Visit to the Bristol University Archaeological Site in Berkeley
The 6th June FoBC visit to the Dig
site in the Paddock was hosted by Professor Mark Horton
who updated us on their
discoveries:
a very deep ditch was found,
possibly 4 metres deep and running north/south,
which raises the issue of
whether there was a Roman fort here, possibly 1st Century AD;
a sump or well that is probably
13th Century plus a rubbish tip from the same era
in the south west
corner of the site;
a “D” shaped buckle of
indeterminate age;
a die made of bone that is
possibly Tudor;
the vertebra of a porpoise,
which was a high class example of Anglo-Saxon food.
This is the last year that
Bristol University’s Archaeological team
will be researching the Berkeley dig.
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| With thanks to Adam Waller for the photographs of Professor Mark Horton and team in action. |
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