We will bring you images of the excavation as it happens, please also don't forget about John Shepherds Blog for his views and discussion of the progress of the excavation.
July 18 - Preliminary work and Ground Penetrating Radar
July 20 - Work starts with the JCB clearing the top soil
July 21 - The hard work begins troweling the site
July 22 - The sites starts to reveal itself
July 23 - A very hot day
July 24 - Meet the team
July 25 - Another hot day
July 26/27 - A weekend off
July 28 - Back on site after the weekend
July 29 - We need some rain
July 30 - A hard and interesting day
July 31 - The first burial
August 1 - More burials
We will be conducting a Ground Penetrating Radar survey of of the main range of buildings the Augustinian Priory. This will be conducted by Ralph Potter of North East London University
A Ground Resistance survey will also be conducted at High House to see if we can locate the original Jacobean Manor. This will be conducted by Tim Dennis from the University of Essex.
A
Magnetometer survey will be conducted on the North side of the River
Nar between West Acre and Narford. This will be overseen by Michael de
Bootman
Images and discussion of the results as they are processed with be available from the 3rd August
Images and discussion of the progress of the reconstruction of Iron-Age roundhouses, Roman pottery kilns etc. Starting on the 3rd August
