August - 2020

SHARP Blog

On this day...8th August

As the season's end approaches, life on trench is often a flurry of activity with everyone trying to finish their section. This wonderful...

On this day...7th August

Let’s begin with a brilliant photo from the Boneyard excavations of 1999. Gareth and company are obviously discussing something...

On this day...6th August

Back in time 21 years to 1999 and a group of volunteers take a well-earned rest and learn about on-site photography. Are you in this...

On this day...5th August

Let's start today with a flashback to the good old enviro days of 2003. Always a task more popular on a hot day. 😊 Who do we have in...

On this day...4th August

We know that today is not the 4th August but some technical issues have meant that we have not been able to post for a while. Normal...

On this day...3rd August

Today we are going to take the opportunity to celebrate bulk finds! Beginning with this wheelbarrow load of daub (left), photographed in...

On this day...2nd August

We are dedicating today to the completely unexpected discovery of a body in an oven being excavated for the Roman Project in 2006. We...

On this day...1st August

Throughout the history of the project we have often been visited by the local press and radio but in 2014 the BBC came to film a short...