David QuickMay 17, 20181 minCM418 - a guided tour of the siteSomething a bit different - an overview by drone of the Colemore dig site at lunchtime today.
David QuickMay 16, 20185 minCM418 - 12-14 May progressToday is our weekly day off and my chance to catch up on downloading photos from my camera and drone, as well as update this blog. I...
David QuickMay 11, 20184 minCM 418 - Young visitors and digging deepWe are getting to that mid-stage of the Dig where the finds are coming thick and fast, some of the trenches are getting very deep,...
David QuickMay 7, 20184 minCM418 - Sunshine and heatSo far this week I have been on site on 5 and 7 May, and what a difference a few days has made with the weather. Only a few days ago we...
David QuickMay 4, 20183 minCM 418 - Sunshine and lots of progressWe are well into the Spring dig at Colemore now and after some appalling weather at the beginning of this week that caused us to cancel...
David QuickApr 24, 20183 minCM418 - 23 April (St George's Day)I arrived early on site on Monday to refill the petrol containers, only to discover that the temperature difference was so great from...
David QuickSep 23, 20172 minThe area of focus of CM917This post is just to explain what we are focusing on during this CM917 autumn dig. The above image is taken from our geographical...
David QuickSep 23, 20171 minColemore dig CM917 Day 1- some photosHere are some photos taken by Arthur Mills on the first day of our autumn dig at our regular Colemore site:
David QuickSep 22, 20172 minCM917 - Set-up DayAfter yesterday's heavy rain, today's weather could hardly be a greater contrast. The sun was out and there was a drying wind. Some of...
David QuickSep 21, 20171 minThe autumn dig at ColemoreIt is that time of year again where I dust off my wellies, pack the car with equipment and head off down the narrow country lanes to our...
David QuickMay 20, 20172 minCM517 - sunshine and barbecueWhat a delight it was this morning, arriving on site in brilliant sunshine after yesterday's miserable weather. As I was filling up the...
David QuickMay 19, 20173 minCM517 - thunder & lightningIt all started off quite well; the weather was quite sunny, the finds were almost all up to date, Carl kindly reminded me that I had left...
David QuickMay 17, 20172 minCM517 Day 17 - rain stopped playAlthough it was quite bright when we arrived on site this morning, we knew the forecast was fairly dire. There was not too much water in...
David QuickMay 13, 20173 minCM517 - a hectic couple of daysI think David Pink is off sick at the moment so yesterday and today have been enjoyably busy. Yesterday we had two school visits - one...
David QuickMay 11, 20172 minCM 517 Day 12 - Showers and SparsholtI wasn't supposed to be on site today but called by after lunch with some updated membership lists and drone photos of the trench for...
David QuickMay 11, 20171 minCM517 Day 11 and it was scorchingBack at the Trench after our Tuesday rest day and the weather was wonderful, positively scorching. It was also fairly hectic. First,...
David QuickMay 6, 20173 minCM517 Days 7 & 8 - and it is starting to get interestingArriving on site at 0830 on Friday morning it was not exactly cold but you certainly felt the effects of the strong breeze blowing across...
David QuickMay 3, 20171 minCM517 - a cold and rainy Day 5Today we had a smaller team on site but what we lacked in numbers we made up for in productivity. From the outset it was quite a chilly...
David QuickMay 1, 20172 minCM517 Day 4 - May DayI was not on site yesterday, so no photos I'm afraid. However, Juliet had been approached by one of the nearby homeowners and asked...
David QuickApr 29, 20171 minColemore Spring Dig - Day 2The weather was again kind to us today and with a big team we started by cutting and piling the turf lifted by the mini-digger yesterday....