Phew! the grand tour that was the Festival of British Archaeology is over for another year, lots of budding archaeologists with new facts, ideas and plans to dig up their gardens!
I cannot thank all our wonderful volunteers and volunteer archaeology groups enough, without their enthusiasm and energy it would not have been the great success it was. Here are a few pictures to show what we all got up to around the South West, starting at the Wiltshire History Center, then Chedworth, Godolphin, Kingston Lacy, Corfe Castle and A la Ronde.
Close inspection of the environmental sort trays
Mosaics at Chedworth
The Ancient Wessex Network guys melting bronze for casting
The fire burns too bright!
Weaving a wrist band, a very popular activity with girls and boys alike
The finished wrist band
Gordon the Victorian scientist
Dave the Blacksmith
Rory the Barber surgeon and his leeches!
‘Use the tweezers’ good job we have wet wipes!
An extra visitor at the Godolphin event, a Golden-ringed dragonfly
Cream tea for the workers at the end of the event
Archaeology National Trust SW 