In addition to our post about Ingrid Inversen, who analyses our Heavy Residue and mircoarchaeology’ we thought to dedicate a post to the sorts of material that we find in this meticulous process. The importance of Heavy Residue analysis has already been mentioned. We particularly benefit from sorting and analysis […]
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23 August 2013: Why is Heavy Residue So Important?
23 August 2013: Why is Heavy Residue So Important?
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15 AUGUST 2013: FINDS OF THE WEEK
15 AUGUST 2013: FINDS OF THE WEEK
This week has yet again been a busy and productive one on our four trenches, and we have two unique finds to showcase. The first emerged from Trench M – a large, decorated, shell bead. Identified as a Dentalium shell imported from the Mediterranean, the find is remarkable, not only […]
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5 AUGUST 2013: DAY OF THE BEADS
5 AUGUST 2013: DAY OF THE BEADS
It is not uncommon for excavators, flotation volunteers and those sorting the Heavy Residue to find beads frequently. Yesterday was still exceptional with the discovery of beads in each trench, one after the other. Beads were found in Trenches M and N early in the morning and in Trench H […]
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3 AUGUST 2013: SHELL BEAD CONCENTRATION
3 AUGUST 2013: SHELL BEAD CONCENTRATION
In Trench P, a number of beads have been found concentrated in a small area within building collapse inside one of the buildings. We will be exploring how this apparent deposit appears to be included in a mud brick collapse. The beads, numbering well over twenty, are all the same […]
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25 JULY 2013: SMALL FINDS
25 JULY 2013: SMALL FINDS
Archaeology is well known for the slow and time consuming processes which can take days, weeks or even months to produce results. Documentation procedures such as writing out context sheets, labelling removed contexts and planning the squares can take up many hours of the day. Our finds are carefully studied […]