28th August 2006, 12:39 PM
I normally prefer Roman and Saxon stuff but I am currently dealing with the post-exc of a site occupying part of a 200 year old pottery business.
Fieldwork showed no sign of the dozens of Roman kilns seen elsewhere in the vicinity but, and this has proved unexpectedly quite fascinating,uncovered drying sheds and flues associated with the still standing 1940's kiln. How pleased was I when my site plan was later seen to exactly match the original architects plan!
WW1 or 2 stuff also comes up occasionally, lot of airfields round my way with housing estates going up, which can lead to interesting distractions. Have a site to write up with a possible WW2 gun emplacement almost looking as if its the focus for a BA pit scatter
Fieldwork showed no sign of the dozens of Roman kilns seen elsewhere in the vicinity but, and this has proved unexpectedly quite fascinating,uncovered drying sheds and flues associated with the still standing 1940's kiln. How pleased was I when my site plan was later seen to exactly match the original architects plan!
WW1 or 2 stuff also comes up occasionally, lot of airfields round my way with housing estates going up, which can lead to interesting distractions. Have a site to write up with a possible WW2 gun emplacement almost looking as if its the focus for a BA pit scatter