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.

trench, 98 Photos

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Context [2008] possibly a ditch with an urn Zone 4, facing Prescot Street Zone 4 Far East end of site Far East end of site in Zone 4 of the excavation The FIRST bucket load Serious Contemplation Capping Beam Starting to dig Object of desire Watching the watcher Piling rig looking east Site looking north east Piling rig looking east Greg Crees Prescot Street Site March 3rd 2008 Prescot Street Site March 3rd 2008 Prescot Street Site March 3rd 2008 Prescot Street Site March 3rd 2008 Prescot Street Site March 3rd 2008 Guy and a Roman grave CIMG0580 CIMG0577 CIMG0565 CIMG0560 CIMG0593 CIMG0592 CIMG0591 CIMG0590 CIMG0589 CIMG0587 CIMG0586 CIMG0585 CIMG0584 CIMG0583 CIMG0582 CIMG0581 CIMG0579 CIMG0578 CIMG0576 CIMG0575 CIMG0574 South Tenter Street CIMG0572 CIMG0571 CIMG0570 CIMG0569 CIMG0568 CIMG0567 CIMG0566 CIMG0564 CIMG0563 CIMG0562 CIMG0561 CIMG0559 Disc mouthed flagons Disc mouthed flagons Disc mouthed flagons Disc mouthed flagons Disc mouthed flagons A Poulaine Shoe Leather offcuts Shoe sole and vamp Shoe sole and vamp Trench 3 Trench 2 Pits in Trench 2 Trench 2 After the Dig Shoe and Trowel Shoe and Trowel Shoe and Trowel Trench 3 Trench 3 Trench 3 Trench 3 Trench 3 Trench 1 Trench 1 Trench 2 Trench 1 Trench 1 Trench 1 Trench 2 Trench 2 Trench 2 facing south east Trench 2 Trench 2 Basement Trench 2 Basement Trench 1 Roman burials from 2006 evaluation Last remaining building on site - now demolished Last building Prescot Street Site Hut Medieval leather shoe sole and vamp Leather shoe Diggers at work CIMG0425.JPG