Olivers Mound Dig: Day 7

Well, it was a wet one today, as I'm sure everyone will agree. A bit damp all day really, but about 3.30pm, the heavens really opened and we weren't going to get much acheived after that. So what progress?

Trench 1 is exposing more and more stones that look like walls. We are probably still digging down through Masterman's redeposited subsoil and rubble backfill, although we are definetely geting in situ walls coming in. More finds - lots more animal bone and a little pottery.

Progress in Trench 1 just before lunch. Still some rubble to take off in the middle, but some definete walls coming in. The east/west wall just to the right of the horizontal (left/right) ranging pole could possibly be a corner as the edge is tooled on both sides - there is also definetely a second course below it too, which you can just see.

Rod and Hazel sorting out some paperwork.

In Trench 2, we are still going down and down into the orange depsit. No more signs of any bits of castle yet!

Progress in Trench 2 - they have definetely gone down much further than the deposits in Trench 1 - you can see in teh section the level of the tile spread exposed at the end of last week.

So, because of the weather, lunch was in the gazebo with the rain lashing down about us. And! We have a trip to see the new Indiana Jones film on Thursday evening in Kidderminster (see trailer below, or follow the link here). I've been taking loads of video of the dig too and have been struggling with getting movie maker to work, so hopefully by the week-end I will have some you tube videos up on their site to have a look at the dig in action.

Let's hope the weather is less damp tomorrow, the BBC weather check says it's going to be between 13 - 19 degrees and there's no raindrops on their cloud, so here's hoping.

In the gazebo - Dave, Rod, Hazel, Rollo, Claire Chris and new recruit Sam in front.