SEDGEFORD HISTORICAL  AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH PROJECT

Weblog Setup Week (26th June to 1st July 2005)

Naomi Payne

There was much excitement at the beginning of the week as a mechanical digger arrived to backfill (forever!) the original Reeddam trench and landscape various other bits of the site. Things are looking a bit different now. Our other main tasks have been preparing next week’s courses (Human Remains and Basic Training) and de-backfilling the trenches before our volunteers arrive on Saturday. Old Trench was completed very quickly, as the area still to be excavated is comparatively small, and after a huge effort from our on-site team we managed to get New Trench finished on Friday afternoon. Well done everyone!

Setup Week Photos Gareth demonstrates his love for big boy's toys (The digger was not in operation!) Infilling Reeddam - It'll be quite a shock for all of you who have spent many happy hours digging in the mud there One last swim please - non-archaeological trench occupation