Hi there,
Can't believe there's only 3 days left! Overcast today, but no rain, I think it was all saving itself up for tomorrow 
. Anyhow - Trench 1 progress. Going down and down to fully excavate what Masterman dug in the 1920s and we seem to have a very complex line of walls that we need to get our heads around if we are to make sense of it all. In the east side of the trench, the end of Masterman's trench seems to be appearing as the apparent 'new' or previously unexcavated subsoil appears to have been cut and backfilled. I have also today taken the rest of the trench (almost) down to the 'new' subsoil and yet another line of stones has appeared (see below). What to make of it all!
Tina and Hazel planning the stone walls in Trench 1
Trench 1 progress - note the 'square' area of stones to the centre of the trench that I have to finish exposing tomorrow. Also, the white patch is not mortar as I first thought, but a white limestone.
Trench 2 found no new archaeology and we have finally got down to the natural gravels. Dale is going to take a small sondage through it just to check, but with 3 days left there may be a scope to extend the trench and see if we find anything else nearby. No finds that appear earlier than early Medieval as yet.
Trench 2 down to the natural. Notice where the tile spread came in in the section.
Weather check: Oh dear. Waterproofs again tomorrow.
