Lunchtime Lowdown

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Day of Archaeology 2011: Cosmeston round up

Posted by Matt Nicholas ⋅ July 30, 2011 ⋅ 1 Comment

29th July 2011, what day was it? No, not Friday, Friday, but the Day of Archaeology 2011: Yesterday was the inaugural Day of Archaeology, a project conceived by Lorna Richardson (UCL PhD student) and Matt Law (Cardiff PhD student and commercial archaeologist). The project, designed to give a window into the daily lives of archaeologists, had over 400 contributors chronicling … Continue reading →

Amy’s Kitchen

Posted by Cosmeston Students ⋅ July 8, 2011 ⋅ Leave a comment

Friday is our day off. So, whilst we recharge our batteries ready for our exciting fun, FREE, family Getting Medieval! weekend we thought we’d bring you a blog about some of the other aspects of life at the dig. Today’s Friday special is written by Amy Gardener, a recent graduate of Cardiff University who runs … Continue reading →

There Can Be Only One…

Posted by Matt Nicholas ⋅ July 6, 2011 ⋅ Leave a comment

Shovelling is an important skill for archaeologists to gain; learning not to swivel your back, the importance of looking speedy when a supervisor passes by and the ability not to over/undershoot the barrow. Lessons in this at the Cardiff University excavation at Cosmeston lead to debates about who was the best shoveller. A debate which … Continue reading →

Cloudbursts and Audio-Visual Archaeology

Posted by Matt Nicholas ⋅ July 5, 2011 ⋅ Leave a comment

Archaeologists sometimes love rain. The hot dry weather of the last few days meant that features became hard to spot as the ground cracked and turned to dust. After today’s damp start, however, features are suddenly popping up all over the place. We will, as usual, bring you the full low down on what we … Continue reading →