The area I'm working is looking more and more like a metal shop of some sort. Some bits of metal working tools have appeared, including a fancy S shaped hook I found. Just the thing to suspend a crucible over a fire.
The central feature, perhaps a forge, is looking majestic.
One nice thing about excavating structures on the ramparts is that they are more likely to be conserved, reinforced for visitors to see in the years ahead. We are chasing walls here and there, but might have not one but two entrances to the structure.
I found several fun metal things today, alas not at liberty to post them. But there's always other things turning up. Here Pete mugs for the camera with a massive cow jaw he found! Nice teeth.
And of course there are nails. Large ones, small ones, all sorts of nails.
The session before us had a rather noteworthy find, a phallus carved from jet. I'm told it got noticed widely including on some late night US TV show. It does get you looking at things in a different light. As Sigmund Freud might be paraphrased, when is a nail just a nail?
Hmmmm...
And a slightly longer Hmmmm.....
Spoilers....just nails. One more day of digging tomorrow. If post digging celebrations preclude posting I'll catch up when I can.
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