Digging Roman Vindolanda--Day six.

A new week and some new recruits with a large Canadian contingent.  The phrase "eh?" has been uttered a few times on site.

Also for me a new area.  And with enthusiastic first timers at either elbow we have made the dirt move today.

I found a bit of bronze armor, heavily corroded.

This bit of tile came up as well, perhaps part of a heating duct it has an eye pleasing pattern to it.

Another eye catching bit....we rather imagined it to be a fossilized snickers bar but it in fact is a naturally occuring rock.  We have a geologist on site and I asked him what it was.  A ten minute treatise followed.  I prefer the snickers bar theory.

Finally, a picture that may look upside down.  It is.  But the brand name on this roll of stuff used to protect archeology sites between seasons deserved a pic of its own.

Hoping all is Invisibly Good with you.

From the wilds of Northumbria....