The day began with some hardcore cleaning with everybody pitching in to get the trench troweled and brushed to photo quality. In addition Alex and Pete drew a quick plan of the removed contexts and used the Total Station to record relative levels.
How many structures can you spot? Answers on a postcard
Following the completion of excavation of the 1950s contexts the team began to dig through in situ Tudor deposits in the west end of the trench. The emphasis was on the careful separation of artefacts found in different contexts, allowing us to date layers and fills.
By far the most impressive discovery of the day was that Will had the unnerving ability to pull find after find out of any area he was placed in!
Alex, Pete and Will admire the multicoloured equipment
The female diggers get momentarily distracted!
There were many community volunteers visiting the site today and excavating in trench two, as well as enjoying a site tour provided by Christine (below)
Christine points out the features and the pink bucket
In the afternoon we had a visit from the Barnsley Chronicle, doing their bit to help promote archaeology in the area. The number of artefacts recovered also increased after lunch with pictures to follow in our bumper edition artefacts post!
Kaya shows off her latest find of animal bone
Of course the drawing team should not be left out of todays account doing some sterling work on the interior of the priory buildings. This drawing will hopefully soon be extended to the old mill near the site, which appears to contain masonry from the Tudor mansion.
Find(s) of the day: Medieval pot and token found by Will
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