Everyone seems to be in a good mood on site. It is a nice mix of veterans and enthusiastic first timers. The weather has been good. After two years of Covid restrictions it is great to be back. Here's what we are working in for the first part of the session.
Of course it looks like a jumbled up mess but it is actually in the process of telling us a story. It is a room, thought to be of 4th century AD and of unknown purpose. Below it we are finding some evidence of 2nd century use of the same space. So what happened to the 3rd century? We will, or will not, know more in the days ahead.
The room so far is fairly "clean", but bits of pottery, bone and such. Here's some whopping big teeth grinning back at us:
Probably horse, although pigs have some impressive choppers as well. We also found part of a horn, maybe sheep or goat.
The unraveling of dates of occupation and use of the building is more important, but the occasional "small find" is also nice. Here's a whetstone that popped up in our trench today.
More digging tomorrow. Weather forecast looks good, so of course might actually be horrid.
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