Digging

Glamorous ain't it?
This is the reality of archaeology, most days. Today was my first day out digging for longer than I would care to remember. My old bones are aching ...

It's likely that things will get better in terms of excitement later on, this is just the initial cleaning after the machine has removed most of the overburden.

Boy, I'm so tired that I can hardly write. Time for a cold beer and the football. Hup! Holland!

Very strange to hear about Rothbury, we used to go there quite a lot when I was wee, Uncle Jim and Aunty Scotty lived there