The grind starts - nine hours in the sun for 5 coins and a lead decorative piece showing 3 figures on one side and a single figure on the other. Well all right we had an hour for lunch at the usual cafe nearby and the lovely ladies kept my spirits up. Oh and just remembered a small trinket that I was hoping may be a seal box lid but then again could easily be medieval or even modern. I forgot to get a photo of that. Anna will pass on all the photo's the team take when I get back.
Anna with two days worth of mostly ferrous scrap fought for through the tough roots of years old pasture! From four inch nails to tiny tin tacks and our particular favourite - rusty wire in a variety of lengths! We only found one modern bottle top, about a dozen shotty caps and no silver foil (have to think positively :) ).
The shade.
The winner for the seat in the shade is Sabrina - unfortunately the sun moved for tea-break.
Tomorrow the bulldozers arrive to flatten the scrub and hillocks that still cover half the proposed dig area. Should make life a lot easier and Anna has arranged for all the topsoil to be dumped right next to the dig which will be ideal for you guys who follow on from me as you will always have something to search through if the dig is not producing spoil fast enough.
One coin on the first day ..five plus one medal on the second .Things look to be going in the right direction...thumbs up.
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures again and some nice finds too. Looking forward to seeing some of the deeper finds once the topsoil is removed.
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