If you have been following the blog you will have been on the incredible journey that is post-excavation phasing of our 2015 and 2016 excavations at East Wear Bay. We are  nearly at the end of the phasing for this site (likely all be thrown out of the window during the...

In my last post I explained how archaeologists start to interpret and phase sites after the excavation is complete. Today I'm going to continue on with the timeline of our 2015/2016 excavations by showing our Phase 2 features.

We have already been introduced to this ima...

Today I would like to share with you another find from the site at East Wear Bay. This is a penannular brooch (sadly the pin has been lost) and dates to the early Roman period; in this instance to later than 140AD (Mackreth, 2011). It is made of copper alloy, so would...

Our season at East Wear Bay starts in 6 months and we have had a steady trickle of people signing up - including a few lucky few who were bought gift certificates as Christmas presents. We have been busy these last few months with processing and storing the finds from...