This evening we've picked out some of the artifacts from our archaeological dig, giving them a good wash and deciding on an arrangement for embedding them into the wall. Got them all laid out ready.
We had to have an archaeological survey completed as part of our planning permission. It never made any sense to me that we had to pay for the pleasure, but that's the way it works. We challenged this condition as the development across the road had not had it imposed upon them but we were told that this was a cock up ... grrr. It was £1500 for the standard survey. We really didn't think we'd find a thing but we got a call to say there was a find! How exciting! Nick went down to meet Nick and Nick the archaeologists and all the Nicks had a fun time uncovering some cobbled yards and various bits of pottery, bone, ditches and post holes. No gold or jewelry unfortunately, and an extra 2 days on site to add to our bill but hey ... it's good to have some history. In amongst the cobbled yards were lots bits of quern stones (for grinding corn) made from german lava stone which would have been sent over on ships to East Anglia as ballast - wool would go on the return journey. There's a full report - if you're interested in a read let me know and i'll send it to you.
My uncle, George (see above), is an archaeologist. We thought we could take advantage of the trenches and the information supplied by the archaeology team and have a bit of fun looking for more treasures. George kindly agreed to arrange some structure for the day and a recording system - we found loads more stuff (still no gold) and had a great day. Highlights of the day: Jos and Charlotte found flint, Oscars birthday cake, Clare dissects a vole, pottery George thinks is probably roman (nearby Huntingdon rd is an old roman road). There's an online album (also in links section) - including the digger disaster of the following day.
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