Zone 4 looking North East Context (2044) Taking samples I had just told Gary that Chaz wanted him to dig another soak-away... Site looking east Working shot looking east, with much machine watching The samples, ready for Campion in Cambridge. Guy, Site Director and Head of Ops David undertaking GIS business I'm checking on Gary's findsmanship. Being the findsman is serious business Putting the finishing touches to the small finds register PSHQ The last area of Zone 2 looking east Foundations of one of the houses that stood at South Tenter Street Anies under the bluest of skies [1268] a bit of wall Liz Liz excavating a cremation burial Lukasz planning Eurovision dance routine in practise Working shot of Zone 2 and Andy looking pensive Gary and Liz share an interesting conversation about Post Medieval finds Liz in a small pit Greg finding an exciting 3rd century coin Chaz goes down into Zone 2 Gary taking a short break after a spot of heavy shovel action Lucasz cleaning the basement wall in Zone 2 Andy and Fergal discuss big surveying fun Jon cleaning a wall in Zone 2 Gary explains the correct method of mattocking Lukasz digging Post-Medieval basement wall Working shot of Zone 2 looking south west Basement walls of street front on Prescot Street - south of Zone 2 The team What a lovely team we have Look at Lucasz isn't he small?