I would like to thank everyone that helped on site - it was extreme archaeology that only could be done be an extreme team! Thank you all! I would also like to thank the Dupplin Estate and Michael Blanche of Culteuchar farm for letting us carry out our crazy dig. - TP
Sondage through stone 'capping' of bank and leveled area over burnt deposits of earlier bank in Trench F |
Alan recording sondage in Trench F |
Odd hearth stone on slope in Trench F |
Rough cobble surface of hut platform in Trench F |
Effie Photos-Jones came along and zapped the area of soil vitrification in Trench E for chemical composition analyses |
Neil's sondage through the vitrified bank material on to a layer of black ash and charcoal |
Section of vitrified bank on the vestiges of an earlier bank |
A rock cut ditch was discovered filled with large boulders at the base of the bank (who knew??) |
More sampling for post-excavation analyses |
The wall of the inner enclosure through the rubble in Trench G |
Look at that rubble and collapse... very sexy!! |
Veronika, Alistair and Ian very happy to reach bedrock through the rubble and clay!! |
Dream Team's hole through the core of the wall (check out the drips and stains of vitrification in the top right of the section - magic!!!) |
Another fantastic picture of the Dream Team (others had to be censored!!!) |
Finished returfing Trench G on the last day - look at the beautiful sunshine! |
An amazing but exhausted team at the end of backfilling!!! - Thank you all |