Back to work.
Day One was part orientation, part drudge work. The are of current interest had a brief and somewhat chaotic excavation in 1980. They backfilled the area, leaving a layer of plastic where they had stopped downward progress.
If cleaning up stuff that should have no artifacts in it sounds tedious, well it is to some extent. But it is a necessary chore and should only take a day or two. Plus, I found a nail.
Weather better than expected, and even a tedious day of digging at Vindolanda is a treasure.
Of course certain traditions must be upheld. There is a spot where in 2010 a child's body was discovered under the floor of a barracks room. Foul play most foul in the First Century AD.
On my first day I always lay a few flowers on the site. Digging as I am at a later date the wild flowers are particularly beautiful...
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