Tweets by @LucoAD99
Justin Blake's official Vindolanda excavation Twitter feed
Unless otherwise noted, all plans below are unofficial interpretations only.
They are meant to help orient diggers & friends.
They are not designed to scale, nor to imply archaeological accuracy.
Justin Blake's official Vindolanda excavation Twitter feed
Unless otherwise noted, all plans below are unofficial interpretations only.
They are meant to help orient diggers & friends.
They are not designed to scale, nor to imply archaeological accuracy.
| Welcome to We Dig Vindolanda! |
| Week 18; 30 July - 3 Aug | |
|---|---|
| Tweet Topic Started: Jul 30 2012, 07:11 AM (1,915 Views) | |
| SacoHarry | Jul 30 2012, 07:11 AM Post #1 |
|
Administrator
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
Good morning! (Afternoon?) Webcams today show a lot of blue sky and dry ground. Hope it's been a good start to Week 18 on-site! Hard to belive it's already coming into the later part of the season. With a month left, what else will be found & learned? Here is an updated basic plan of how I understand the site work at the end of Wk 17 (many thanks to NicC for the reports!). As always, if things are wrong, please let me know. ![]() (wider shot available here) |
![]() |
|
| snowglobe | Jul 31 2012, 01:56 PM Post #2 |
|
Member
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
I called by the site this afternoon, a lovely sunny day and the diggers hard at work tidying the site ready for the high level photograph session. Note the north field spoil heap centre right the first photograph Edited by snowglobe, Jul 31 2012, 03:25 PM.
|
![]() |
|
| snowglobe | Jul 31 2012, 02:03 PM Post #3 |
|
Member
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
Beth and Alex are now recording the north field, safe trip back this weekend. photo 1 across the ditches, the grey plastic pipe bottom left was added to help the roman drain cope. looking east photo 2 looking south east photo 3 lovely curved roman drain Edited by snowglobe, Jul 31 2012, 02:04 PM.
|
![]() |
|
| snowglobe | Jul 31 2012, 02:21 PM Post #4 |
|
Member
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
More of trenches 8 and 9 with the last one for those who enjoyed tea break on the sunnier days. Justin doing his afternoon talk, I took a photo to show how close the excavation has moved toward the temple. |
![]() |
|
| snowglobe | Jul 31 2012, 02:33 PM Post #5 |
|
Member
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
A few views of the site showing the consolidation of the fort, looking good. Temple Ave complete. |
![]() |
|
| sarcanon | Jul 31 2012, 03:17 PM Post #6 |
|
Member
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
Pete: Once again, you're a star. I don't care what Badger says about you. ![]() Thanks for posting those brilliant photos. You made my afternoon. - Scott Edited by sarcanon, Jul 31 2012, 03:18 PM.
|
![]() |
|
| Badger | Jul 31 2012, 04:58 PM Post #7 |
|
Member
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
Pete You didn't photoshop those sunny skies in did you? Badger |
![]() |
|
| snowglobe | Aug 1 2012, 03:56 AM Post #8 |
|
Member
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
All natural skies and freshly squeezed clouds! |
![]() |
|
| Badger | Aug 1 2012, 05:08 AM Post #9 |
|
Member
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
I should have asked for an update photo of this. Badger |
![]() |
|
| Fiona D | Aug 1 2012, 04:11 PM Post #10 |
|
Member
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
Brilliant photos thanks Pete - weather looks great - can't wait to see it at end of month. Fiona |
![]() |
|
| snowglobe | Aug 2 2012, 02:17 AM Post #11 |
|
Member
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
This was possibly my last trip up this season so I look forward to fellow We Diggers photos and Justin's tweets. I reduced the resolution to speed up the website but if anyone needs a higher resolution image let me know. |
![]() |
|
| SacoHarry | Aug 2 2012, 08:37 AM Post #12 |
|
Administrator
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
Very interesting to see Justin's tweet that the enormous & deep N/S ditch (ditches?) in area 4B is now pegged as Hadrianic. Wonder what that means for the fort layout from that time period... Another mystery! |
![]() |
|
| Andy | Aug 10 2012, 09:00 AM Post #13 |
|
Dr Andrew Robin Birley
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
Week 18 - pre lightening strike on Vindolanda telecommunications systems. |
![]() |
|
| GrahamRoach | Aug 20 2012, 03:31 AM Post #14 |
|
Member
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
Attached are a series of photographs taken at the end of week 18 showing some of the areas being excavated that week. Two of the pictures show a large piece of amphora which came out of a trench adjacent to Trench 10. Unfortunately it didn't appear to be marked, but something may show up after washing. When I left plans were in hand to join up all the trenchs adjacent to trench 10 and it would be great to find out what was then revealed. |
![]() |
|
| « Previous Topic · 2012 · Next Topic » |
| Theme: We Dig Theme 3 | Track Topic · E-mail Topic |
7:22 PM Jul 10
|
Find more zetaboards themes at InkDropStyles.com





![]](http://z1.ifrm.com/static/1/pip_r.png)




IMG_7372.jpg (139.81 KB)
7:22 PM Jul 10