Hunting Hall Archaeology Blog
A daily account of our Hunting Hall dig.
13th June 2025 : Dig Diary Day 12
That was a warm one. Low mid twenties by the afternoon but a steady breeze kept it comfortable. A decent turnout with the return of old friends and some much welcome new volunteers. Contrary to the image given by TimeTeam archaeology is not all about digging and trowelling. Today we look at a couple of other lesser known elements of our digs. The first photo is of the Lowick Heritage Group treasurer Helen meticulously going through the necessary paperwork and figures. Essential work and the basis of all the incredible fund raising Helen does which enables our digs to go ahead. The second photo is our second in command Deb recording one of the features. All of the important features are drawn this way. Good old fashioned pencil and paper that will be available to others forever. Photo 3 is the product of her efforts.
In other news: Those of us who were around in 2019 and first saw the ‘Big Stones’ have been itching to get back to them to find if there are are any more. Over the last couple of days we’ve been excavating around them and there are definitely several more being revealed, though perhaps not quite as big. Photos of those later. In the meantime in Trench 8 even more wood has been found, this time at the other side of the ditch. Tomorrow we hope to have an expert on Iron Age wood visit the site to give his opinions. The weather doesn’t look great tomorrow, particularly in the morning but despite that we’ll be there from 10.00.
