The weekend has been busy for the Trustees, volunteers and archaeologists. Firstly Stewart Ainsworth and a small group of volunteers had to survey and record the wall so that an accurate digital copy can be re- constructed. This involved a lot of photography and very accurate GPS location data.
The next task was to mark out the wall so that finds can be accurately referenced and to act as a guide for the wall dismantlers.
The following day there was a detailed survey of the wall to see what stones had archaeological detail…
And recording them…
And we found quite a few of interest such as…
and a broken Quern Stone …
And this carved ‘Serpents’ head (possibly!)…
And down below the fort the camp was being set up…
Elaine and Fran planning..
Later…
The camp starts to take shape as the local steam train passes by…
and Stewart leaves with his kit…
at the end of the weekend.
In this series:
- Operation Jericho – The Set up
- Day 1 Operation Jericho – The wall starts to fall-new finds
- Day 2 The weather is getting better
- Day 2 The walhttps://youtu.be/Vr4157FW1vcl reveals more secrets
- More Day 2 finds
- Day 3 Some good questions
- Day 3 finds and news about the wall
- Day 4 more wall fun
Overview of the project:
